tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post4471673469779634945..comments2024-03-27T21:37:17.564-07:00Comments on gold country girls: Basement Rooms, Circa 1950Heidi Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666588441951832108noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-30580991027976628382012-03-17T16:52:35.835-07:002012-03-17T16:52:35.835-07:00i love that compass floor in the nautical room!i love that compass floor in the nautical room!Rae - Say It Aint Sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066975427295830641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-72493237310415817942012-03-15T05:53:33.542-07:002012-03-15T05:53:33.542-07:00The house I grew up in was built around this time,...The house I grew up in was built around this time, and they put in a rec room downstairs--floor tile (by whom I don't know), knotty pine paneling, built-in shelving, and a space I believe was meant to put a hi-fi turntable.<br /><br />Note that the man of 1950 had to settle for a mural on the wall of "his" room in place of a big-screen TV.Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-301365561164021422012-03-14T16:15:43.032-07:002012-03-14T16:15:43.032-07:00I love the nautical star! and the room in the very...I love the nautical star! and the room in the very first picture!Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403425991447291560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-35947433987340523292012-03-14T07:52:17.885-07:002012-03-14T07:52:17.885-07:00i would love a laundry room like that with my sewi...i would love a laundry room like that with my sewing stuff there also. of course i would like almost any of these basements.yosemite faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099881025316197608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-49616299317487573992012-03-14T07:20:59.649-07:002012-03-14T07:20:59.649-07:00I am so proud of you that you could reach the bott...I am so proud of you that you could reach the bottom of a cupboard in your basement! That is a step in the right direction all right. I would love to have a basement. Great examples, wonderful floors. Love TTina Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674608813791302494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-59899562774305188162012-03-13T21:19:32.031-07:002012-03-13T21:19:32.031-07:00In our neck of the woods, we called them "rec...In our neck of the woods, we called them "rec rooms". All the cool people had them (not us!) Love the pix! My neighbors had a rec room and an attached bomb shelter! We'd go in there to play board games!Zootsuitmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00318916185610384228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172620894432077557.post-87776005891467362142012-03-13T15:57:39.983-07:002012-03-13T15:57:39.983-07:00How fun. I remember the term "rumpus" ro...How fun. I remember the term "rumpus" room. Many of the items in the photos we had - and used. The washer with the little window, they were popular long before today's front loaders. The 'davenport' (remember those) out of nagahide, I think it was called (a vinyl before vinyl). We didn't have a basement, but we probably bought a lot of those goods from our local Sears.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413508926577689054noreply@blogger.com