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This book explores the aspirations and tastes of new suburban communities in interwar England for domestic architecture and design that was both modern and nostalgic in a period where homeownership became the norm. It investigates the ways in which new suburban class and gender identities were forged through the architecture, design and decoration of the home, in choices such as ebony elephants placed on mantelpieces and modern Easiwork dressers in kitchens. Ultimately, it argues that a specifically suburban modernism emerged, which looked backwards to the past whilst looking forward to the future. Thus the inter-war 'ideal' home was both a retreat from the outside world and a site of change and experimentation. The book also examines how the interwar home is lived in today. It will appeal to academics and students in design, social and cultural history as well as a wider readership curious about interwar homes.

Habitations de banlieues --- Architecture domestique --- Decoration interieure --- Architecture, Domestic --- Architecture, Rural --- Domestic architecture --- Home design --- Houses --- One-family houses --- Residences --- Rural architecture --- Villas --- Architecture --- Dwellings --- History --- Sociology of environment --- Housekeeping --- Private houses --- furnishings [works] --- design [discipline] --- anno 1910-1919 --- anno 1920-1929 --- anno 1930-1939 --- Interior decoration --- Interior decoration. --- 1900-1999. --- Great Britain. --- Domestic design. --- Domesticity. --- Home. --- Ideal home. --- Modernity. --- Suburban modernism. --- Suburbia. --- architecture. --- cultural history. --- decoration. --- design. --- homeownership. --- interwar homes. --- interwar. --- modernism. --- nostalgia. --- social history. --- suburban.

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Ideal homes investigates the tastes and aspirations of the new suburban communities that emerged in Britain following the First World War. In a period when homeownership was becoming the norm, these communities sought out varieties of architecture and design that were both nostalgic and modern, reflecting longings for 'Old England' on the one hand and technological convenience on the other. The book draws on exhibitions, memoirs, advertisements and films, as well as surviving examples of suburban architecture and interiors, to identify a distinctively suburban modernism, embodied by the Tudorbethan semi. Arguing that the 'ideal' home of the period was both a retreat from the outside world and a site of change and experimentation, it concludes by considering how such houses are lived in today. This new edition also features an introductory chapter on researching the history of your own home.

Great Britain --- History --- Great britain