Hooked on Houses

Tired of having ugly toilets spoil the sleek, modern decor in your bathroom?  Then hide it!

March 7th, 2008 | Tags: bathroom, bench, contemporary, Decorating, design, furniture, Home Furnishings, modern, stainless-steel, Strange Stuff, trends | Category: Shop | Comments (13)

Remember this aqua-blue kitchen I showed you in the post about Retro Kitchens? It was a page out of a vintage Better Homes and Gardens decorating book from 1956, and I thought it actually looked like something you might find in a magazine today, especially with the stainless-steel appliances. Well, imagine my surprise when I [...]

March 4th, 2008 | Tags: 1950s, appliances, Before & After, Better Homes and Gardens, blue, cabinets, Decorating, Flooring, kitchen, modern, retro, stainless-steel | Category: Appliance Trends, Retro Rooms | Comments (16)

“Once you understand the nature of color, space and design . . . your home will reflect good planning and radiate a personality only you can give it.” -Better Homes & Gardens Decorating Book (1956)
I just discovered this vintage decorating book published by Better Homes and Gardens in 1956 and had to buy it. It’s [...]

February 16th, 2008 | Tags: 1950s, aqua, Better Homes and Gardens, books, cabinets, Decorating, homemaker, horses, house, housewife, illustrations, kitchen, modern, pink, retro, stainless-steel appliances, vintage, wallpaper | Category: Retro Rooms | Comments (19)

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“Futuro represents the modern, comfortable way of housing–practical coziness. Futuro is the dwelling of the future.” (1968 brochure)
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Remember the groovy Venturo Modular Home I showed you recently? Meet its predecessor, the Futuro, which was designed by the same forward-thinking Finnish architect Matti Suuronen in 1968. Whereas the Venturo promoted a “come for the [...]

February 13th, 2008 | Tags: 1968, Architecture, design, fiberglass, Finland, Futuro, helicopters, Matti Suuronen, modern, modular homes, Venturo | Category: Architecture | Comments (13)