I recently thrifted a pristine 1997 copy of a Better Homes and Gardens The New Decorating Book, and I am overcome with joy as ...

From its 1925 inception until the late 1960s, the Grand Ole Opry’s “gingham curtain” separated performers from the public with a strict and strait-laced dress code. Men wore suits and boots ...

The book is full of beautiful images showcasing gingham sofas, frilly fabric curtains, and stripes galore ... a pink-striped accent chair, blue and green stripes on a sofa pillow, and two mini ...