Master bedroom in the conductor's house at the Railway museum. Gorgeous 1940's style. Research for my next series of novels. www.christinelindsay.com

This is part five of my How to Live in a Book series, and today I’ll illustrate the theory behind immersive decorating by showing you exactly how I transformed a traditional bedroom into a portal to 1940s Britain.

Bedroom, 1940s.

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W. & J. Sloane was a linoleum manufacturer competing with Armstrong. This floor is similar to the green Jaspé linoleum offered by Armstrong. Unfortunately, Sloane didn't have the same design talent Armstrong had. Source: American Home See other bedrooms from the 1920s gallery at American Home & Style.