How To Decorate Like it's the 1950s || A Flip through Better Homes and Gardens 1956 Decorating Book
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- Decorate like it's the 1950s! This lovely 1956 Better Homes and Gardens decorating book has all the tips and tricks, flip through it with me while I talk about how I want to decorate my living room... and other things.
I will have a list of things that match the aesthetics or look of the furniture in this book linked here VERY soon! It's taking longer than I expected to find and favorite everything. xo.
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I am so sick of watching people renovate old houses to make them look "modern". Modern sensibilities are so damn boring, it's just white everything, gray walls, etc. I'm so glad to have found people who agree. I love color! I love vintage bathrooms and kitchens and the colorful tiles they used. I own a house built in 1930 that has had all of the charm taken out, and I plan to fill it with antique furniture gradually and add some Art Deco touches back. They had style back in the day, and old stuff is classy.
Back in the eighties I babysat for a couple who owned a beautiful Victorian home. They painted the walls and woodwork stark white, removed wood panels, and basically stripped all the architectural detail. Even though I was a teen I told them it ruined the aesthetics. Didn't care if I babysat again for them or not. lol
Your personality and style so reminds me of myself, I had four kids in a tiny house and kept hoping to move. I just want to encourage you to renovate in the style you love and proceed like this house is permanent (even if it’s not!) just because i lived like it was temporary for far too long so I didn’t want to put so much energy into that house -BUT when I started viewing it as my permanent home and started living that way it became a little doll house! And , I was happier in my tiny space and when we finally got the opportunity to sell and move I got more money for the house and it sold in one day. You are doing great!
Take care of yourself and relax. Everyone I know is fighting illness this year. Will look forward to more videos next year. Please relax and be with your family. Be gentle with yourself.
Fun to watch the decorating ideas. We live in a 1949 two bedroom one bath house which we ended up dividing the living room ( it was long ) into a third bedroom and making ( after 20+ years) a half bath in a seldom used hallway. Was tight while our kids were growing up but now it’s plenty of room and I even have a craft/ guest room now! It all takes time! We decorated in mid century a few years back and found some fabulous furniture at estate and yard sales. Our living room furniture ( coffee table two matching end tables and a working stereo) were under $600. Our dining table and china hutch were $40! The deals are out there you just need patience and watch the Craigslist listings! Good luck!🍀
Most of the time I'm "watching" youtube I'm working on something and am looking for youtube to body double me 😂
That does require voice for me personally. Vintage topics are my relaxation.
There are a lot of lofi options and they are very popular - but I only tend to use them when I have company and am looking for vibes.
Merry Christmas! Thank you so much for the video and for sharing your BH&G decorating book. It was a real treat to be able look at the MCM styles of the 50s. I would love to find such a book at the thrift store. Thank you again. Have fun with your decorating adventures. Take care, be safe and stay warm! 😊💖🙏
Ive got a book from Australian home decor and painting from the 50s with painting rooms it said to use a colour wheel for colour scheme, if the rooms faces sunny northern side should be painted cool colours, while the cooler rooms with the southern aspect should be painted in warm colours. I always wondered why each room in some 50s homes were all completely different colour schemes.
I'm so glad you did this video. I live in a 1940 cottage....i literally just started looking up 1940s decor styles because I would like to return bit to it's former glory ( with an updated spin) about an hour before I saw your video. Lol
Rest and take care of yourself and your family. Thank you for sharing your home life on your vlogs. I have really enjoyed watching your vlogs.
You could invest in a shed, and have it for your husband's costumes, seasonal items and sewing studio...you could use an extension cord to power lights and sewing machine....if it's unfeasible to move soon might as well invest in more literal space...it will give you back so much room in the house
ooh please do vintage cookbooks
Am i the only one that thinks bathrooms should be pink? I got it from an old mary kay book. Lol shes got some good tips! Like just throw an onion on water to make it smell like youre cooking if you are running late with it.
I ALSO think bathrooms should be pink
I made a bedroom for myself in a corner of the livingroom ones by putting up a wardrobe (back to livingroom), 2 bookshelfes (back to back) and an allmost cieling-height buffet (back to bedroom) as an imaginary wall. It did not "close" at the top, but it really made a seperate room and looked like an integrated part of the livingroom.
