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All Mod Cons

The DIY Pioneers
The post-war years led to a boom in home ownership and consequently a generation of fanatical do-it-yourself home improvers.
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Ever So Contemporary
In the 1950s, walls were knocked down, windows enlarged and open-plan living rooms built as an antidote to post-war gloom.
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Just Switch On

Sun, Aug 03, 1997
After rationing ended, the consumer society was born. Britons were able to fill their homes with a variety of electrical goods.
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The Pad

Sun, Aug 10, 1997
In the 1960s, a whole generation let their imaginations run wild to break all the rules of interior design, liberating themselves from the formality of their parents' lifestyles.
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The Outside Room
Changing fashions in garden design followed the end of World War Two, when exotic flowers and labour-saving devices came in and the garden became a place for relaxation and fun.
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Yesterday Once More
Changing fashions saw the 1960s bedsit generation scour junkshops, while in the 1970s people turned to Victoriana.
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