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According to this article from Ladies' Home Journal magazine in April 1912, "the first requirement of a living room is to give a feeling of cheerfulness and hospitality." I certainly love the glass doors that open to the fresh air and the the whole room seems to me to look much lighter than typical rooms of the day. This article also featured ideas for the bedroom and dining room, so in the next few entries I'll be continuing with those.

24 p., ill, 28 cm, trade catalog

CIRCA 1805, IN THE MANNER OF MARSH & TATHAM

Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov of Russia (Tsar Nicholas ll),Prince George of Wales,Prince Albert Victor of Wales.Queen Louise of Denmark,Alexandra Princess of Wales and Empress Marie Feodor…

1920s Living Room | in living room at Glenallen (1915-1945)A fireplace in the living room ...

Although I am obsessed with fairy tales, and though I love the fashion and romance of the medieval era, especially as seen through the lens of the 19th and early 20th century artists, if I had to hop into a time machine and go back to any era, it would be the Edwardian era.