Brighten Your Life With Colors You Like

A few months ago I picked up a great little book that was published by Pittsburgh Paints in 1962. It goes into great detail about how to use color schemes in your home, how to choose paint colors, etc. and it's been an eye-opening read. It's changing the way we're using color in our place, which I plan to write about in more detail soon but in the meantime I thought I'd share a few of my favorite images from 'Brighten Your Life With Colors You Like.'

Clocks In Home Decoration (1965)

I recently picked up this great book & catalog at a garage sale. It was published by Westclox in association with Good Housekeeping magazine and it features a ton of great snapshots of style conscious 1965 interiors. I love '60s design and I found it really inspiring. I especially love the colorful kitchens! I thought I'd scan some of my favorite images from the book to share. Hope you enjoy them!

If you'd like to see a few more pictures from the book you can find them in my "Clocks In Home Decoration (1965)" Flickr Gallery.

Mini Mad Men Style Guide

Season 4 of Mad Men kicks off tonight and in its honor I thought I'd share a collection of links to various articles, photo galleries, etc. that might appeal to anyone who appreciates the style and attention to detail that the talented Mad Men set designer Amy Wells and production designer Dan Bishop bring to each episode. 

Interviews with Amy Wells:
- Inside Mad Men - Set and Production Design Video Interview with Amy Welles & Dan Bishop at AMC 
- Q&A with Amy Wells at AMC 
- NPR Interview with Amy Wells 
- Interior Design Interview with Amy Wells



Photo Galleries & How To Guides:
- Roundup of Mad Men Style Articles from Apartment Therapy 
- Mad Men Style: The Best of the 1960s from House Beautiful 
- Mad Men set decorator Amy Wells on the hunt in HomeGoods from the L.A. Times 
- Decorating Ideas to Steal From Season Three of Mad Men at CasaSugar 
- Mad Men: An Office and a Gentlemen from Entertainment Weekly 
- Great 1960 Interiors on Season 2 of Mad Men at Retro Renovation 
- How To Recreate Betty Draper's Knotty Pine Kitchen also at Retro Renovation 
- The Knotty Pine Interior Group at Flickr

Living Rooms (1960-65)

To finish up my week-long look at late mid-century interior design I'm going to share some pictures of some fabulous early '60s living rooms. I hope you enjoy them!

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If you'd like to see more pictures of late mid-century living rooms please see my '60s Living Rooms Flickr Gallery.

Bedrooms (1960-65)

To continue with my week-long look at early '60s interior design I'm sharing some pics of bedrooms today. Enjoy!

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If you'd like to see more pictures of late mid-century bedrooms please see my '60s bedroom Flickr Gallery.

Tomorrow... '60s living rooms!

Bathrooms (1960-65)

Following up from yesterday's post here are some pictures of fabulous bathrooms from the early '60s.

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If you'd like to see more pictures of late mid-century bathrooms please see my '60s bathroom Flickr Gallery.

Tomorrow... '60s bedrooms!