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Eames Era Popular Home Decoration Book, 1950 #1865534

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Eames Era Popular Home Decoration Book, 1950 #1865534
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Comes with a clever supplement that helps one visualize different colors and patterns in rooms.
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384 pages of glamorous mid-century home decor, published by Wm.H. Wise & Co., Inc. The jacket boasts, "At last! A Practical Book on Home Decoration for folks whose homes cost from $5,000 to $25,000" (its unimaginable isn't it?) It tells the reader "where to begin and how to do the most needed things first, spending ever so little at a time, until finally your home looks completely new." The author was the homemaking expert and Associate Editor of McCall's magazine, who knows "whether to use paper or paint or combine the two; whether to use plain or figured scatter rugs; what to do about ugly light fixtures and windows in the wrong places; . . . how to know whether or not furniture lines are 'good'--and oh, that's just the beginning!" It has tons of black and white photos and many full color plates. The pictures are straight out of "I Love Lucy" and it is replete with her opinions (i.e. "Personally, I think ruffled curtains are a grand invention") and directions. This is a very serious book, but reading may make you laugh out loud (it did me)--unless you are interested in restoring a home to this period, or just an admirer or collector. BONUS: It comes with an enveloped supplement, The Color Selector, with "48 Correct Color Combinations for Your Every Room At A GLANCE!" This treasure might beat the book itself in utility. The envelope contains another envelope which has 3 views of rooms, each with cutout areas. There are 8 sheets with squares of different patterns and colors on ...
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<tr><td>Condition:excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1950</td></tr>


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<tr><td>Title:Eames Era Popular Home Decoration Book, 1950</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Plainwell, MI</td></tr>
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