That might be an idea for your boys "bedroom".
Ok this is a GREAT idea (because then I can get more books) 😂😂😂
Love this idea!
I remember my mom doing something similar except she closed off the sort of dining area in the living room for my brother and it really did feel like it was a nice bedroom for him!
For furniture, I can't stress estate auctions enough. Not estate sales with set prices, but actual auctions. You won't get good prices on the super collectable stuff (Brasilia, I'm looking at you!), but my mid-century dining table (with 5 chairs!) was $1. Our bedroom set (bedframe with head and foot boards, two nightstands, a low dresser, another...dresser? I don't know how to describe it, each with big mirrors) $6. Two chairs (admittedly they dont match but they still look good together) $20, coffee table $5. I can keep going lol It may still take time, though, waiting for the thing you want to come up in an auction, but for the less time sensitive pieces, the savings are worth it.
I didn't even know that was an option! Are estate auctions online or in person? I'm so curious! I'll have to look into it. Thank you for sharing!
Totally agree! My brother got a giant wood armoire for $1.40 at an estate sale online auction! The catch is you have to remove it and move it yourself! But if you are willing to drag it out, you can get quality LARGE furniture for literal dollars! Couches, armoires, cabinets, chairs, patio sets, bedroom sets, all of them are available for $30 or less of you are willing to wait and look and move it yourself! *depends on your area but a lot of the US has this
@@wildflowers8966 my $1 dining room set (I was the only bidder) had a matching hutch that NOBODY bid on. I neither had a way to move it or anywhere to put it and to this day, I think about it and how I couldn't bring it home with me. But that's not even my point 😂 a lot of times they'll let you buy stuff that didn't sell *at the time of pickup* and also for very cheap because it means it's no longer their problem
I loved leafing thru that book with you, i love all the styles and colors. I used to live in a 50s house and i miss so much about it. I mis having archways and my boomarang kitchen counter with my baby yellow big porcelin sink and metal cabinets. I bet the new people modernized it all and tore everything out.
It's an absolute treat whenever you post! Thank you so much for sharing with us. Take care of yourself! ❤️
Have you thought of making one of the bedrooms the tv room, with a sewing/office area then you could make the living room into a nursery for all the children you can put all the beds/cloths and toys in this room. I know it’s strange but my mom’s family was very poor and they did this for a while for I think 6or 7 kids at the time.
They republished this edition of Better Homes and Gardens in 2017 and my library has it. I love flipping through it~❤️
So happy to hear that you are choosing to stop and rest as your family needs it! Your channel brings so much joy!
Aww, green cabinets would look so cute in your Strawberry Kitchen! :)
Right??? We found the PERFECT color so it’s on my list of projects to complete asap in the new year!
I love the idea of videos as if we’re in the 50’s reading a magazine!
Maybe some outdoor storage could work. Wouldnt it be fun to have a retro caravan to use for all your retro dresses, fabric etc. And when you move you take it right with you.
I think making do with what you have is the most vintage thing you can do! I hope your slow steady changes in decor bring you much happiness 😊 feel better soon and rest well❤
Screw minimalism! MAXIMIZE! MAXIMIZE! Forest green and purple explosion sitting room!
I live in a 1950s farm house with a basement I swear Saw the movie was made in with the olive green tile and white and fluorescent lighting flickering bathroom down there. LOL Anyways I don't go down there. As I have aged I realize I love color. Our house has zero storage and I understand the pain. We have a three bedroom home ( small bedrooms) and we have filled it up. We have worked on this house while living here but never finished. Now a decade has gone by we need to already touch up things. It's always something. I love your home. I think it's adorable and cozy. I didn't know I was going to be in this house as well but we won't be moving.I have been rambling. Love this video. I love that book. I hope you have an amazing rest of the year and everyone gets well and we will see you in the New Year my dear. Love you.
