This weekend while scrolling thru Pinterest, I started down the rabbit hole of fun vintage photos showcasing people in their homes with the most AMAZING, WILD & FUN wallpaper that I have ever seen. So that got me to thinking…I need to do a Vintage Photo Tuesday post on these images! I mean who does not love going “ohhh what were they thinking?” or “Ohhhh I want that for my home!”? Everyone is a couch interior designer (or least I am)! Ha!

1960s vintage ad for Crown Wallpapers featuring an illustration of people with wallpaper patterns.

PLUS I’m currently redoing my tiny bathroom with a tropical wallpaper and so I have been in wallpaper mode for a few weeks now.

Now without further adieau, let’s take a look at the pictures!

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Vintage Photos of Wallpaper Designs in Mid Century Homes

I’m going to start this post with a very busy image from the Mid-Century. Be prepared readers, it’s a lot.

A Children’s birthday party in the 1950s maybe 1960s featuring…floral wallpaper, 100% different floral curtains and let us not forget the patterned floor. Oh my! HA!

Further Reading: Vintage Flooring Advertising 1930s-1960s

1950s / 1960s vintage photo of a kids birthday party in a room with wallpaper and floral curtains plus a formica table.

Source: eBay

1955 photo of a young woman in her bed with a stuffed panda and dog. The wallpaper is floral and I envision it to be pink & light blue for some reason.

1950s vintage photo from 1955 of a young woman in a bedroom with a stuffed panda bear and stuff dog sitting in front of a room with wallpaper.

Source: Etsy

1950s vintage snapshot of a couple in their bedroom getting their photo taken. The wallpaper in the background looks like a repeat pattern of berries of some sort (maybe?). Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

1950s maybe late 1940s vintage photo of a couple in their bedroom with a wallpaper wall

Source: Etsy

This is one busy room! Fancy wallpaper in this maybe 1950s vintage photo, it is just a bit much but I do like it! What do you think?

1940s 1950s vintage photo of a young Black woman and and older Black Woman in a room with fancy wallpaper

Source: Etsy

Seeing a photo in colour is just the best, especially when your trying to get a good idea of what the wallpaper colour is. LOVE this 1960s Christmas photo of a family hanging out in their living room.

I’m also enjoying the MCM side table beside the older gentleman.

1960s vintage photo of people sitting in a living room in front of a floral wallpaper wall in 1960s clothing at Christmas time.

Source: eBay

Smoking in the kitchen! A group of 1950s men washing dishes with a very busy wallpaper design in the background. Yooza!

1950s vintage photo of 1950s men washing dishes in the kitchen smoking

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Pick 1 pattern or 10! In the case of this photo, we have 1 patterned wallpaper, and then different patterned shirts on our young boys and grandpa. Oh and don’t forget that floral couch! So many patterns (Circa 1950s).

1950s vintage photo of a 2 young boys with their grandfather sitting on the couch in front of a wallpaper wall.

Source: Etsy

Here we go with more patterns! In this 1960s photo, our lovely lady is seated in front of a fireplace in a pretty patterned housedress with a tropical looking wallpaper in the background.

Love all the family photos on the mantel!

1960s photo of a Black woman seated in a living room in a pretty 1960s dress

Source: eBay

A elegant 1950s woman seated in a fancy chair with small sections of wallpaper behind her.

1950s vintage photo of a woman in a 1950s dress sitting in chair in front of a wall with wallpaper.

Source: eBay

Another fantastic colour photo of a family in their 1950s living room! Love the wallpaper! Reminds me a bit of what I’m going to add to my bathroom.

1950s vintage photo of a family in their 1950s living room sitting on a couch. Super 1950s hairstyles and 1950s fashions

Source: Pinterest

Vintage photo 1950s teenage girl in bobby sox with an unusual deer doll toy, just hanging out in her families living room. Another interesting wallpaper design.

1950s vintage photo of a young girl sitting in a chair in a livingroom with a toy deer at her foot and a wall covered in wallpaper.

Source: Etsy

Since Halloween is next month, I thought this cute 1950s photo of a couple dressed in costume in front of their kitchen “coffee & flowers” wallpaper, would be fun to share!

Hobo Couple Hugging In The Kitchen Halloween Costume 1950s Vintage Photograph

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Like wallpaper? Make sure you check out my 2020 post on ‘Vintage Wallpaper Ideas from a 1940 Montgomery Ward Catalog‘

QUESTION: Are you a fan of wallpaper? Would you add a vintage wallpaper to your interiors? Share any of your thoughts in the comment section below!

Thanks for stopping by!

FURTHER READING: Check out my archive of ‘Vintage Home Decor’ Posts HERE

Liz

Hi Readers! We are digging right back into the collection of vintage magazines I received from a fellow collector recently. The first post in this gold mine of magazines series was entitled “A Vintage Magazine: McCall’s April 1943 Edition“ (go check it out after this post if you did not see it) and today’s post is featuring the Vintage Advertising from inside a May 1939 Better Homes & Gardens Magazine (seen below).

Let’s see what fun items were being advertised in May’s edition…….

Vintage Magazine-May 1939 Better Homes & Gardens featuring a little girl putting her shoes on in her bedroom.

