tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post4175931791873576945..comments2024-03-28T13:40:22.969+00:00Comments on Crinoline Robot: The 1948 Ideal HomeMimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-66607867159113153142016-11-15T09:33:13.075+00:002016-11-15T09:33:13.075+00:00Yes, I loved those tulips too. A good way to brigh...Yes, I loved those tulips too. A good way to brighten up a home.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-39160148873036669442016-11-15T09:31:46.065+00:002016-11-15T09:31:46.065+00:00Robert Opie!I have no idea what happened to him, b...Robert Opie!I have no idea what happened to him, but he certainly built up an impressive collection.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-13094453319847536912016-11-15T09:28:19.412+00:002016-11-15T09:28:19.412+00:00Fab, isn't it? I knew the bookshop was calling...Fab, isn't it? I knew the bookshop was calling me for a reason.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-39844851599769012962016-11-15T09:28:04.058+00:002016-11-15T09:28:04.058+00:00Yeah, I'd love a utility room. Somewhere with ...Yeah, I'd love a utility room. Somewhere with STORAGE SPACE! My ironing board and hoover really clutter up the coat cupboard under the stairs.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-11134439556863206082016-11-15T09:27:21.974+00:002016-11-15T09:27:21.974+00:00TAKE ME TOO!TAKE ME TOO!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-10674287825237547772016-11-15T09:27:11.515+00:002016-11-15T09:27:11.515+00:00I think people do find comfort in familiar things,...I think people do find comfort in familiar things, which leads to a lot of looking back - optimistic times always strike me as the times when new design is really embraced by all levels of society (20s, 60s, 80s...). Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-66188613830630241642016-11-15T09:25:51.962+00:002016-11-15T09:25:51.962+00:00Everyone loves adverts!
As a kid I always used to...Everyone loves adverts!<br /><br />As a kid I always used to think it was most unfair that I couldn't fill in the form from an old magazine, send my money, and get the item. Wouldn't that be ace, mail order through time?Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-16528338844655221052016-11-15T09:24:59.945+00:002016-11-15T09:24:59.945+00:00That museum looks AMAZING. It's just rocketed ...That museum looks AMAZING. It's just rocketed to the top of my must-visit list - I'm now going to carp and whinge at my husband till he takes me there!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-46229552969804302572016-11-15T09:20:28.233+00:002016-11-15T09:20:28.233+00:00Oh, that would be amazing if you could! I love old...Oh, that would be amazing if you could! I love old crime novels. Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-38975112251855353542016-11-15T09:20:08.527+00:002016-11-15T09:20:08.527+00:00Oh, that would be cool!
I really love books like...Oh, that would be cool! <br /><br />I really love books like this too - home decor books seem fairly uncommon, and they're always fascinating. Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-29810297608290193362016-11-15T09:19:16.001+00:002016-11-15T09:19:16.001+00:00Yes, it was pretty grim here in the UK. Bomb damag...Yes, it was pretty grim here in the UK. Bomb damage, rationing etc. But it possibly also fed into streamlined design and a thirst for colour later on.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-31783526913136870752016-11-15T09:18:21.101+00:002016-11-15T09:18:21.101+00:00They are getting worse, I swear it. I hate that pa...They are getting worse, I swear it. I hate that paper.<br /><br />According to my husband (who works in mortgages) it's nearly impossible to get a mortgage on a prefab nowadays. Dunno if it's because of the asbestos etc. used in the manufacturing.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-12350033392145198442016-11-12T06:11:45.140+00:002016-11-12T06:11:45.140+00:00What a good find, Mim.
