Better Homes and Gardens published this book in 1960.
When I found it in a thrift store, I nearly passed it by, but I spent a few moments leafing through the pages. I was incredibly surprised to find that the home fashion trends of 1960 mirror almost perfectly the current home trends. Consider, for example, a focus on the staircase as a lovely home feature. Board and batten is going up, carpets are coming off, and other lovely features revealed with exquisite results. So many bloggers have recently highlighted the staircase as a showpiece in their homes:
And of course here's one we'll always remember:
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| The HMS Titanic |
Of course, to make my point, I have to show you BHG's 1960 star-quality staircase:
Is it to die for, even today? And just for good measure, take a good look at that hanging light fixture. I have seen plenty of folks re-doing their light fixtures to a reasonable facsimile of that one! That beautiful settee! Oh, it's just too much. I love it, even 51 years later!
I tell you that everything that goes around, comes around again. There are only New Cool ways to address Old School Style!
Love,
Sass
Beautiful! I wish our staircase was more grand. But I do have a similar light fixture just waiting to be installed! ;)
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!