May 1939 Better Homes & Gardens Vintage Magazine

The Vintage Advertising

Campbell’s soup has always been a staple in my home growing up and even today. I just love it and it’s probably because I am a HUGE soup fan. Now the choices for soup brands are endless, but Campbell’s seems to still be “The Pick of the Pantry” for my homes, even today. Not just in 1939 as per this vintage ad.

1930s Vintage Food Ad for Campbell's Tomato Soup fdaturing a mom and son in the kitchen.

General Electric Refrigerators in the 1930s were…”Beautiful”; “Thrify”; and “A Bargain!”. What a win for everyone!

1930s Vintage ad for General Electric Refigerator featuring an illustration of a man choosing a fridge and giving it first prize.

1930s Vintage Ad for Hellman’s Real Mayonnaise featuring a Garden Patch Salad recipe AND tips on how to make your husband eat a salad (oh boy Ha Ha!).

1930s Vintage Food Ad (1939) for Hellmann's Mayonnaise featuring a vintage salad recipe and an illustration on how to be a good housewife.

Not a smoker myself, but you could not open any magazines from the mid century and earlier without seeing a cigarette ad, typically featuring a pretty woman. Our 1930s vintage ad for Chesterfield Cigarettes is no different.

1930s Vintage Ad Illustraton for Chesterfield Cigarettes featuring a pretty 1930s woman with a top hat of smokes.

“Hoover is Years Ahead!” – 1939 Hoover Vacuum vintage ad.

1930s Vintage Ad for Hoover Vacuum featuring a dog and a 1939 Living Room

I’m a big fan of vintage cars from the late 1920s up to the end of the 1960s and the Hudson is right up there as a fav. Wow what a beauty of car! I can 100% believe the slogan “Once you drive a Hudson, No other car will do!”.

“Treat your Home like an old Friend”…give it lead paint! Dutch Boy Lead Paint vintage ad.

1930s vintage ad for lead paint for your home.

I love late 1930s -1950s Linoleum flooring, it’s just so darn fun! Nothing like what you see today.

More Linoleum flooring advertising (from Armstrong) featuring a 3-way kitchen! Wow Cool! Sewing corner, study corner and the kitchen. Mom can keep an eye on you at all times!

Did you know that Lysol Disinfectant has been in business since 1889 and was created by Gustav Raupenstrauch to help end a cholera epidemic in Germany? I did not! So I was quite surprised to see this cute vintage ad asking “how safe are a Mother’s Arms?” in this magazine.

Vintage Lysol Disnfectant ad featuring a young mother holding her toddler. 1930s Vintage ad.

In the 1939, Miracle Whip Salad Dressing was a fan favorite with all 5 of our women shoppers (especially Jean who brought up an angle nobody else saw…buy a larger size to save!).

1930s vintage food ad for Miracle Whip Salad dRessing by Kraft.

Mmmmm an Orange Glace Cake vintage recipe using Pillsbury Best Flour (not dough just yet). “The best baking Prize is a delighted husband!”.

1930s vintage food ad for Pillsbury's best flour

1939 Vintage Ad for Pittsuburgh Paint-Paint Yourself A New Home! Check out that bedroom with all the animal prints, how groovy for the late 1930s.

1930s vintage ad for Pittsburg Paints featuring a 1939 bedroom, bathroom kitchen and house illustration

Do you need inspiration for you next home remodel? Then look no further then these 1930s rooms featuring Pittsburgh Glass. I LOVE the “Build the outdoors into your home” room # 1. What is your favourite? Share in the comments section below.

1930s vintage ad for Pittsburg Glass featuring different rooms in a house for home decor inspiration.

A bad breakfast really can throw off you whole day and is truly important to do well at your job. A Shredded Ralston breakfast cereal ad.

1930s vintage food ad for Shredded wheat called Ralston. Featuring a cartoon of a husband and a wife.

Here is another company I did not know was around in the 1930s..Simmons Beautyrest Mattresses. So cool! And this ad is so luxurious, makes me want to run out and buy one today!

1930s vintage ad for Simmons Beauty rest mattress-1939. Featuring super 1930s fashions.

“Every house needs Westinghouse”. Vintage ad for Westinghouse Electirc Ranges, which helps mom to be a “Swell Cook”.

1930s Vintage Ad for Westinghouse Electric Ranges featuring a mother cooking and baking for her family.

This ad made me giggle, so I just had to share it with all of you. “Pineapple goes to a party…planned or impromptu”. You can never fail when you bring the Pineapple to the bridge parties, or to feed unexpected guests. Everyone will be happy!

1930s Vintage Food ad for Canned Pineapple from Hawaii.

The last vintage ad for this post is for ‘Heinz Pure Cider Vinegar’ featuring 4 different salad recipes you can enjoy with your vintage vinegar (say that 4 times fast. HAHA). Those salads look……interesting, but I’m sure they taste wonderful!

1930s Vintage ad for Heinz pur Vinegars-Cider Vinegar a vintage vinegar. The 1939 features 4 salad recipes you can enjoy with this topping.

Well friends, that is the end of today’s post featuring some fun vintage advertising from my May 1939 Better Homes & Gardens vintage magazine. Share what your favourite advertisements were in the comment section below.

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Thanks for dropping by!

Liz

Category: Vintage Home

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Vintage Advertising from a May 1939 Better Homes & Gardens Vintage Magazine

May 1939 Better Homes & Gardens Vintage Magazine

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