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Decorating the writing/sewing/gun room

LB — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:24:49 +0000

From The Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement, 1972. Via here. And for the family outdoors, see here.

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It’s Spring, Let’s Go Outside!

LB — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:45:04 +0000

These are all, as usual, from The Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement, Greystone Press, 1970. I love the photo of the little garden house with the abstract geometric painting, above, and the book actually includes plans for it (click at bottom).

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1960s DIY projects – geometric wall treatment, vertical lanterns

LB — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:06:47 +0000

Here are two quite beautiful DIY projects from the 60s, both found in The Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement, Greystone Press, 1970. Most of what you find in the book is a bit kitschy, but these two ideas seemed brilliant.

Still life with stereo and ketchup

LB — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:55:51 +0000

A ketchup bottle on the stereo speaker really completes this. Maybe this is Sixties Baroque. Ketchup aside, the wall-mounted amp is cool, and the wall painted in four colour blocks is clever.

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