After WWII, the fast technological advances, the growing consumer market and the change in lifestyle greatly affected interior design. The TV became a focal point, modern household appliances and kitchen design rapidly changed and thus became more integrated into the living space. Central heating also had a major impact on domestic living, because people could now utilize larger areas of their homes at the same time.
The general public became increasingly design conscious and keen on new and unusual objects. The style was most often rather eclectic, with a mix of furnitures of different types. During the late 1950s and ’60s, interiors became more bold and colorful and plastic was the preferred material for modern style furniture.
Here below is a set of amazing vintage postcards that shows what interior of bedrooms looked like in the 1950s and 1960s American hotels.
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| Brookside Motel and Ranch House, Gatlinburg, Tennessee |
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| Aime's Motel and Restaurant, St. Johnsbury, Vermont |
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| Bill Will Motel, Clinton, Mississippi |
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| Capt. Thomson's Motor Lodge, Alexandria Bay, New York |
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| Christiannasborg Motel, Petoskey, Michigan |
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| City Center Motel, Renton, Washington |
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| Clarion Motor Lodge, Clarion, Pennsylvania |
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| Doherty Motor Hotel, Clare, Michigan |
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| Flagstone Motel, Port Angeles, Washington |
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| Francisco Grande Motor Inn, Casa Grande, Arizona |
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| Grand Union Motel, Saratoga Springs, New York |
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| Hawaiian Gardens Resort Motel, Holly, Michigan |
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| Hawaiian Gardens Resort Motel, Holly, Michigan |
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| Hoppe's Hotel 29, Mountainside, New Jersey |
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| Hotel Executive, New York, New York |
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| Kum Back Inn, Vincennes, Indiana |
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| Ledge Rock Motel, Wilmington, New York |
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| Merry El Motel, Columbus, Georgia |
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| Monte Plaza Motel, Huntsville, Alabama |
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| Mums Motel, North East, Pennsylvania |
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| Paradise Motor Inn & Restaurant, Bennington, Vermont |
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| Peace Bridge Motel, Buffalo, New York |
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| Penn Hills Lodge, Analomink, Pennsylvania |
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| Ponderosa Inn, Burley, Idaho |
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| Ponderosa Inn, Burley, Idaho |
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| Ramada Inn, Nashville, Indiana |
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| Royal Lahaina Resort, Kaanapali, Maui, Hawaii |
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| Sierra Motel, Sagamore, Massachusetts |
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| Stadium Motor Lodge, New York, New York |
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| Stardust Holiday Motor Hotel, Anaheim, California |
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| The Baron Steuben, Corning, New York |
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| The Country Surrey Inn, Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania |
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| Trinidad Motel, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| White Heron Motel, Homestead, Florida |
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| Worth Motor Lodge, Biloxi, Mississippi |