Love the blue and green color schemes! Can’t wait to se what you do with your house. My husband and I have been together 5 years and we’ve moved 4 times and had two kids in the time. We’ve never owned a home. We recently were very close, but my husband lost his job and now we are not able to continue our search. We are outgrowing our space and I have so many dreams of creating a home that feels like us. I want a 30-40s style decor and I like you have a hard time because I love things, hobbies, thrifting, and creating. I’ve had to let go of a lot of things because we just don’t have the space.
Kristina - Just wanted to say a few things! This is my second time through your video, the first time my family kept demanding things so I could barely hear it in the background. I 100% understand your problems of a bigger family in a smaller home with no hidden storage. We are a family of 6 in 325-ish square feet, no storage, and add in three cats and a St. Bernard. I haven't made TH-cam videos since... 2022. I'm still "taking a break". 😅 I know I should get back into it, at least for my family across the country. Anyway, I enjoyed your video while I washed my dishes with my own babbling baby on my back and I do hereby declare we are friends now. Yup, I decided that on my own. I like listening to you, I like your house, I like your kiddos, I don't mind baby noises at all because...babies. I wish we could go out to a Tea Shop I know of and just chat. So thanks for making these, I appreciate all your hard work! Cheers from Maine, Caroline Stafford
I love watching your videos im fairly new to your channel and you remind me on where i am in vintage styles and desires. I have gotten ideas ive learned from watching your vidoes on vintage lifestyle😊 and your kids are really cute. I remember when my kids were that little. They are adults now. My mom also had 5 kids while battling a health situation on her own but she did great in her short life here in earth. Keep up the great videos as you can. O look forward to seeing them. And remember to relax when needed. ❤
I am definitely a minimalist because it is easier for me to keep the house clean but I am like you in the idea of a colorful house. I absolutely hate white and black. Every toom is a different color (some with accent walls) and I do have decorations but not a lot.
I think people can be minimalist but have homes with personality. I dont take my minimalism too far.
Your style is strawberries. You should go with pink and green house!
December is totally an “expectations vs reality” month for me. When you want to sing and bake and craft but also everyone is sick and we have a ton of kids events to attend/organize. Luckily the kids don’t focus on the useless stuff. My kids asked me if we are going to bake gingerbreads soon, because it was so fun and coasy as they remember from last year. I remember being sick, tired and that the Christmas music gave me a headache. So glad that we still made beautiful memories together! I am enough, even with the cough!
Can I ask about the real estate situation in America. That was the most relaxing half hour I have had in ages. But I do have a question. You talk about moving up, but its welll understood here in Australia, esp as real estate is so expensive, that adding on is cheaper than selling and re-buying. Assume you spend nothing on getting your home ready for sale, the real estate agents fees, and the stamp duty you pay when you purchase the next home and the costs associated with moving mean the average loss between the two is easily about $100k. At very least, buying the cheapest house in the country, you would spend maybe $50k. Now while building isnt cheap, we like so many, bought an old home, and gradually built on as we were able to. The addition was bare, and we lived in lock up for 7 years, but at least it was an old home, close to the city, and yeah, was not only crumbling, but showed signs of 1940's to 1960's decorating stages. But we had rooms, and room to live. So, is changing over homes still cheaper than adding on, or do you want to move to a diff area? Just curious how your real estate market works.
I don’t know a lot about real estate to be honest but I do know it would be less out of pocket for us to sell and move rather than add on. We also have a decent amount of equity since we have lived here for a while, and the land is worth more than what we bought it for.
But we also don’t want to stay in this area. It’s pretty far from our family, it’s not really somewhere we want to stay in terms of where my husband works (not here) and how accessible things are, the land itself isn’t workable for what we need, and there are other factors that aren’t worth it. This house isn’t worth fixing up for what we want and need to be quite honest. It’s badly built; badly added on to, and there is SO much to fix that it’s likely going to get knocked over someday and something new built.
We don’t have the time to fix things ourselves and don’t have the funds to hire things out, and don’t have the desire to work around the many things in this house that we’d have to change (big one: it’s a single story home and I heavily dislike that, would prefer a two story). We need more bathrooms, more bedrooms, better work spaces; it would be a HUGE undertaking to make it anything like what would work for our family and needs.
