Interior Decoration Footage - WPA Film Library

Interior Decoration

FRENCH HOUSEHOLD EXHIBITION Household equipment tested and shots of exhibits.

CARPETS Story of Carpets in the West Country

SERVIETTES - AS AIDS TO TABLE DECORATION Creative Napkin Folding

CARPETS Contrasting modern carpets of the mid 1950s with those of an earlier age

Hotel Room

INSTANT BATHROOM Prefabricated bathrooms fitted into hoses at Carshalton.

Ladies & Gentlemen, The Penthouse

Senior Citizens - Couple Watcing T.V.

Historically preserved plantation house

CARDBOARD FURNITURE Schools using Cardboard Furniture

NEW OFFICES A landscaped office at Beecham house.

INTERNATIONAL FAIR IN BUDAPEST Lots of different exhibits on show at the Budapest International Fair.

Historically preserved plantation house

PENNIES ON CEILING A pub invites its customers to stick their pennies to the ceiling in bits of paper.

TOUR OF HUTONG AREA Visiting an occupied hutong home of an antique dealer

FURNITURE A look at modern sideboard which can be dismantled and given new parts to make it more accessible.

Roley Poley Slip Covers

News in a Nutshell: PRINCESS MARINA'S QUILT Students of Royal School of Needlework are making a Quilt for Royal wedding.

THE HOUSE OF A DREAM Excellent story about a modern, art deco dream house on a hilltop in Amersham.

Liverpool Cathedral

Bubble House

Chandelier Hanging from Ceiling

Expensive Home Furnishings

FURNITURE EXHIBITION Great footage of the latest interior design at the Earl's Court Furniture Exhibition.

Ultra Modern Furniture

Decorate With Liquor Labels

Woman at Vanity

TV Ad for I-excel Cabinets

1950s Families

'AQUITANIA' SELLS OUT FOR THE LAST TIME. The furniture from retiring liner, the 'Aquitania' is sold off at auction.

A TIMELY TOPIC Great story showing some fabulous art deco clocks and watches.

IDEAS FOR IDEAL HOME Princess Marina attends the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia.

"KOOMBE" FURNITURE Footage of the the new combined bed / cabinet being demonstrated

COTTAGE CONVERSION (aka EDANA ROMNEY) Excellent story showing interior decoration styles of the late 1950s.

HOUSE AMONGST THE TREES A house built from wood and stone designed to fit in with its natural surroundings.

DREAM HOUSE Ultra modern house with great late 1950s decor.

CARPETS Michael Denison and Dulcie Gray choose carpets and wallpapers for their new home.

PENTHOUSE SUITE penthouse Suite designed by Oliver Messel

FLATS IN QUICK TIME Block of high-rise flats assembled in 18 weeks in Manchester.

LICHFIELD - NEW STYLE HOUSES FOR RENTING Partly prefabricated low cost housing being built in Staffordshire.

COUNCIL HOUSES DE LUXE New style council houses are built for people in London's Canning Town.

HOUSE IN 3 WEEKS New factory built houses may solve housing problem.

NEWS IS BUILDING House of the Century.

HOUSE OF TOMORROW Modern house on display - glass walls and latest gadgets.

HOUSE FULL OF SNAKES Bizarre Australian house and occupants!

LONGLEAT the interior of Longleat House in Wiltshire.

HAMMOCKS two old ladies setting up hammocks in house

DINING ROOM Tiny living room that can be instantly transformed into the dining room.

NEW HOTEL CUTS OUT ALL NOISE A new hotel is opened at London Airport - very stylish for 1964.

LUXURY FLATS 3 SHILLINGS A WEEK Footage of new council flats available in Dumbartonshire.

SKYSCRAPER FLATS Novel ten storey flats opened in Glasgow.

THE STATUE AND THE FUSS Sir Hugh Casson unveils a controversial statue on a new estate of flats at Ham Common.

THE WORLD IN CAMERA The Duke of Brunswick has to auction the contents of his castle to pay German taxes.

PERFECT MATCH Fabulous 1968 designs for wallpaper and curtains are followed through to the finished articles.

FURNITURE EXHIBITION (aka MODELS) An introduction to the very latest in labour saving devices on display in Earls Court.

LINO DECOR A look at some of the exciting new ways to use lino - including an introduction to lino artwork!

MODERN FURNITURE An introduction to this season latest furniture designs by Christopher and Anthony Heal.

