What original features to re instate in a 1930’s house?

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We are in the process of purchasing a detached bay fronted house built in 1930. It has been extended and improved so much that other than large hallway and landing, none of it feels like a hundred year old house. What features are classic of that time? I want to do the house justice as it’s a beautiful, well loved family home. I have always lived in modern houses so big open plan family areas and grey and white everywhere is all we are used to.
Any ideas on where to look for 1930.S style decor too?

My in laws had a late 1920's property, so whilst it was first sold in 1930 it probably was a mix of the time. I think pretty much everything is still the original. There are high level picture rails, the doors are panelled with a large one at the top and then panels at the bottom and bakelite round handles. The banister is very 'simple' square uprights with a wooden hand rail.

In keeping with the 1930's there are also no radiators. (We are in the process of selling)

Thank you Afternoontoffee

Art deco fireplace perhaps? You might be able to get one second hand, lots of people get rid of them as they are not to everyone's taste.

Parquet flooring and 30s style internal doors

I grew up in a 1930s bay-fronted house.
Original features were coloured leaded light panels in the front door & glass panels to the sides of the door.
A pantry under the stairs. Simple turned bannister with square rails. Firesplaces - pale tiles, smoothed edges. Pale Yellow bathroom suite, think it's called Mimosa.
Outside loo!

I have a late 1920s house and have kept all the picture rails, internal doors with Bakelite handles, original parquet in the hallway etc. The previous owners got rid of the original fireplace sadly, but I found a fire surround from the same era which looks great.

I’ve tried to add touches of original stuff, like a sunburst mirror, or an Art Deco stained glass pattern over the door and retain the alcoves either side of the fireplaces rather than box them in. I’ve also gone for a modern version of a an old fashioned style bathroom.

I have a 1930s house and we have lots of original features. I have loads of stain glass windows and doors. Parquet flooring, minton tiles, original doors with original bakelite handles. You can find lots of inspiration on Pinterest and Instagram.

I've just put bakelite handles back on our 1930s doors. I love them.

We also removed a horrid pvc porch and exposed the original doorway. It looks ten times better.

Picture rails in the same pattern as skirtings and fairly simple. One over three doors with rim locks. Stained glass top lights of windows. 30s fireplaces are often not to modern tastes, but there are some gems and even places that do replicas with authentic tiles.

Thank you. Itcouldhave

Yes, we're in a 30s house, 30s doors, stained glass in the top part of windows and in part glazed front door, picture rails, parquet floor, chimney breasts, maybe quarry tiles in kitchen.

I bought this book when I moved into our 1930s house - it a really interesting (well - to me!) potted history of houses of this era:

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0747804648/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_TK6JH6V1VATDDQH8RDVW?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

I've got this one too:

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0747804648/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_TK6JH6V1VATDDQH8RDVW?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Gah! Same link. I meant this one:

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1846740029/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_XC6MT8511EZR63M0VNAP?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Panelled hallway, parquet floors, picture rails, 1930s style internal doors, stained glass hall door 30s style, re-instate 30s front door with original door furniture- letterbox, knocker, bakelite internal doorhandles, doorbell, fireplaces (Although they are sometimes hideous), 30s spindles and newel post on stairs, the typical stained glass stairway window, 30s bathroom suite and tiling.

Oooh I just bought those books for DH's birthday, we've just moved into a 30's house. Sadly not many original features left apart from lovely skirting boards and picture rails, and what we think is an original leaded window on the landing. We're pondering what we do with it as it's only single glazed so it will probably be freezing in the winter...

This Art Deco house has quite a lot of its original features
www.themodernhouse.com/past-sales/garnett-road/

Just had an original front door made in 1920 renovated, replacing lampshades, will be changing landing window for one we got with the door. E are trying to steer a course of nods to original build, but without it looking like a TV set.

Did get a glorious original Art Deco armchair, we have it in the bedroom.

Wooden floor with central rug.

Avoid open plan massive echoey room.

Plate rails.

Interesting staircase. Ours is an angle breaking u-bend with balustrade that gave our surveyor a heart attack with all the angles and child murdering gaps.

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Oooh I just bought those books for DH's birthday, we've just moved into a 30's house. Sadly not many original features left apart from lovely skirting boards and picture rails, and what we think is an original leaded window on the landing. We're pondering what we do with it as it's only single glazed so it will probably be freezing in the winter...

You can have it encapsulated in a double glazed unit. Our old house had the stained glass at the front of the house preserved like that. Modern copies aren't a patch on the original so it's worth doing.

Thanks WeAreTheHeroes I didn't know you could do that, I'll look into it.