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Sold for the first time to new owners in 2014, the property has since changed hands again in 2018. Inside, the throwback home features original cork floors, vast glass walls, two fireplaces, built-in furniture and vintage appliances and light fixtures. The kitchen is a real time capsule, thanks to its dark wood cabinets and wallpapered ceiling. Laid out over two floors, the desert houseis kitted out with eye-watering décor, including retro plastic chairs, animal statues and faux palm trees.
"It was eerie, like time had stood still. We couldn't imagine how someone had been living there all this time in such an unsafe environment. The sprawling seven-bedroom pad in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, became an eyesore after it was left to rot for years. Usually an elderly man whose wife had died and he had no interest in decorating, where the house was just like it was when the wife died. After being in these places for a while, where everything looked like the 70s or the 80s, it was funny to go outside and see new cars and listen to new music. What was funny was the notes left behind by the contractors on the walls.
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With 6,550 square feet of space, it's a fine family home and so far it seems its occupants have honoured the house's mid-century origins. No detail was overlooked in the home's design, from the Dentil crown mouldings to the Federal-style mantel in the living room. The heavy floral curtains complete with draped pelmets were also a huge trend at the time. When the lady of the house also passed away in 1939, her sons took over possession of the house and kept everything much the same. Their tendency for thriftiness and frugality led to very little modernisation in the house, and its protected status means that their home will remain a snapshot of family life frozen in time.
George has been playing piano for over 40 years, mastering the craft. Great musician, His Keyboard notes are fundamental to the musical arrangements and setlists. Furthermore, George, along with Penny, are in charge of fine-tuning the musical set and supporting the rest of the band.
They don't make people like that anymore, either.
Daily MailThe postage rate on this package is 0.16 pounds, which would’ve roughly equated to 24 cents at the time. Assuming it only weighs an ounce, today that would cost about $1.00, or an increase of 400%. It probably weighed a lot more, though, as the content was likely reading material after coming from a London-based bookstore. Here we see a photograph of the happy couple taken not long before William passed away. Florence went on to live for another seven years before she died as well, allowing them both to escape the perils of the coming German Blitz and WWII. Daily MailBy the state of the decrepit sheets, it looks like they’re still the original bedding, and by the state of the old newspapers on top, we can bet that it hasn’t been slept in for a long time.
Decked out with blush pink tiles, the vintage bathroom is a pastel dream. Located in the Swedish district of Sundsvall, this striking modernist home is a daring example of '70s architecture. With its dramatic glass frontage and bold, angular structure, almost nothing has changed inside this nostalgic three-bedroom property since it was built back in 1977. Good HousekeepingAgain we find pink in the kitchen, but this time it’s from a coat of paint and not the appliances. Also typical of the era, there’s very little counter space, as all we can really identify is a small portion used as a tea station (coffee station in the U.S.). And like all the British homes we’ve seen, there’s tea kettle ready to go.
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A cutting-edge house in its day, the property is packed with early versions of smart home tech, many of which are now commonplace in modern properties. The two levels of living spaces, including the balcony and garage, are wired with a centralised radio system, allowing residents to listen to their favourite music anywhere in the house. Built for a doctor and his wife around 65 years ago, the pristine property is virtually unchanged since it was finished.
Their arrangement was fairly common then; looking forward to learning more over time. A lot of the Italian's painting isn't half bad, especially the portraiture. And I say only if we can modernize it with regards to plumbing, electrical, hvac and other things that are necessary for a comfortable existence today.
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But, I do admire the artists and glass makers who produced that stuff. The "Depression glass" industry kept a lot of people working during the Depression and I do admire that as well. I also admire the people who were so careful with their things that glass dinner still available, intact, for me to buy almost a century later. The 1940s pic doesn't look too accurate to me--that glass topped table and the giant indoor plant seem more modern, though the kitchen looks good from what little I can see in the tiny pic.
But until then it's interesting to read of people's speculation about what happened to the young woman who fled the place and wartime Paris. Next trip it's the finally restored Picasso Museum in the Marais again, another stop at the Rodin and many more wonders in the City of Light. I acquired it bit by bit because I thought it was so pretty, not because I wanted to think of the Depression while I eat lunch or have coffee with my pals.
The house was named Montana (don’t ask us why) and was bought in 1966 by the Tipper family for 11,000 pounds sterling, and has enjoyed an over 3,000% increase in price. Like the Straw house, Eric and Winifred Tipper were grocers, and willed the house down to their son when they departed. You can almost hear Austin Powers saying “shag” when you take a look at that purple shag rug, but we’re in Texas, so get that English accent out of here! It would seem that the decor has gone more for style than comfort as that couch looks about as comfortable as Austin Powers’ teeth are pretty.
Severs arranged each room to represent a different family scene, taking inspiration from the atmosphere of the house itself. Dennis Severs arrived in Spitalfields in 1979 and quickly snapped up a derelict house. Undertaking a renovation project unlike any other, he redesigned the five-storey townhouse to tell the story of the imaginary Huguenot family, who had lived at the residence since it was built in 1724.
The formal dining room was a very important room in the Victorian household and as such it has been fitted out with a hand-carved oak fireplace, a gilded ceiling and the original oak table. This room would have been used for hosting dinner parties and family meals, though larger social soirees would always be held in the ballroom. Has to be the curved, open-tread staircase, complete with an unusual rope balustrade. Flanked by ochre tartan wallpaper and an emerald green feature wall, this characterful hallway is seriously spectacular. During the festive period, the house is transformed withauthentic vintage Christmas decorations. Tipper passed away in 2015, outliving her husband by 13 years, and their son decided in 2016 it was time to sell.
One unit in the Country Villas West condo complex, just outside San Diego, caught everybody’s attention when it hit the market in February this year. Built in the early 1970s, this ordinary-looking exterior hides a retro-lover’s dream inside; an almost untouched home that has been barely inhabited for 30 years. After the death of her husband in 1932, Florence Straw made very few changes to the house and kept his memory alive by keeping his belongings in their proper place.
Frozen in time, bright colour-matched schemes, typical of the era, are found throughout the house. As well as a regal, royal blue bedroom, kitted out with a grand quilted ottoman, a plush queen-sized bed and a built-in mirrored wardrobe, this crazy Barbie pink bedroom is almost too nostalgic to be true. In 2015, an unassuming Victorian house in Paddington, New South Wales was listed for auction, complete with a remarkable interior that's been largely untouched since it last changed hands a century ago. It was owned by the same family for 100 years and is one of the few remaining examples of a traditional 'worker's cottage' in the area.
