Style your modern vintage home: a guide to buying, restoring and styling from the 1920s to the 1990s 9781446303443, 1446303446, 9781446366820, 1446366820

Table of contents :
ContentsForeword by US contributorIntroductionWhat is vintage? Why buy vintage?Introduce the decades covered. Aims of the book - focus on its practical nature. 1. 1920s/30s- Introductionto the period, prosperity after war, Wall Street Crash and depression- Lounge: practical tips for buyingkey items from the period and practical steps for integrating them into yourmodern lounge e.g. cocktail bar/bar ware/deco styling- Kitchen: practical tips for buyingkey items from the period and practical steps for integrating them into yourmodern kitchen e.g. deco teapot- Bedroom: practical tips for buyingkey items from the period and practical steps for integrating them into yourmodern bedroom e.g. dressing table sets. 2. 1940s - 1950s- Introduction to the periods,rationing, war, feeling after war in US/UK, new design, molecular forms, hope,Festival of Britain- Lounge: practical tips for buyingkey items from the period and practical steps for integrating them into yourmodern lounge e.g. utility furniture (40s), flat pack furniture (50s)- Kitchen: practical tips for buyingkey items from the period and practical steps for integrating them into yourmodern kitchen e.g. enamel ware (40s), fitted kitchens, key accessories (50s)- Bedroom: practical tips for buyingkey items from the period and practical steps for integrating them into yourmodern bedroom e.g. make do and mend, blouses for pillowcases- Hall: practical tips for buyingkey items from the period and practical steps for integrating them into yourmodern hall e.g. telephone 4. 1960s - 1970s- Introduction to the period, spacerace, birth of teenager, package holidays (60s), baby boomers setting up home,recession (70s)- Lounge: practical tips for buyingkey items from the period and practical steps for integrating them into yourmodern lounge e.g. teak, art glass, rocket lamps (60s), shag pile rugs (70s)- Kitchen: practical tips for buyingkey items from the period and practical steps for integrating them into yourmodern kitchen e.g. pasta jars, pull down lights (60s), brown, soda streams(70s)- Bedroom: practical tips for buyingkey items from the period and practical steps for integrating them into yourmodern bedroom e.g. dansette record player- Playroom: practical tips forbuying key items from the period and practical steps for integrating them intoyour modern playroom e.g. toys/games 6. 1980s - 1990s - Introduction tothe period, boom, look back to the 50s, US and UK as superpowers, technology,(80s) recession, look back to 1970s style (90s) - Lounge:practical tips for buying key items from the period and practical steps forintegrating them into your modernlounge e.g. the colour red (80s), crystals (90s)- Kitchen: practical tips for buyingkey items from the period and practical steps for integrating them into yourmodern kitchen e.g. microwave- Bedroom: practical tips for buyingkey items from the period and practical steps for integrating them into yourmodern bedroom e.g. velvet 8. Repairing,restoring and preserving vintage furniture - Creative ideasfor upcycling e.g. making own curtains - top tips e.g.drink rings out of teak, tea stains out of bone china etc9. DirectoryAn alphabetical list of the main vintage furniture stockiststo find all the genuine and affordable vintage treasures in the UK, US andAustralia IndexPicture CreditsAcknowledgements

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