When this month's Better Homes & Gardens arrived in my mailbox, I was excited to find photos of novelist Mary Kay Andrews' charming "Breeze Inn" inside. When Mary Kay and her husband Tom bought the Tybee Island cottage, it was ... Keep Reading
Retro Living Rooms from 1956
Back in February I posted photos of 1950s kitchens from an old Better Homes & Gardens Decorating book I had just bought. Today I thought it would be fun to look at some 1950s living rooms. Some look more contemporary (as in something ... Keep Reading
Then & Now: Retro Kitchens Today
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 ... Keep Reading
Retro Rooms: The 1950s Kitchen
"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) When I saw this vintage decorating book ... Keep Reading