Here are two printable book pages that feature vintage house illustrations and floor plans. The first page, Design 1, includes an illustration of a square two-story, three-bedroom house. An illustrated floor plan, as well as room measurements for the ground floor, is also included. A short paragraph at the end of the article describes the…
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Vintage Home Decorating Ideas
This antique book page, titled Practice Work in Home Decoration, features three illustrations of vintage home decorating ideas. The first illustration of a kitchen shows a black wood cook stove on the far wall, with a few items, including pots and pans and a rolling pin, hanging from a narrow shelf that runs along the…
Story-and-a-Half Vintage House
Here is an illustration of a charming story-and-a-half vintage house. When I read the accompany description of the house on the shabby and aged pages within the book, I wanted to share those pages with you as well. The house is described as “a fine and commodious story-and-a-half house well adapted for a country or…
Beautiful Window Decoration
Here is a vintage illustration of a beautiful window decoration. The illustration features a bay window, with full-length, white lace curtains topped with an elegant burgundy patterned valance. The top of the valance is attached to an ornate golden yellow frame moulding. Each of the three panels of glass windows has a green blind that…
Vintage Table Clip Art
This vintage illustration features a small, elegant, wooden table. An ornamental Victorian lamp and a fancy scarf decorate the table top. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration. I scanned the original image from the November 1891 issue of The Delineator magazine.
Vintage Chandelier Clip Art
This book plate includes a variety of styles of vintage chandeliers. The styles of chandeliers illustrated on the page are:1. Modern, style of the German Renascence;2. German Renascence, Hemispherical, for 8 candles;3 – 6. Modern, bronze and wrought-iron; and7. Modern, French, by the sculptor Villeminot (L’art pour tous). Here is a black and white clip…
Vintage House Cleaning Supplies
This vintage illustration of house cleaning supplies includes: a broom, mop, pail, scrub brush, wooden bucket and wash board. I scanned the original image from the November 1892 issue of St. Nicholas magazine.
Free Vintage Clip Art Stove Advertisement
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for an early cook stove. In 1899, this stove was a new concept and much different than the commonly used wood-burning cook stoves of the time. This stove burned “ordinary kerosene oil, as used in lamps, with an intensely hot blueflame”. It cost $19.00 complete. The ad includes an…
Carpet Designs Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage catalog page includes six samples of beautiful carpet designs in a variety of pretty colors. Most of the patterns are floral designs. The page also includes descriptions and prices of each of the carpets. The prices ranged between 59 cents and 73 cents per yard. I scanned the original page from the 1908 …
Free Vintage Clip Art Breakfast Table Setting
This vintage illustration features an elegant breakfast table setting for eight people. Here is a black and white clip art version. I scanned the original illustration from Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management, circa 1888. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Bathroom Clip Art
Here is an illustration of a vintage bathroom. The amenities include: a toilet, a sink and a clawfoot tub. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge. I scanned the original image from the 1916 Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalogue.
Snow Covered Home in the Country
This vintage illustration features a snow-covered home in the country. The brick house looks inviting and cozy nestled amongst the trees. Here is a black and white clip art version. The illustration is from the December 1893 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Click on images to enlarge.