Also we live next to some less than desirable things that cause a lot of smells to the point that in the summertime we can’t enjoy outside because of the stench. So that’s… not something we knew would happen.
Building costs here are NOT cheap. The amount of permits you have to have just to add on cost a ton, and materials have spiked, and there’s no simple answer to adding on to this house with the way it’s situated and what is around it.
So overall even if we do lose a little money, moving is the better answer for us.
@@WithLoveKristina Thankyou for such an honest reply - and having done extensive building work and lived with the horrid stress it brings - I completely agree with you. Olld homes take a lot of assessment - emotionally - I spent 3 years alone designing our extensions - already with 2 little ones, taking into account the long game - what their needs would be as a teenager. KNowing it would be the centre of a life time of milestone parties - 10. 16ths, 18, 21sts, engagements. We could only afford an exsuite and an extra bathroom, but I made sure 2 vanities and cupboards - as I could see our daughter becoming territorial over her brother using her sink, and so they both had their own hygeine space, you always hhave to look forward - and I had 2 children not FIVE!! WOW. ANd yes, there are times when a house isnt worth saving. Ours was post war, and it did have structural problems, and we spent 3 times its purchase price renovating the orig house AND the extensions and addition. But it had mature gardens, was solid brick, with huge rooms, wide hallway, with double glass front doors with lead light and altho it was a smalll block per se, it was close to thhe city and work and schoolls. But it also meant it was noisy neighbourhood, which for me is hard as I came from dairy farming land. But family needs come first - and I hope you are blessed very quickly with the room you need and the opportunites God brings you are not only the very best, but those of your creative dreams. You willl hit 40k by New Year - and I pray 100 by the end of 2024! Have a blessed Christmas
I love looking through old magazines. Wish my house looked like pages of the book
You can never have too many books!! A room without books feels empty. Keep all the books.😍😁 I love the video with the voiceover as watching it felt like I was flicking through the book whilst chatting to a friend. But I would still watch it with just the music. Thank you for another fabulously cosy video. I can’t wait to see how you redecorate your house.
Gotta be honest, not really getting into the flipping through books videos. I’m a fairly new viewer and do like your other videos. Hope you and your family feel better soon!
Thank you for the feedback! ❤️
Love it!! I have that book 😊
Interesting though!! Mine is different. Same cover, but copyright 1956, 1961
It has different pictures inside! This was fun to watch.
What is a 50's voice? I'd like to hear it! Happy New years 🎆🎇!!
Mid-Atlantic accent. Think Katherine Hepburn.
I hope you have a blessed Christmas and New Year! I will see you in 2024 my friend❤❤ I have got another cold and I’ve been fighting this for five days. It’s finally on the other end right now but it’s still taking a lot out of me. Please take care of yourself.😊
Tip for affordable baseboards that look great: use 1 by 3s! Or 1 by 4s if you have tall ceilings. We have 8 ft ceilings and felt the 1 by 4 boards were too much. My husband nailed them in himself and I patched the holes and painted and they look great and were super affordable compared to actual “baseboards,” ❤
I was watching this on my iPad in full screen mode and became so engrossed in the illustrations and eager to see more that I actually tried to turn one of the pages with my pinky finger 😂. Lovely video, thank you!
Hope you guys all feel better soon!
I have this book (I collect old decorating books and have the first eight editions of the BHG Decorating Books) and I still watched, and I'll probably watch the other version, too. Do you have any favorite POV creators?
I had the same issues with decluttering. I've done KonMari a few times and I just kept waiting to find all this magical space that people assured me was in my house. Eventually I realized that no matter how much I rearranged sometimes you just need more square footage.
I bought a copy of that book from a re-seller here on TH-cam. Retro design and decor books are so fun to look through. It's wild to see how things have evolved, yet how some things have stayed the same. I suggest you make color copies of your favorite pages and put them on a vision board! Same with a picture of a house you really want.
I hope you and yours have a restful and lazy Holiday season!
God bless you and your family. Have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. ❤
I loved this! Please do more. I could listen to you ramble all day.
