by Sears Homes | Jun 18, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Whilst researching Beaver Board Walls in the 1917 Sweets Architectural Catalog, I came across something I’d never seen before: An invisible ceiling bed. At first blush, one might think this is an ideal solution for house guests that you wish were invisible, but...
by Sears Homes | May 15, 2014 | Uncategorized |
* Maybe. 😉 I’ve come to think of Mr. Inge as my supplier. He knows I can’t resist a good 1950s architectural book, and the most recent “hit” he’s provided is a bound volume of a years’ worth of “House Beautiful”...
by Sears Homes | May 9, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Turquoise refrigerators, canary yellow cabinets, stainless steel countertops, pink built-in ranges – who could possibly gaze upon these gorgeous mid-century miracles and not swoon? The 1950s produced the most beautiful kitchens one could ever imagine. Enjoy the...
by Sears Homes | Dec 17, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Whilst researching Penniman, I’ve had the occasion to talk with many historians and museum curators and too many to count have told me, “One hundred years ago, houses just weren’t moved. People didn’t have the means to move an entire house like...
by Sears Homes | Nov 12, 2013 | Uncategorized |
When I first learned that a Baltimorian had discovered a Pennsgrove in their very own neighborhood, I was more than a little dubious. After all, neither me nor my slightly obsessed house-hunting buddies had ever seen a Pennsgrove in the wild. And yet, not only had my...
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