- Table Of Contents:
- (1) Something New From Something Old (1958) – 13 Minutes (2) American Look (1958) – 28 Minutes
- (3) Color Harmony for Your Home (1956) – 20 Minutes (4) Color Keying in Art and Living (1950) – 10 Minutes
- (5) The Hillsborough with New Hideaway Styling (1959) – 2 Minutes (6) Let Yourself Go (1940) – 8 Minutes
- (7) Once Upon a Honeymoon (1956) – 14 Minutes
Product Description
This compilation features home interior design and decorating ideas from the 1950s – 1960s. Topics include, color theory, paint color selection, re-modeling, designer products, function vs. utility, painting, and the American obsession with style and relaxation. Table Of Contents: (1) Something New From Something Old (1958) – This fun story is about a couple with “more love than money,” who decide to fix up their New York City apartment. The film discusses some vint… More >>
I bought this DVD as a gift for my girlfriend who loves mid-centry furniture and decor. I’m not sure what the overall purpose of this DVD is, but we found only a couple of the seven or eight (can’t remember the exact number) short clips on this DVD to be worth while. The first is an old short about a young couple on a budget trying to decorate their apartment/house–it shares some ideas for re-doing furniture and advises you to look in thrift stores for hidden gems. Yeah, i knew that already! :) One short was of a woman demonstrating an old TV, but the video did not have any sound. The coolest video, in my opinion, showed to process of designing a new car body (can’t remember the make…maybe a Chevy) and building a model from scratch.
Anyways, this is entirely vintage footage, but to me didn’t really reveal anything new about the time period I couldn’t figure out by looking at pictures of old furniture. The video quality is really good, I have to give the manufacturer credit, and they ship fast.
Rating: 3 / 5