Download or read book The 1950s American Home written by Diane Boucher and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-10 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern living began with the homes of the 1950s. Casting aside the privations of the Second World War, American architects embraced the must-have mod-cons: they wrapped fitted kitchens around fridges, washing machines, dishwashers and electric ovens, gave televisions pride of place in the living room, and built integrated garages for enormous space-age cars. So why was this change so radical? In what ways did life change for people moving into these swanky new homes, and why has the legacy of the 1950s home endured for so long? Diane Boucher answers these questions and more in this colorful introduction to the homes that embody the golden age of modern design.
Download or read book My 1950s Home written by Karen Bryant-Mole and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 1995 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting series looks at homes that were built in a past time but are still lived in by families today. Each book takes the reader on a journey around a house of a particular period, showing the rooms by way of photographs and artist's impressions as they are now and comparing them with how they were used by the people who first lived there. A wealth of information about the era helps to build up a fascinating picture of everyday life in a bygone age.
Download or read book House Garden Fifties House written by Catriona Gray and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The post-war consumer boom of the 1950s, coupled with a desire for new, innovative design resulted in one of the most exciting decades in the history of interiors - a visual revolution that was captured on the pages of British House & Garden. In Fifties House, mid-century modern enthusiast Catriona Gray has drawn on the magazine's peerless archive, curating the best illustrations and photographs to show how the use of colour, pattern, homewares and furniture evolved through the decade. The homes of key tastemakers are featured including Le Corbusier, Giò Ponti, Terence Conran and Hans and Florence Knoll. The first title in the new Decades of Design series, House & Garden Fifties House is required reading for mid-century modern enthusiasts, collectors and decorators in search of inspiration from the most influential homes of the past.
Download or read book The 1950s Home written by Janet Shepherd and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-04-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The home of the baby boomers now provides fashion cues for a new generation of householders. This is the perfect summary of the post-war British home.
Download or read book The 1950s Home written by Sophie Leighton and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2009-11-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of World War II, design was key to a new way of living as carefully thought-out principles were applied to new homes and commercial buildings across the country. From open plan living to new materials in buildings and furnishing, the 1950s marked a bright new era.
Download or read book The 1950s Kitchen written by Kathryn Ferry and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-20 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1950s was the first great age of the modern kitchen. Labour-saving appliances, bright colours and the novelty of fitted units moved the kitchen from dankness into light, where it became the domain of the happy housewife and the heart of the home. New space-age material Formica, decorated with fashionable patterns, topped sleek cupboards that contained new classic wares such as Pyrex and 'Homemaker' crockery, and the ingredients for 1950s staples: semolina, coronation chicken and spotted dick. Electricity entered the kitchens of millions, and nowhere in the home was modern technology and modern design more evident. Bold colour, clean lines and stainless steel were keynotes of the decade. This book – a celebration of cooking, eating and living in the 1950s kitchen – is a feast of nostalgia, and a mine of inspiration for anyone wanting to recreate that '50s look in their own home.
Download or read book Putting on the Style written by Sally MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book House Garden 1950s House written by Catriona Gray and published by Conran. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first title in a series covering twentieth-century interiors by decade using original material from the British House & Garden's peerless archive. The post-war consumer boom of the 1950s, coupled with a desire for new, innovative design resulted in one of the most exciting decades in the history of interiors - a visual revolution that was captured on the pages of British House & Garden. In Fifties House, mid-century modern enthusiast Catriona Gray has drawn on the magazine's peerless archive, curating the best illustrations and photographs to show how the use of color, pattern, home-wares and furniture evolved through the decade. The homes of key taste-makers are featured including Le Corbusier, Giò Ponti, Terence Conran and Hans and Florence Knoll. The first title in the new Decades of Design series, House & Garden Fifties House is required reading for mid-century modern enthusiasts, collectors and decorators in search of inspiration from the most influential homes of the past.
Download or read book Better Home Making written by Beryl Conway Cross and published by Stewart Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Download or read book Bombsites and Lollipops My 1950s East End Childhood written by Jack Hyams and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-02 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War Two is finally over. Millions all over the country are starting to wonder if peacetime really is much of an improvement on the War. Food shortages, endless queues, power cuts, rationing and freezing winters make it extremely difficult to make ends meet as husbands return from battlefields to families they hardly know. Yet some East Enders are living large...in a bombed out damp and squalid Hackney slum, one family are leading a life of luxury, a loadsamoney world funded by illegal betting, where virtually everything is available, thanks to a thriving black market. The Hyams family has a retinue of unofficial servants: a chauffeur, a cleaner and an army of delivery men. They take seaside holidays in posh hotels and dine on the finest foods and delicacies money can buy...but at the core of their daily life, an ever-growing nightmare lurks, threatening to wreck their luxurious existence. In this honest and sincere memoir, Jacky Hyams revisits the 'live for today' world of her childhood, a world where money was no object, growing up in a household underpinned by betting, booze and bribes. From stories of her parents partying with the Krays in the East End of old, to the optimistic swinging sixties of London's West End, this is the intimate story of a unique childhood, set against the backdrop of squalid, post-War Hackney.
