40s interior design

We take a look at room full of 1940s decor designed by Hazel Dell Brown, one of the most surprisingly influential designers in midcentury America!

Better Homes and Gardens has covered interior design since the dawn of the Jazz Age. Join us as we take a decade-by-decade look back through the furniture, colors, and styles that filled our homes over the past century, along with the people and events that drove the designs of our lives.

We've been shopping to recreate this look from our archive

Explore our selction of the interiors, objects, and architecture of the past century that keenly illustrate the timelessness of expert design.

I showcase 8 distinct looks popular in 1940s interior design. Furniture, colors & decor inside 1940s homes were sunny, patriotic, 'sanitary' & more.

1940s traditional American home hallway

This Armstrong interior appeared in Ladies Home Journal. A similar color scheme, but in a traditional style, appeared at about the same time.

Explore the 7 biggest trends in 1950s decorating -- complete with descriptions and vintage illustrations of 1950s decor for each style.

Name: Joanne O’Callaghan Location: Melbourne, Australia Size: 510 square feet Years owned: 16 years Joanne recently renovated this late-1940s Art Deco apartment in East Melbourne, Australia. The entire place is full of light and charm, but the apartment’s living and dining space, called the “blue room,” is a particular jewel: It features Art Deco cornices, a tiered mirror above the original fireplace and a large framed window.