Such a nice book! We rent our little apartment and won't be here for too long since we already outgrew it, but I still tried to make it as vintage as possible. Very much went with the styles shown in this book! The only room I really dislike is the bathroom because of the tiling on walls and floor, very ugly in my opinion, but there's not much I can do about it except dream of maybe one day finding a little 50's home with a mostly intact bathroom. Would love a pink one too!
My son just moved into his first apartment. He loves vintage. I went to our local St Vincent Dr Paul and was able to get so many wonderful things for him. All for under $300. Including a gorgeous telephone table/ chair combo from the 1960's for $40. And a giant mirror from the early 1900's for $20.
Best of luck with all the decorating. I hope your family feels better soon. Relax and enjoy the holidays.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. Hope you and your family feel better soon. Enjoyed looking through the book.
This the season... did colds😢! Think we all can relate! Feel better and hope you have a very Merry Christmas ❤
This vintage book is wonderful combined with your voice over makes this one amazing upload. Love this!!!
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Kristina,
You are awesome
Beautiful
Friendly
I wish we were neighbors for coffee chat
I just love you to pieces
I’m a 63 year old
Wife
mom
Grandma
And look forward to watching your videos
Keep being you
Hi, you know the série bewitched with Samantha and Jean-Pierre Stevens. Look their home, because it s 1950-1960. It’s vintage for us
Fellow WA resident here. Wondering if Snohomish antique shops are a good place to hunt for books like this? I don’t have any luck at places like Goodwill.
My walls in my living room and dinning area are a light green color, and my kitchen is a sunshine yellow. I love color. I have different colored cabinet knobs and it all makes me so joyful. People ask me all the time. " why not paint your walls white, or grey" ? ( you know that trend everyone loves so much) ?????uhm because i LOVE color. Thanks for sharing this. :)
I have seen some of your video's, but I am so glad to find/watch this 1. Because I am wanting to make our home in the 1950's, but not really sure how or were to start. So I hope this will help me! Thank you, and can't wait to see others of your video's 💜I hope that you all got better and took the time you need to feel better and just be together too
I love this video and would love to watch/listen to your POV videos! This type of video reminds of a podcast and I think you definitely have a nice, calming voice.
God bless you honey you deserve all the happiness and love! Your videos are so real & excellent. You feel like a good friend. Please rest & enjoy all the love & joy of family ❤ Merry Christmas and an even greater successful New Year 🎉
Playlist videos would be cool. I like the voice over but you know what, if you’ve already filmed this, absolutely put one to a cool playlist! Not to make everything about money but I think pov type playlists do well and it could be a lower energy way of adding a bit if you could monetize it 🤷♀️ Idk how it works but I think it’s a great idea.
yes, i too hate the grey black white going on!. a neighbor around the corner painted the outside of house all black! and a black roof. and desert landscape. looks like a mausoleum that belongs in a cemetery.
What a great book
A year ago i fully commited to doing my house mid century when mum sent me my grandmas old 1960s chouch that i then got reupholstered and it feels good to embrace some of the mid century design features of my house (not many as it was governent housing so pretty cheap and boring 😅) and ive slowly got a bit of furniture but jeep getting stuck on the actual decorating bc i do not have an eye for it lol
Your comments about the pink bathroom and living room made me really think of my nana’s house where she had both of those. We still have some of the furniture that was in the living room and the towels from the bathroom which is cool
Take your time, enjoy your holidays, get rested and healthy❤ Last year I was so ill over the whole season it was awful. Take it easy and make some memories❤
I really did enjoy it I too love and adore vintage things I love old cookbooks from years and years ago and I make the recipes too the clothes the shoes and if you go vintage clothing do the underwear for the time it's from or it won't look right
Oh I'm so excited for this. I want to walk into my non vintage home and it looks like you're sucked back in time to the 50s. 😍
Wouldn't that be fun!
I really enjoyed this video. Great book!💝
Get well soon. Merry Christmas to you and yours! 😊
Love your channel.
You have a unique style. 🍓
Love you Sweetie! Make your house now the way you want it! Enjoy😊
Hi, your home is sweet. Love grows in small spaces. Yes, you need an extra bedroom for the boys and storage space, but fix the problems with love and don't move, bigger house bigger bills. It was lovely looking at the older design book, but to me, hearing you chat is the best thing, have a wonderful Christmas time and I will see you next year. 😊❤
Very nice book !!! Thank you for sharing !😍🙂💕💜 Matilda.