Download or read book Mid century Modern written by Cara Greenberg and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking full advantage of the ressurgence in popularity of retro-fifties design, this highly praised book lets the reader rediscover the wonders of boomerang-shaped coffee tables, the funky curvaciousness of biomorphic furniture, the industrial sleekness of cool metals, unusual angles, and other design delights. Photos.
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Download or read book A 1950s Southampton Childhood written by Penny Legg and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1950s was a time of regeneration and change for Southampton. For children growing up during this decade, life was changing fast. They still made their own toys and earned their own pocket money, but, on new television sets, Andy Pandy (1950) and Bill and Ben (1952) delighted them. With rationing discontinued, confectionary was on the menu again and, for children, Southampton life in the 1950s was sweet. If you saw a Laurel and Hardy performance at The Gaumont Theatre, or made dens out of bombed-out buildings, then you'll thoroughly enjoy this charming and nostalgic account of the era.
Download or read book Treading Lightly written by David Anton Anderson and published by Pensive Press. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The key to a better tomorrow is not as complicated as one would think, but in fact, far simpler. In this contemporary time, there is a new call to solving the world's energy and environmental issues by simply living a simpler and more environmentally friendly and self sustaining way of life. The authors offer new and more innovative ideas for readers who are concerned about the state of the environment and wish to do something about it.
Download or read book Baseball Players of the 1950s written by Rich Marazzi and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The playing and post-playing careers of all 1,560 players who appeared in a major league box score between 1950 and 1959--the "golden age," many say--are profiled in this exhaustive work. From Aaron to Zuverink: this treasure-trove of anecdotes, many gathered from personal interviews, is full of historical facts, controversy, and trivia. Readers will be reminded, that Milwaukee Braves pitcher Humberto Robinson was asked by a gambler to fix a game against the Phillies (he refused), Joe Adcock chased Giants pitcher Ruben Gomez around the field with a bat, Bob Turley reached the top of the corporate ladder after his playing days, Casey Wise became an orthodontist, Bobby Brown became a heart surgeon and president of the AL, and that Chuck Conners became an actor. All of this and much more can be found here.
Download or read book Mom N Pop s Apple Pie 1950s Cookbook written by Barbara Stuart Peterson and published by Last Gasp. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a cornucopia of more than 300 great recipes from the Golden Age of American Home Cooking, those wonderful days of hot dogs and hot dishes, of green bean salads and green bean casseroles. This book is a celebration of the times when life was simpler and when our whole family gathered around the supper table every night for wholesome, home-cooked meals. Whether you grew up in the 1950s or in the 1990s, these recipes will evoke a time and a table where the food was delightful, and when cleaning up our plates was pure joy. Book jacket.
Download or read book Secrets in Stockbridge written by Judy K. Walker and published by Judy K. Walker via PublishDrive. This book was released on 2018-11-21 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How far would you trust your Ex when it comes to murder? PI Sydney Brennan's first error in judgment: performing a background check for her ex-boyfriend. Her second: delivering the report in person to his upstate New York home, where a man is murdered shortly after her arrival. Will believing her ex is innocent be the third error that leads to another murder? Secrets in Stockbridge is a stand-alone novella in the Sydney Brennan series, featuring the Florida private investigator with a knack for getting into trouble who doesn’t know when to quit. If you’re looking for a mystery with believable characters and “just enough humor to offset the dark,” click to read Secrets in Stockbridge today! The Sydney Brennan Mysteries alternate between novels and novellas. The books stand alone, but each of Sydney’s adventures builds upon previous ones. The reading order is: 1) Back to Lazarus: A Sydney Brennan Novel 2) Secrets in Stockbridge: A Sydney Brennan Novella 3) The Perils of Panacea: A Sydney Brennan Novel 4) No Safe Winterport: A Sydney Brennan Novella 5) Braving the Boneyard: A Sydney Brennan Novel 6) River Bound: A Sydney Brennan Novella 7) Grave Truth: A Sydney Brennan Novel; and 8) Memory Lane: A Sydney Brennan Novella
