1950 decor

For some people, the glam and luxuriousness of the 50s have an aspirational appeal, one that can easily be replicated in the home. Of course, you don’t want your home to look old-fashioned, so here are a few tips on how you can take the very best of 50s style and replicate it in your look. Updating

Explore the 7 biggest trends in 1950s decorating -- complete with descriptions and vintage illustrations of 1950s decor for each style.

It might feel like people in the 50s lived in black & white. But as you can see in this collection of colorful 1950s home decor photos, they lived with bright & bold hues, too.

In the '50s, a new version of the prefab home emerged, with mid-century modern house design ideas that would become popular over the next decade.

The 1930s and 1940s introduced an innovative design era. Bring vintage style to your kitchen by mixing in these key design elements from kitchens of the 1930s-1940s.

1950s vintage room decor ideas. Best retro appliances for home and kitchen.

Welcome to our 1950's fixer upper home tour. Today I am sharing exactly what our home looked like when we first received the keys.We bought this home in

If you’ve kept an eye on home design trends over the past few years, you’ll know that everything from 1980s-era squiggles to retro 1960s patterns have re-entered the style rotation — oftentimes paired together, no less. The term “decade dabblers” has officially entered the 21st century interior lexicon, too, as renters and homeowners harness decorating with blasts from multiple decades past.

I was digging through the basement at an estate sale a while back, and found a manilla envelope full of vintage paint chip brochures - you gotta love the folks who never throw anything away! A couple of them are dated 1957, so I'm assuming they are all from around that time... Before I list them I figured I should scan in the chips to post here - they might be helpful to those folks who are retro renovating, and looking for authentic paint colors. Enjoy, and be sure to click to enlarge the…