For Ilona - your 1939 House blog and piccies

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Just found the 1939 house facebook page. Lots more pictures on it.

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And more on this site. look here

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Ilona - thank you so much for putting the links on. In the classic caravan club, we have a member who is putting his house back to the (I think), 1950's.

The old hairbrushes and dressing table sets - I use my Grandmother's glass sets, and have my Mother's hairbrush and mirror, though I don't use the hairbrush, but the mirror and glass sets, plus mats crocheted by my Mother prior to her 1937 marriage are in use. As I have said before, I have my parents tall boy and dressing table in our bedroom, their sideboard and dining chairs in our living room, and, until the dog wee'd on it on her first morning with us, a rag rug. We have my Grandfather's old high backed Windsor chair in the living room, which we use as a dining chair, my grannie's old shawl is draped over the back, and I use it as knee cover when it is chilly. In the third bedroom which is our study, we have my Mother's Edwardian desk, and OH's Grandfather's desk - brilliant for storing paperwork in. We sport an old solid oak sideboard in the front room, and my Grandmother's Edwardian card table, which opens out, now covered in family photos.

After watching Joanna's video a couple of days since, all I could think was how very cosy her living room is.
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A lot of family history there.
I must admit to being pleased when charity shops yielded glass bowl lampshades (clear /white /orange flecks) like we had, jelly dishes like my grandma had (glass bowls on a leg) etc.
I now have (but rarely use) my mother's 2 tier cake stand (chrome with 2 octagonal 'plates') and Jim's grandmother's glass ones with legs. Memories of many family feast / groaning table there.
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These old items last and last!
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Her whole house is cosy and warm, with the range in the kitchen and the open fire in the front room. It is very gloomy though, not much natural light coming in.

I have invited her to come to my house and have a look at the internet to see what is out there about her house. She never gets to see it.
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