1910s house interior living rooms

According to this article from Ladies' Home Journal magazine in April 1912, "the first requirement of a living room is to give a feeling of cheerfulness and hospitality." I certainly love the glass doors that open to the fresh air and the the whole room seems to me to look much lighter than typical rooms of the day. This article also featured ideas for the bedroom and dining room, so in the next few entries I'll be continuing with those.

The economic transformations of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century brought about further changes in men's and women's roles. Work...

A typical Edwardian interior was something new and cheerful. Fresh and light colors composed most of the interiors in this period. It saw th...

10 Decades of Color: The 1900s. Homes in the early 1900s were quite fussy by modern terms. Victorian-style and Colonial homes were being built at the beginning of the 1900s.

Edwardian house renovations are excellent property investments. Read on for our ultimate guide to renovating a Edwardian house, plus a brief history.

This 1896 house was so historic it boasted lead pipes, drafty windows, and no garage. Then along came new owners with kids, cars, dogs—and a preservation-minded remodel plan See full details and more...

Brianna has an incredible Craftsman home filled with antique treasures. Check out her collection and learn about her methods.

Interior design is a small passion of mine! We knew that this would be a great opportunity to promote our store, Anecdote. It is our plan to turn the house into a show house to benefit the Hinsdale Historical Society. A lot of beautiful, older homes in Hinsdale have been knocked down the last few years, and we hope that by making this a show house, people might be inspired to restore and update older homes as opposed to tearing them down.