Early 1900s Part 4: Mail Order Homes

When I drive around Utah, and on trips when we've seen the east coast, the Midwest, the west coast, and Florida, I want to know the hist...

Early 1900s Part 3: Interior Decoration

Now that we have looked at early 1900s architecture, here I re-construct the early 1900s popular color schemes, flooring, wall coverings, li...

Early 1900s Part 2: Architecture

In order to understand early 1900s decorating, we have to individually look at the architecture of the time.   To set the stage, the country...

Early 1900s Part 1: Brooklyn

I've been reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn , a classic 1943 book by Betty Smith about a young girl growing up poor in Brooklyn around 19...

In love with Tile

The more I work with tile, the more I love it!!  As a quilter in my teens and as a young mother passing my son's nap times with quilting...