Bee~ Journal of then...

[Farmfresh]

Unless you went hard 1970 with BRIGHT orange!

 

[Beekissed]

Maybe even go with shag carpeting?

 

[Farmfresh]

Actually before my BIL bought this house he is in now, he lived in a two bedroom apartment. He did his kitchen, dining room and living room in 1970 style.

He had round scoop leather-like chairs with smiley face pillows, orange shag throw rug under the dining table and even the beaded curtain between the kitchen and dining room. I must say I though he had lost a brain cell when he told me his idea, but it turned out really nice. Quite unusual as well because that style is really not in style right now. Also since it was so off beat he was able to find all of the decor items at garage sales for ultra cheap!

 

[Beekissed]

Sounds great for a bachelor pad! Not so great for a woman who has to look at it and decorate around it all the time. Men and women definitely have different ideas about what looks comfortable and easy on the eye! The 70s were big on orange, browns and blacks, weren't they? If I had to lean towards an era it would be 30s and 40s with a little slide into the 50s.

My boys see nothing wrong with the house at all....they don't mind scarred up paint, fingerprints all over the walls, nasty old carpeting, etc.

My dad's idea of decorating was painting everything brown to match the cabin walls....woohoo! Mom didn't have a say in any of that.

Me? I like light and open spaces, warm and homey touches, clean and comfortable and nifty little organized areas. I abhor the frufru type decor and prefer English cottage/shabby chic looks mixed with my own little twists, along with clean, noncluttered walls and surfaces.

 

[Farmfresh]

I am a 30's 40's gal too! With some short ventures into the 1920 or before.

My kitchen is a 40's theme with those enamel ware (white with red band) cookware as an inspiration! I have a 1940's kitchen table with the porcelain top that is white with bright red geometric lines on it that I am hoping to one day turn into a baking center cabinet.

 

[Blackbird]

Bee, here is an example of what my mom did in the bathroom, its pretty easy. She also this in our old bathroom to cover up all the lead paint that was pealing.

Ok, one picture was wrong, sorry.
I think a bluish white might look pretty nice on your nude paint, quite cheery even..

When my grandmother painted her house she stencilled bible sayings and other quotes along stair ways, under window, over door frames and stuff like that, gives it a more unique taste and adds character.

When our friend Jo did her house, she first used tile grout to give it texture, then painted.

 

[Beekissed]

Oh, farm! I would kill for such a table! I had just talked to my mom about keeping an eye out for just such a table, colors and all. I love the red and white porcelain look also and I've been wanting to get a Felix clock for so long! Those tables are virtually indestructible! I would also be happy with one of the porcelain topped farm tables.

You would like this kitchen...it sort of has that feel, with the double drainboard porcelain sink and all the accompanying cabinets. The walls are that faded green like old green enamel and match perfectly with my McCoy vase. I buy red dishtowels. The floor is the older green speckled linoleum. I like the kitchen. It still has the wall-mounted can opener and the hotwater tank is in a porcelain topped unit, just like my grandma's. Other than being small for my tastes, this kitchen reeks of the 40s. Love it.

 

[Beekissed]

Bee, here is an example of what my mom did in the bathroom, its pretty easy. She also this in our old bathroom to cover up all the lead paint that was pealing.

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http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/uploads/854_006.jpg

Ok, one picture was wrong, sorry.
I think a bluish white might look pretty nice on your nude paint, quite cheery even..

When my grandmother painted her house she stencilled bible sayings and other quotes along stair ways, under window, over door frames and stuff like that, gives it a more unique taste and adds character.

When our friend Jo did her house, she first used tile grout to give it texture, then painted.

I like the ideas about the Bible verses. I was going to do something like that on the top board of the window frames in the living room, along with delicate vinings and flowers. Something faint and old-looking.

 

[Farmfresh]

My neighbor was getting rid of the old table and I snagged it for $20 bucks at their garage sale.

It is my plan to build a cabinet the same size as the top and build in deep drawers with heavy duty slides to store my cast iron collection in and a top drawer to hold measuring cups, measuring spoons etc. I want to take one of the pull out leaves and make a back splash for the cabinet and make the other leaf be able to pull out and pop up (like it does now for the table) to give added surface area when needed.

My cabinets which I am building myself are painted an off white and styled like the doors on an old sink cabinet which I got from my grandma and now use in the basement. The hinges I got on eBay they are original 1930's hinges that were still in their original packages.

 

[Beekissed]

My neighbor was getting rid of the old table and I snagged it for $20 bucks at their garage sale.

Okay.....NOW I'm jealous! No way! I can't believe how folks don't want these tables....they are sturdy, cheerful and functional and they last forever!