LATEX IN THE HOME (aka DO-IT-YOURSELF IN RUBBER)

LUXURY BED Mighty bed - get it and you won't need to get up. Rather like the Internet but more comfortable.

WALLPAPER An item about the manufacture of wallpaper.

LIGHTS EXHIBITION Latest technological advances and designs in lamps and lights at show in Olympia, London.

FURNITURE EXHIBITION Space saving furniture exhibition

MOVABLE WARDROBE wardrobe with wheels

CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE The Institute of Contemporary Arts exhibits the latest in furniture design

FURNITURE EXHIBITION Latest ideas in furniture designs are seen at the British Furniture Exhibition.

MODERN FURNITURE A look at modern chair designs by Dennis Lennon

FURNITURE EXHIBITION latest styles in furniture on show at exhibition.

NEW STYLES IN FURNITURE Fabulous fifties furniture - some crazy items including an Emmett creation!

DREAM HOUSES Great ideas and gadgets from the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia.

FURNITURE'S NEW LOOK Latest interior decoration and furniture at Earl's Court Furniture Exhibition.

THE LONDON FURNITURE EXHIBITION Furniture on display being demonstrated by salesmen and models, incl sofa bed.

CHICAGO HOLDS ITS ANNUAL HOME FURNISHINGS SHOW New inventions on show at home furnishings exhibition.

NEW FURNITURE DESIGN New furniture designs on show at London's Design Centre.

HIGH BED IN LIVING ROOM Tony Secunda and his high bed in the living room

PLASTIC BATHS Over-the-top luxury bathrooms by designer Godfrey Bousack.

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION Queen Elizabeth II visits the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia.

WORLD OF TOMORROW What the home may look like by the year 2000.

21 ST FURNITURE SHOW the 21st Furniture Show at Earls Court, London.

INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE SHOW Futuristic furniture on display at Cologne furniture show. Germany.

FISH TANKS man who has constructed fish tanks into wall of his house in Gravesend.

WALL PAINTINGS Old wallpaper stripped from a cottage wall reveals priceless paintings.

CRACK ARTIST Artist Dorothy Jones disguises cracks and flaws in walls by painting pictures over them.

SPRING STOOL Stool with spring that moves with the person sitting on it.

Selected Originals - THE WORLD IN CAMERA - GERMANY. Material related to newsreel story "The World In Camera - Germany" - 50/36.

A PALACE AFLOAT First pictures of he interior of "Britannia" - the Royal Yacht.

EUROPE'S BIGGEST CONCERT HALL

MOTORING INN Pub owner obsessed with vintage cars decorates his pub accordingly

COMBINED TABLE AND CHAIRS Table with seats attached to its legs save space in London's restaurant.

BEAUTY IN GLASS Actress Celia Lipton and mother visit exhibition "home of future

THE PROSPECT BEFORE US Mr Gilbert shows off his latest invention - the collapsib

NEW FURNITURE Footage of innovative furniture being demonstrated.

PRESTO-PAK TABLE multi purpose table as demonstrated

FLOWER PIECE. Flower decorations created by flower expert Constance Spry

LIGHT PATTERNS Various lights, chandeliers and lamps on display

MODERN CHAIRS IN PLEXIGLAS AND METAL BY VERNER PANTON Danish furniture designer makes chairs in plexiglas and metal.

RUMANIAN FURNITURE FACTORY Wood chippings turned into pulp and production of laminated wood.

VIBRO MASSAGE CHAIR DEMONSTRATED

CHILDREN'S FURNITURE IN RUMANIA Furniture for the children shown in Rumania.

STAMP WAR Item showing housewife using Green Shield Stamps, and Trades Alliance speaking against it.

HOSPITAL patients being treated at St. James Hospital.

HOME PLANNING A young couple drop into the Council of Industrial Design for advice on setting up home.

1950s Kitchens

Exposicion de Artesania Escandinava

French Set New Mode in Gracious Living

Family Visits a House

FURNITURE EXHIBITION Space saving furniture exhibition

HERE & THERE Knights in armour in Oxford, furniture from light tubing, floating crane and pub with airfield.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 10 Excellent item shows us the features of a simplistic art deco living room and bedroom.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 38) A versatile bathtub.

SHOWGIRLS" HOUSEBOAT London's Latin Quarter dancers helping a friend to redecorate her yacht - great pinup show.

PLASTIC FLOWERS Ronald Lane specialises in floral decorative lights.

