1940s apartment

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This apartment may be small and old but it sure has its memories. I am ready to start new ones in the new house! We are finally all going to be able to fit under one roof without cramming ourselves!

Recently, we've done some conservation work that required us to pry up floorboards in Apartment 7 at 97 Orchard Street. But before we could open the floor

After you get a place of your own, you get to decorate your apartment! You will have such a joyous adventure turning it into the kind of place you like.

The living room of the Rickenbackers' New York City apartment. Date: late 1930s Collection: Eddie Rickenbacker Papers Repository: Auburn University. Special Collections and Archives. Rights: This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn…

Atelier In Vitro's nostalgic approach to the renovation of three apartments in an old building in Porto, includes restoring parquet and marble floors.

This image is a design by the redoubtable Mrs. Hazel Dell Brown, lead designer at Armstrong Cork Company. It's an intriguing combination of medium blue, chartreuse, and rust. The design was created to solve the WWII housing problem as the nation geared up for war. Solution? Create a one room apartment to gain more income than just a room for rent.

Name: Joanne O’Callaghan Location: Melbourne, Australia Size: 510 square feet Years owned: 16 years Joanne recently renovated this late-1940s Art Deco apartment in East Melbourne, Australia. The entire place is full of light and charm, but the apartment’s living and dining space, called the “blue room,” is a particular jewel: It features Art Deco cornices, a tiered mirror above the original fireplace and a large framed window.

The history of one of Orchard Street's first apartment buildings inspires the Tenement Museum's immersive experiences.

Retro kitchens, especially 50s kitchens, can be cute and more-than-practical. And the 50s kitchen colors in any modern kitchen would make for a fun, retro spin and brighten up anyone's day.