Those books, as it seems, h...What a good find, Mim.<br />Those books, as it seems, have great historical value. Every time I see pages from such books, I learn something new about the life and style of people from the days gone by. OK, back in those days (over here) there wasn't much space to think about fine decorating, since most of the "force" was given to putting things back together after the war(s). StillAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034764185511908294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-21941227516838590242016-11-11T18:12:42.802+00:002016-11-11T18:12:42.802+00:00Mim
This looks like a fabulous book - well spotte...Mim<br /><br />This looks like a fabulous book - well spotted!<br /><br />When I worked in a university we did teacher training and my office was opposite the teacher training resource room. One of the things I loved to do was to go in there and browse through some fabulous books abouts the 20s,30s,40s,50s, 60s and 70s by somebody Opie. Full of wonderful illustrations, advertisements, photos of Vronni's Style Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-72809340087841262222016-11-11T13:35:14.172+00:002016-11-11T13:35:14.172+00:00ohhh i love it swoonohhh i love it swoontubby3pughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315017048832512111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-5825191308513393002016-11-11T12:35:32.481+00:002016-11-11T12:35:32.481+00:00Fabulous find! My mum lived in a prefab when she w...Fabulous find! My mum lived in a prefab when she was very young, which would've been round about this time. She hated it and said it was always cold. My parents have a rather large utility room in their house, which was built in 1981. I'm always very jealous of it because it removes all those unsightly machines out of the kitchen. xxCatehttp://www.vintagegal.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-44759631480332408822016-11-11T08:02:33.635+00:002016-11-11T08:02:33.635+00:00*turns the dial, enters “1948” into ship's coo...*turns the dial, enters “1948” into ship's coordinates and pulls the lever...Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-53963151874472018132016-11-10T22:15:11.309+00:002016-11-10T22:15:11.309+00:00I didn't realise the Ideal home exhibition wen...I didn't realise the Ideal home exhibition went back so far. I've never been but always fancied it. This is such a great book! I have a fondness for prefabs. Isn't it interesting that we've always looked backwards in design terms? That picture of the Ford motor car and the Tudor building is heaven. Do you remember the 1940s house? I loved that, and my sis and I went to see it in frecklefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15881334320685123475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-25022465391811637382016-11-10T15:09:23.015+00:002016-11-10T15:09:23.015+00:00One of the best things about working at the Bodlei...One of the best things about working at the Bodleian was looking at all the old magazines. I loved the adverts, we used to amuse ourselves on long boring evening duties reading them out loud in our best BBC accent!Miss Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899889154015378547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-31177678065480847842016-11-10T10:34:34.668+00:002016-11-10T10:34:34.668+00:00That's a great buy, I snap up vintage magazine...That's a great buy, I snap up vintage magazines for the same reason, I'm fascinated by the adverts. <br />We used to have prefabs in Walsall until quite recently. I think a couple were transferred to the Black Country Museum for future generations to enjoy (?) xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-74887650801402156442016-11-10T08:02:10.058+00:002016-11-10T08:02:10.058+00:00What a great find, Mim! I would love having a brow...What a great find, Mim! I would love having a browse through that book. As for the green Penguins, I often come across them here, so I'll have a lookout for you if you like. xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-39511676056748280552016-11-10T07:37:34.438+00:002016-11-10T07:37:34.438+00:00What an utterly fabulous find! I love books like t...What an utterly fabulous find! I love books like this, I have a couple. My mum lived in a prefab as a child, maybe around 1950. It was supposed to be temporary but I think they ended up living there for longer than they thought. I'll ask her to find some photos. XPorcelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202283149145094340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-61310976722349102662016-11-10T06:28:53.613+00:002016-11-10T06:28:53.613+00:00Hmm....I always think of the 40's as drab and ...Hmm....I always think of the 40's as drab and a bit dreary. <br />I think wallpaper & anything with intricate patterns started becoming 'old fashioned' in the 40's. Big florals were considered quite modern though.<br />Anywho, those books are killer-diller! (some 40's slang I learned).<br />Thank you for sharing them with us.Bibi Maizoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383381158640915162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-13784489278188093842016-11-10T01:41:59.132+00:002016-11-10T01:41:59.132+00:00I wouldn't link to them either!
I lived in a ...I wouldn't link to them either!<br /><br />I lived in a pre-fab house sold by Sears in the early years of the 20th Century. They were very popular farmhouses, and many of our neighbours had the same layout as the one we lived in. No heat in the upstairs bedrooms, but the kitchen heat would rise and keep things warm (ish). <br />Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.com