A TALE OF TILES A great little film which proposes recycling - making ceramic tiles.

CANDLES Modern colored and ornamental candles are seen along with various candle holders.

SEA SHELLS Sea shell importer Millicent Rich shows us some exotic specimens in her Balham flat.

MAYFAIR COLOUR CENTRE A young couple visit the Mayfair Colour Centre to get some advise on colour schemes for their home.

NATURE DESIGNS IN FABRIC A designer uses images from nature, such as tree bark, to inspire designs for fabrics and pottery.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 104) A demonstration of furniture that converts into spare beds.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 63) A woman enjoys life in her ultramodern boudoir.

PATENT CHAIR A model demonstrates the latest design in armchairs with clever compartments which conceal a number of things from cocktail glasses to stationery.

Selected Originals - KOREAN RUG Material related to newsreel story "News In Flashes" - 51/65.

Jon Hall Home Movies - Miami Airport & Residential Landscape

TOUR OF HUTONG AREA Visiting an occupied hutong home of an antique dealer

Jon Hall Home Movies - Plantation Style Home & Small Airport

Radio Hour Entertainment

Rosenborg Castle: Tapestry in Long Hall

Rosenborg Castle: Silver Sideboard and Mirror Frame in the Long Hall

Rosenborg Castle: Silver Armchair, Table and Gueridons in the Long Hall

Rosenborg Castle: Ceiling Details

LATEX IN THE HOME (aka DO-IT-YOURSELF IN RUBBER)

LIGHT PATTERNS Various lights, chandeliers and lamps on display

IDEAL HOMES Ideal Homes exhibition at Olympia & Tomorrow's Home exhibition in Harrods.

FURNITURE EXHIBITION Exhibition of 1960s Furniture

Hotel bedroom

ANOTHER HOME CRAFT FOR EVE - RENASCO WORK Making Boxes with Antique Look

LOOKING TO TOMORROW Ideal home exhibition at London's Olympia.

GERMAN FURNITURE EXHIBITION Some ultra-modern furniture on display with inflatable settee and rotating bed.

Christianborg Palace: Dining Room Display

NOVELTIES - SEEN BY EVE'S CAMERA Two devices are demonstrated - one that stops the lid of a teapot falling off, the other a collapsible table.

IDEAL HOMES Ideal Homes exhibition at Olympia & Tomorrow's Home exhibition in Harrods.

ROYAL TOUR 1947 HMS Vanguard prepares for visit from the royal family.

Historically preserved plantation house

FOAM CHAIRS Chairs made from liquid foam.

CARPET FACTORY

SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DECORATION Female students at Arnold School of interior decoration.

LEAF Sally Miles uses leaves for interior decoration.

Christianborg Palace: Dining Room Display

RAF NEW LOOK QUARTERS New quarters for married airmen and their families at Cosford RAF base in Staffordshire.

Christianborg Palace: Dining Room Display

THE HOUSE HE LOVED Tour around Winston Churchill's home - Chartwell Manor - now open to the public.

OLD HOUSE Old house in Scotland decorated with symbolic crosses.

Historically preserved plantation house

Interior of Perle Mesta Suite in the Sheraton Hotel

DUNLOP FASHION SHOW aka DUNLOP VYNOLAY FLOORING Dunlop vinyl flooring displayed in a 'mock' fashion show

DREAM KITCHEN Commander Campbell shows Grandma Buggins around a modern kitchen.

WASHINGTON (aka INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE) Footage of the interior of the White House in Washington in the United States of America.

Historically preserved plantation house

DECK CHAIRS Two women try out latest design in rocking deck chairs.

Interior of Perle Mesta Suite in the Sheraton Hotel

Historically preserved plantation house

Hotel Furniture

Interior of Perle Mesta Suite in the Sheraton Hotel

GRANTHAM CASTLE A little film showing Grantham Castle in Lincolnshire.

TOUR OF HUTONG AREA Visiting an occupied hutong home of an antique dealer

Senior Citizens - Couple Watcing T.V.

Hotel Lobby Seating

Historically preserved plantation house

LEGS An item about legs - on furniture and humans.

FURNITURE EXHIBITION Modern furniture on display at Earls Court exhibition.

FOR MIGHTY LITTLE MITES A novelty chair for young children is demonstrated.

FOLDING FURNITURE Glamorous models demonstrate some of the latest designs in folding furniture.

INFLATABLE FURNITURE Quirky looking inflatable settees and chairs.