So sorry no pictures came through

will try the phone

hope you like this as much as I do

Nice, Missymoo! I have the 3-ring cook book, and it's great for a kitchen zero like me. :) It's full of explanations of cooking terms and tips to help people who really can't cook.

Donna

Oh, I love old decor and cook books! That's wonderful, thanks for sharing!

Nice book! I have a similar one from about 1947, and most of the decor is pretty horrid. The 1940s were not a great decorating period, but things livened up in the 1950s.

I love these chairs!!!

Love those chairs too, what a great find that book is!

What a great find. I love the mcm style of those rooms. Looks like rockybird will like this, too.

Thanks for sharing that. What goes around comes around as per that book.

A friend gave me an old Good Housekeeping cook book and it has been a kick going through it.

I've pretty much seen all these room recently. What's next, a late 70's, early 80's revival? I hope not, it was like Bauhaus and Art Deco, but with fake stuff and particle board.

Fantastic rooms! They look wonderful! I wish Pal was around to see them, as they absolutely prove his axiom that good design may look dated but it doesn't ever look bad.

What fun! Thanks so much, missymoo! I like that blue "beautiful and efficient" kitchen. It's so sweet I don't even mind the wallpaper on the ceiling

Oh, that's definitely a fun find! It will be cool to look through that and see how many of those old things have become 'new' again!

Love it! How fun. I really like all the rooms in the photos you posted! Those designs aged well.

Yes, it seems everything old is new again. I never cared for the MCM style but several of those do look quite current and still not to my taste.

Agree, salonva. Very cool, but I definitely strongly prefer the before for the room with the bookshelves and a couple of the others.

Very cool find! Looking through your photos I was thinking how similar it is to today's aesthetic. While I previously understood that many of today's trends were based on the 50's modern style, it was really nice to see the 50s decor book to see even more details of that time period. Love it, thanks for sharing!!!

I have 1 of those too! Love those photos = )

Thinking mine is later...

I'm so glad you all liked the book/pictures! I am having no luck posting photos with this computer so I will post a couple more from my phone.

kswl2 -- I thought about Pal too when I posted this morning. I really miss his slant on all things decorating and other observations. I will find a bathroom to put up since we are thinking of Pal.

Ok look at this rug!

All done!

I'm amazed how much of this looks current, probably because of the 50's revival, and of course traditional rooms don't change all that much. I was expecting ugly, unlivable rooms but what a surprise.

Thanks for posting these -- some of the homes in the neighborhood were built in the 50s and have some of the same kitchen/bath features. The living spaces look like a hipster heaven. Love those barrel chairs around the low table.

Thanks for posting these pics! What a great book! I love all of the rooms!

What a great find. I would be quite happy to live in some of those rooms.

What a great find. I love the chairs that you love too! Nicely done rooms.

I have a similar book although it is bound rather than three ring.