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They have been a familiar face in the local bar and festival scene in Houston, College Station, Galveston, all the way to Louisiana, with a well documented history of fun live performances and happy patrons. They pride themselves on their repertoire, high energy hits from the 70's and 80's rock, funk and techno waves, combined with 2000's rock, pop and dance scene. Explore the site and learn more about the musicians behind the music. Stunning bay windows in the living room welcome floods of light in, while a charming black fireplace takes centre stage.
Emma Edwards runs vintage website missbamboo.co.uk and says she fell in love with the flamboyance of the 1950s - saying 'they were so kitsch and glamorous'. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Known asDennis Severs' House, this iconic property in the heart of Spitalfields, London, has become world-renowned thanks to its truly one-of-a-kind interior. From the outside, this desert home in Palm Springs, California, is somewhat unassuming. Yet take a walk down the driveway and step through the front door and you'll be faced with an interior that might just make you feel dizzy... Robert and Freda Close renovated this house back in 1952, and since then, the house in Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England has barely been touched.
Open Doors to the Past: Visiting Europe’s Time-Warp Homes
Many of Europe's time-warp houses — sights that bring you back to a bygone era — get only a few thoughtful travelers, overshadowed by big-name museums. Some of the ones I highly recommend may make people say "Huh!?" But they're the sights that might just make your day. Relics of yesteryear, there are old sepia photographs still hanging around the house, and a single-wire bed frame lingers in the living room. The historic space offers a fascinating look back at how houses would have looked for an ordinary Australian family 100 years ago. This Illinois ranch home was built in 1965 and doesn't seem to have changed much since then.
The mid-century modern aesthetic is well and truly alive and the house remains almost untouched since it was created almost 70 years ago. Inside, every room is kitted out with curving angles, textured walls, colourful carpets and steel accents. The front door leads into a mirrored entrance hall, while a Cinderella staircase leads down to this wonderfully retro living space. The 3,050-square-foot home still boasts much of its original interior design. From vivid geometric carpets to metallic wallpapers, net curtains and shiny mahogany panelling, this vintage property is eye-watering and enchanting in equal measure. Enter the front door and you’ll find yourself in a sunken foyer, lined with shimmering gold wallpaper.
They don't make people like that anymore, either.
The original mint green kitchen features the same cabinetry installed all those years ago, as well as a quirky flip-down banquette in the open dining area. Vinyl and Formica, are still in place just as you'd expect in a '50s kitchen. Nestled in the affluent London suburb of Highgate on a street that's now a celebrity property hotspot, this unassuming two-storey house gives no hint of its remarkable interior from the modest brick façade.
This untouched home from the early twentieth century was originally furnished and decorated to the fashionable tastes of Mrs Florence Straw, after the family relocated to the property in 1923. The house was occupied and maintained by her two sons, William and Walter Straw, after she passed away. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom brick and stone house near downtown Minneapolis was one of Wright's 'Usonian' homes – his bold plan to create affordable homes for America after the Great Depression. This time warp dwelling has a colourful blush pink toilet, a combined bath and shower and a matching pink vanity unit.
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The 2,289-square-foot property was built in 1979 and remains hardly changed since then. Loud and in your face, every single room in this bespoke house is alive with colour. From futuristic silver wallpapers to heavily patterned wall coverings in blues, pinks and creams, this one-of-a-kind home is not for everyone.
Inspired by the iconic designs of America's most renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, this mid-century marvel can be found in the town of Hamburg in Erie County, New York. Built in 1953, the property boasts all the hallmarks of a classic Wright creation. Think organic architecture, sharp lines, rich woods and endless texture...
Amazing photographs reveal complete transformation of ‘time warp’ home sold for just £363k – now worth £1.3million
Moving on from the Straw family home of the 1930s, we find ourselves with another home that’s caught in a time warp, and this time we’re in the 1950s. This Dallas, Texas-based rambler represents the style of the era and even has the pink Cadillac to match. Some of the comments posted on the YouTube video site were interesting- how could there be Mickey Mouse stuffed toy characters there when Disneyworld didn't open until 1955? About the relatives who paid for the Paris property all those years but I didn't pursue it. So - someday - maybe in 50 years someone will renovate our kitchen - and find copies of those letters as well as our 'time capsule' we left them. Who we were, before after pics of the rooms thus far, why we bought the house, where we were from, etc. etc.
Nine.com.auIn 2016 this 1954 home was put on the market for $900,000, and even though it resides on Pinocchio Drive, we’re not lying about the fact that 100,000 people walked through it. The paint and the style on the outside is the mere cover to the book, as the real treasure lies within. Here we see another set of letters, this time from 1956, and the stamp for a letter-sized envelope was only 0.3 pounds.
The house was named Montana (don’t ask us why) and was bought in 1966 by the Tipper family for 11,000 pounds sterling, and has enjoyed an over 3,000% increase in price. Like the Straw house, Eric and Winifred Tipper were grocers, and willed the house down to their son when they departed. You can almost hear Austin Powers saying “shag” when you take a look at that purple shag rug, but we’re in Texas, so get that English accent out of here! It would seem that the decor has gone more for style than comfort as that couch looks about as comfortable as Austin Powers’ teeth are pretty.
By the time it was left to the National Trust, the home had collected all sorts of items, from snuff boxes to an upright piano, making it a truly unique collection. Throughout the house, the rooms are colour-themed, from deep purple to turquoise green, fitted out with what are now very desirable vintage homewares, furnishings and accessories. This rare Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home was previously put up for sale by its original owners with all of its authentic features intact. Sold back in 2018 for $1.2 million (£892k), this impeccable mid-century modern masterpiece isn't short on wow-factor.
Despite – or perhaps because of – the décor, the house was snapped up in no time. Inside, the vibrant living room is a kaleidoscope of colour and clashing patterns. Typical of its era, the loud scheme features an ochre and brown colour palette, bold floral wallpaperand curtains, patterned linoleum flooring and a futuristic pendant light. Except for the kitchen, this three-bedroom home has remained much the same since it was built in the late 1960s.
Daily MailRoll-top baths were common in the era, and that goes for the wooden rack holding a pumice stone, pear soap, and scrubbing brush. Though almost everything else in the house was heated by wood fire, it’s likely the Straw house had a gas water heater, as they became common in upscale homes after they were invented in 1889. New walls, floors, windows, and staircases followed, while a former outbuilding was transformed into a stunning summerhouse. They didn't update it for sale, but a company came in, redid the kitchen and bathrooms, did some updating of surfaces , cleaned up the yard, and flipped it for a nice profit. If it seems like it might need a total overhaul, it might be better to just clear it out and let someone else update and resell it.
The year 1932 would’ve been a particularly tough time for Florence to lose her husband, as there were over 200,000 unemployed men in London that year due to the Great Depression. While the kitchen does have a range top and oven, it was probably installed well after the original construction of the home. We can see that there’s another chimney in the background to support the original stove, which heated food the old-fashioned way — with a wood-burning fire. Well, you may have heard that from time to time but in the case of the Straw house, that just might be the case.
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