Although manufacturers made copies and adaptations of antique pieces in fine
woods, the beds in this photo show an interpretation in steel of French
Eighteenth Century style.
Tastes in the twenties tended to the traditional, perhaps because those styles evoked the perceived idyllic romanticism of the earlier period. The bedroom incorporated the latest technology in mattresses into the traditional styles of the Colonial, Federal and even Empire furniture from the 17th and 18th centuries. There was one invention of particular note, a handy way to have a full bed at night, but space for other activities during the day. The Murphy bed could be tucked away fully made into its closet. The bed hung on in the thirties and forties and made for some good sight gags in the films from those decades.
Here are three bedrooms showing the traditional decor.
Although manufacturers made copies and adaptations of antique pieces in fine
woods, the beds in this photo show an interpretation in steel of French
Eighteenth Century style.
“Pastel tints can be joined harmoniously in any combination. . . . Pale
green and fresh orchid--a bit of gold and a touch of pink are set off
entrancingly by the dark wood shades of the furniture.”
In these two photos you may be able to make out the window treatment which was
so common in the twenties: glass curtains ending at the sill, a window shade
under the curtains, and draperies over the curtains, hanging at the side and
reaching the baseboard.
From a Simmons ad: “I’m glad I can make my guests so comfortable at
Santa Barbara”
says Mrs. J.J. Mitchell, the former Miss Lolita Armour. This was a guest
room in Daisy Cottage at Mrs. Mitchell’s estate, “El Mirador” in the
hills above Santa Barabara.
By the end of the decade, modern geometry foreshadowed the Art Deco that would
become so popular in the next decade.
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