This was so fun! I used to enjoy leafing thru books and magazines with friends, and this was much like it. Thanks so much!
Sheets gathered and tacked to the ceiling can be used as a low cost room divider/curtain. We did this for one of our daughters when we lived in my in-laws basement for a summer. She felt like she had her own space and privacy and it looked nice too.
I have a pink 1/2 bath that a friend and I sponge painted ourselves many years ago. It is almost a salmon color. I made a lot of the decor, too. We have some water pipes to replace behind the walls, so it’s time for something new. My husband had put in the vanity and backsplash, but the rest was my project. I’m still pretty proud of that. I’m not sure what I want next.
I’m really thinking of incorporating some 50’s aqua color this time.
Love this book - found it in a library sale. Gave me some great ideas for solving some design challenges with our 1949 home. One thing though, what's up with the coffee tables so close to the fireplaces?! Seems like a fire hazard ;)
Lol I bet it’s just magazine staging 😂 definitely fire hazards tho
You are amazing 🤩 ❤❤❤❤
This was fun. Thank you
Fun video!💙💛💗
love
Did I immediately go online & buy this book? Yes, I did 😂
Yaaaaaay! It’s soooo fun to flip through 😍
Pale turquoise.
Pale turquoise yellow and pink
Merry Christmas Kristina
Merry Christmas!
You deserve your success…it’s all you. I think people are attracted to your channel because you are so authentic and honest and relatable. I loved the cozy and whimsical vibe of your channel but I stayed because of those things I mentioned above.
Please try and get some rest and enjoy the downtime…if such a thing is possible for a mom. 😂❤
PS…The first thing we did when we moved into our home was put colors on the walls. If neutrals are truly one’s thing, that’s totally cool. I just got very sick of living with what my daughter calls “liminal cream” in every room. 🤣
I'm enjoying this video as I do my housework. And I love to hear your voice overs. Like visiting together with a kindred spirit. ~ It's interesting to notice interior themes that resurfaced in 1980s ("80s does 50s").
Also love to see items my Nana had in her home. ❤️
Prayers for good health and Merry Christmas to your family! 🎄💕
It's so lovely to see you again merry Christmas watching from New Zealand
I have this book too, thank you for reminding me I have this resource! Have a wonderful holiday!
Omg there's so much I love about this video 🤩 first off, you look beautiful - love the dress. Then like holy cow the whole book is amazing but then the end 👩🏼🍳💋🤌🏼 I love the little cut outs that you can arrange the room with. I have always been one of those people that would rearrange her room all the time bc I get bored and would draw it out myself or just walk around with a measuring tape. I've been built things in Sims so if an get an idea 🙈 so this is such a cute, cool thing for them to have. 💜
Omg time to relax girl! We still need cozy baking winter content after the holidays! :) get better and have a wonderful holiday
God bless you and your family and have a wonderful holiday and rest time with your family. I will link forward to seeing you in the new year!
God bless you and all your family young lady ! you are awesome and a great inspiration . take care of an be kind to yourself . An thank you for all you do !
Have a lovely break ☺Merry everything and happy new year 🎆
I hope you have a wonderful holiday.❤
I haven’t even started the video yet and I’m so excited 😊
You are a sweetheart! Much love! 💌
I'm honored to be part of ur TH-cam family, Kristina, and enjoy seeing your channel grow! I love your channel because it inspires me to appreciate vintage without spending tons of money or trying to be "perfect." You encourage me in so many ways because of your determination, love for your family and others, and your strong sense of truth that no one can shake. I wish you and yours a very merry (as well as healthy and peaceful) Christmas, prayers that your family will start getting better, and blessings throughout your life! You sure have been one in mine 🕊️✨💗🫶
Also, I actually saw a hardback version of this book in my local library! I may check it out after seeing it here 😊✨🫶
You are the most beautiful, wonderful person on TH-cam. Your videos bring me so much happiness. Thank you for every single one of them. I hope your family will have a wonderful Christmas 🥰