Is this picture rail original 1930s?
Steve West
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Comments (22)It's not my cup of tea. Too beige for my liking. It could have been amazing, using all those incredible original features and picture rails. I hate TV's becoming the main focus of a room, putting it above the fireplace that had been removed is a real shame. A missed opportunity in my book, sadly....See MoreQuick makeover for old original 1930's bathroom
Comments (4)Hi jo. I would try and play on the industriał vibe. Clean the metro tiles and maybe paint the blue tiles and border in grey. Paint all the pipes in copper (Im pretty sure you can do this). Update the taps. If you're on a tight budget and will redo the bathroom at some point, just get cheap ones. They won't last but should last long enough until you refit. If you really hate the floor then go for some wood effect vinyl. Get a statement piece of industriał art/sign to put on the wall. I can't work out, what is the wall covering behind the toilet?? In terms of the shower, do you have a handheld one at present?...See MoreWhat would our 1930s terrace interiors have looked like?
Comments (12)We bought a 1930's house recently in west London. There were a number of styles prevalent during this time usually falling into 1 of 3 categories - art deco (the one everyone knows about), mock-tudorbeathen which as the name suggests has tudor beams, oak iron studded front doors and often oversized fireplaces too. Finally there were the modernist homes with a focus on modern materials (think lino, curved glass crittal windows and tubular steel frame chairs etc. For me however its some of the smaller architectural details that I love in 1930's houses - lead light windows (sometimes with stained glass), picture rails in every room, 1 over 3 panel doors with high bakelite or brass knob handles and best of all original herringbone parquet floors! These are the things I've chosen to focus on in our house without going all out 1930's! Also as ASVInteriors mentioned there is also an element of arts and crafts to some of the 1930's homes which can often be seen in pretty entranceway doors/windows, quality inset kitchen cabinet doors/drawers, panelled cupboards and sometimes board and batten type hallways. I found the original brochure with illustrations for the homes built local to us from when they were first constructed which gives a great idea of what the interiors would have been like originally. Hope this helps!...See MoreIs our picture rail original 1930s or a strange 1970s addition?
Comments (6)Hi Claire, As kmizzlee said the lower one would have been where the original picture rail sat (please re-instate too - its great being able to move artwork/seasonal decorations around without putting holes in the walls!). I would hazard a guess that originally there would gave been a cornice then in the 1970's the owner decided to rip the cornicing out at the same time as the picture rail in an attempt to 'modernise'. Upon finding that the plaster simply went up to the cornice and not underneath they bodged the job and put up the odd moulding to disguise it somewhat. 1920's-30's cornicing was generally of a low profile (ie it didnt extend far down the wall) but was often of a staggered design extending further along the ceiling, it could be my imagination from the photo but there seems a faint suggestion of this on the ceiling? https://www.regency-mouldings.com/products/cornice/modern_and_art_deco/details/3-step...See MoreSteve West
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