When doing interior decorating, what colors were used?
In the 30’s unless you were monied people, there was not too many trendy colors. From my own experience, our home was spotlessly clean . Wallpapering then was a cheap route to go – now it is very expensive. Ceilings were done in a white on white paper. We made our own paste and it would take two people, one on each end to stick this to the ceilings. I think during those times you bought whatever was on sale rather than getting in to designer colors. The 40’s were a little better economically due to the outbreak of war. Wars are notorious for stimulating the economy. Dark green and burgandy either in paint or wallpaper became popular. Yellow was a favorite for kitchens. Off white wallpapers were popular and colors basically were very conservative. Decorating imaginations did not stretch to the magnitude of todays designers. I cannot tell you what the monied people preferred, mainly because I did not know any. More thoughts: Walls wpuld be painted in a neutral color. Kitchens would be pa
