Friday Back When.

This is my NEW weekly feature that I am so excited about! Each Friday I'll feature design inspiration from the past! I love looking through old design books, they can be so funny. I'm sure we'll say the same things about today's books in 40 years. A lot of the styles in the images aren't THAT much different than what is being done today. I think it's amusing.

"The homemaker who has confidence and enjoys tracking down exactly the right furnishings may decide to do all the decorating herself. Professional decorators (commonly know as interior designers) can give expert guidance that can save time and money. They are familiar with many lines, know how to find what you want; they have learned by experience how to select the longest lasting furnishing, know where to economize and where, in the long run, it's better to pay a little more for greater satisfaction.

If you use a decorator, decide first how much you want him to do. Determine what kind of services he offers. Some offer consultation only; others will help you shop, and some will help with everything from planning to actual purchasing. You will need to itemize this information before you can arrive at any kind of budget."

{image & expert from The Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement Volume 1 A-AME}

I had a super cute clever title for this post all worked out & it's gone. It's been in my head for a week, I didn't write it down & there you go. Forgotten. The creative gods have taken it back. You don't use it you lose it. Maybe next week I'll remember, I'm not going to put up a title, because it's not THE title;)

I LOVE silly kitschy interior magazines and photography. I actually think I was born in the wrong era...I should have been a child of the 50's. I'll share a silly item with you every Friday, to ease into the weekend.

This is the Upside Down House, clever I know, in Sunrise Golf Village Florida. It's not actually there anymore, but the developers put this together as a model to market the neighborhood. It even had furniture in it! All upside down! All of the houses looked similar to this one except normal side up ya know. This is what the postcard says...

"This Full Size Home has Standard-Size furniture thru-out. The only upside-down house in the world. Write for brochure of our homes selling from $11,500."

I did a quick search & found out that upside down houses really aren't that uncommon. Really. Who knew.

Happy weekending!

xx,

Jamie