The United Kingdom’s House and Garden Magazine recently celebrated their 60th anniversary – that is a great many years to be telling people how to decorate their homes! To commemorate the occasion, they have chosen some highlights from the six decades they have been around to wallow in nostalgia over … adverts, food dishes, fabrics, designs, household objects and famous designers from each decade are listedon their website.

While at least half the decades are rather more recent than our door hardware would match, 50s and 60s homes often do well with a bit of period-style! Their list is great value, both for design ideas and just curiosity and poignancy. The fifties advert, for example, highlights ‘Formica: The Pride of Your Kitchen!’. Ah, how things change… Check it out for a giggle and a bit of wonderment.