Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
The 1930s Home, Paperback / softback Book

The 1930s Home Paperback / softback

Part of the History of Art and Architecture series

Paperback / softback

Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours

Description

The 1930s home presented an exciting new way of living for the generation that moved out to the suburbs.

Young couples who had previously rented accommodation in urban centres found themselves able to afford new-build homes with hot running water, a bathroom indoors and even aerials for the wireless already installed.

Some four million houses were erected, mostly in cosy semi-detached styles that harked back to traditional cottage architecture.

The design elite rejected this 'Stockbroker Tudor' look and opted instead for brave, flat-roofed modernist villas.

But whether the house drew on historical references or futuristic ones, interest in interior decoration boomed.

This book introduces the homes that people fell in love with in the 1930s, and the fixtures and fittings that went in them.

With nearly hundred illustrations and informative chapters on architectural styles, gardens, furnishings and technology in the home, this book is the most popular introductory guide to the houses of the period.

It is not only a practical and valuable companion for people who own or wish to renovate an inter-war house but also will appeal to all those interested in period design.

Information

£6.99

Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information