style/deco blogs for 1930s semi

[singleandfabulous]

I have a 1930's semi and I'm looking for style/decorating blogs for inspiration.

I've 'Googled' but what comes up is mainly 'Period' semis, not the bog standard, suburban, 3 bed type built in the 1930s. I've also had a look on Pinterest but the pickings are thin again and mostly period properties so I wondered if anyone knew of any 1930s specific blogs or websites. I've looked at the Haynes manual too but it's not helpful as it's more 'how to fix/maintain' than 'do up' iyswim.

Mine has been modernised (several years ago by a builder) and has lost most of its original features (such as fireplaces, tiled floors, doors replaced with modern 'pre-painted' etc.) but I'd like to add some character back whilst still keeping it modern and could really use some visual inspiration.

Anyone?

I have to say I am not - they tend to be draughty. Brrr on a night like tonight.

This thread is making me so jealous! My house was built 1930, but even then I think it was modest, without much space or detailing. Since then, every single original feature has been ripped out [weeps softly]. When I first saw it I thought it was 1960, not 1930.

Without overdoing it, I've tried to reacquaint it with its roots a little - like replacing the door handles, painting the utility room in the colour the kitchen used to be etc.

I want to live in an arts and crafts house so bad. I'm having a mid century moment and keep eyeing up mid century houses, but really I want to live in Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Watching with interest. We have a very ordinary 1980s bungalow that I'm considering introducing some 30s features into (1 over 3 doors, that sort of thing) to make it less blah.

Should we move, I'd like a curved bay window with a curved radiator. I love curved radiators. May not be a 30s thing, but they look great!

My uncle used to live in Hamstead Garden Suburb. Getting permission to do anything to the house was a complete nightmare. The man that bought his house had an absolutely hellish time getting planning to do remedial works, build an extension and even chop down trees. I think he threatened to take the landowners to court!

I have a curved bay but no curved radiator. My childhood house had the curved radiator though. :)

I think it's very easy to introduce hints of 1930s style into a house as it is a fairly plain style really. It doesn't have to be ostentatious.

I can tell you where to buy reasonably priced one over three fire doors :)

Ooh, where Teddy?

You can get some of your original stain glass inserted in between the double glazing panes - saw it on a DIY program. I was a bit sceptical, but it looked really good once done.

www.secdoors.co.uk

Cheapest I found and I did a LOT of looking. Now if you don't need fire doors, you can find repro interior doors cheaper elsewhere but I needed all mine to match so got the fire doors and normal doors from him. With free delivery as well.

We live in an early 1930s semi. It still has many original features. The front door, the bell, all the internal doors, panelling and delft rack in the hall and plaster heads above the delft rack - sort of green man or lionish. It has lots of quirks too, cross- hatching in bedrooms, bow windows at the back and square bays and a mock tudor overhang at the front. The front garden fence is sort of medieval style chains between posts- they all are in the street. It is faced in burnt bricks to look Tudor. with a wooden beam built in to support the overhang. It is very cottagey looking. We love it.
We want to put a fireplace in the dining room but can't decide on one. The one in the sitting room is lovely but wrong- sort of 20s rather than 30s. I would really. like a wood burner with a tiled back and sides and hearth and a heavy mantel shelf but not sure it would look right.

I rather like this fireplace but I'm not sure it's 30s, possibly more mid-century?

It is possibly - difficult to say without knowing what the hearth and original mantel or surround were like. Our house has no fireplaces downstairs, they were stripped out leaving openings in the chimney breasts. From the size you can tell the original fires had more in common with Edwardian style than later 30s ones so would have had tall wooden surrounds.