The 1930' s started badly. The stock market crash of 1929 coupled with drought in the US brought on
the Great Depression. These were very lean years for working people,so many lost their jobs and poorer families suffered great hardships.
One can't imagine that many people were doing much redecorating at this time. World War I I broke out at the end of the decade in Europe and Great Britain, USA joined in 1941. Production of most commodities ceased as all the nation's efforts were put into the production of planes, arms and everything else needed to defeat fascism. It was not until 1945, when the war ended, that the things took a turn for the better.
As men returned home from the war, the need for new housing meant a big upswing in the production of all things needed to both build and fill houses. Of course that included wallpaper.

If you find a wallpaper you like, click on the sample. Clicking the sample will bring up a full 8 inch x 10 inch image of the dollhouse wallpaper.

Links to 1930's and 1940's web sites

Decorating Style 1940s
Elements of 1940s Retro Decorating Style
retroplanet.com

An English house completely refurbished
in 1940's decor
The man who loves living in the 1940s

The key elements of 1940s interior design
1940s decorating style

Decorator Tricks for a 1940's Home
http://www.ehow.com

Weight loss blog
losing 100 lb on wartime rations
The 1940's Experiment



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