Vintage Home Collection

20th-century vintage images of homes inside and out. These pictures and accompanying captions are from my book collection and not borrowed from any other media source. Instagram {@hellovintagehomecollection}

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The simple green-and-white checks - of two different sizes - used in this modern Swedish bedroom were inspired by the traditional eighteenth-century fabrics of Gripsholm Castle. They provide a strong but uncomplicated foil for the intricate wallpaper, which is composed of eighteenth-century botanical prints protected by a yellow varnish.

Color in Decoration, 1990

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View from the window; the hotel is built on a steep hill and overlooks Penzance harbor.

The Englishwoman’s Bedroom, 1985

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Bathrooms, 1996

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Scratch-coat walls give a feeling of 'civilized ruin' to drawing room.

House & Garden’s Best in Decoration, 1987

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Nancy Jolly, who styles her house with other people's castoffs, is always on the lookout for paintings of dogs, which she collects.

Private Palm Beach - Tropical Style, 1992

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Private Palm Beach - Tropical Style, 1992

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Here, the curtains have been stripped away so that the mirrors, installed from wall to wall, become the window treatment. That wall creates a feeling of space and light that would normally be impossible to achieve in a room of this size.

Meditations on Design: Reinventing Your Home with Style and Simplicity, 2000

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The back of this gazebo is mirrored to screen off a view of the tool shed and a neighbor's house. Having the reflected view of the house and garden as a backdrop fosters a sense of privacy as well as spaciousness.

Meditations on Design: Reinventing Your Home with Style and Simplicity, 2000

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New furniture in an old Adirondack design, looking fresh and sculptural on the veranda, invites guests to slide back and relax over a dessert of fruit and sherry.

Formal Country Entertaining: At Home with Family & Friends, 1992

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This collection of nineteenth-century vaseline glass catches the light and creates a lustrous pool of yellow-greens. The effect is enhanced by the subtle arrangement of yellow-green flowers: fennel, euphorbia and lady's mantle.

Color in Decoration, 1990

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The principal colour in this room is an intense lime green, glazed and distressed. A paler version of it is used on the chairs and deeper, more muted shades in the other fabrics. The second colour used is the complementary. The bright pink in the curtains, the maroon cushion and deep lacquer-red Chinese cabinet give the room a lively character. Designer: Georgina Fairholme

Color in Decoration, 1990

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Designer’s Guide to Surfaces and Finishes, 1984

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The Good Housekeeping Complete Guide to Traditional American Decorating, 1982

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Antonio de Garay, Antonio de Garay Arquitectos Asociados.

100 Designers' Favorite Rooms, 1994

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Stainless steel is artfully shaped into an integral sink, backsplash, and countertop in this city kitchen. The nosing has a lipped, or marine, edge to contain drips. The concrete countertop divider is tinted a light green, and the plaster walls are soft yellow.

The Kitchen Idea Book, 1999

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Stencilling - A Design and Source Book, 1987

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The Cottage Book, 1989