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Modern Retro Woman Home Ec 101: Create the Home You Want

The images of beautiful homes on Instagram and Pinterest are aspirational. But are those homes really liveable? When you create the home you want, your home is peaceful and a reflection of you. Your friends and family feel welcomed. They feel like they can be themselves (and are not afraid they are going to break something priceless).

Posts in the Create the Home You Want category are inspired by mid-century home decorating books…written for homemakers long before Instagram and Pinterest turned home decorating into a competition!

Other Modern Retro Woman Home Ec 101 Categories:

  • Art of Homemaking
  • Elegant Living on a Budget – Money Management
  • Entertaining at Home
  • Home Cooking and Vintage Recipes
  • Sewing – How to Sew and Dr. Julie-Ann’s Projects

Create the Home You Want

What Is Your Christmas Tree Style?

What Is Your Christmas Tree Style?

Welcome to the Type of Home That's Right For You

Welcome to the Type of Home That’s Right For You

The "Morning Star" house plan.

What Type of Home for Me?

You Have Taste

You Have Taste

I Guess I'm Not A Traditional American Kind of Gal Anymore

I Guess I’m Not A Traditional American Kind of Gal Anymore

"Mrs. Leinsdorf's Domain," McCall's Magazine, March 1964.

Is Your Homemaking Work Space Inviting? Your Own?

A Home For My Vintage Cookbook Collection

A Home For My Vintage Cookbook Collection

The Contemporary Conventional Home in 1958

The Contemporary Conventional Home in 1958

You Have Taste-Develop Confidence In It

You Have Taste-Develop Confidence In It

Bear Rug, Optional

Bear Rug, Optional

Mid-Century Christmas Decorating Ideas

Mid-Century Christmas Decorating Ideas

Her Taste Is All In Her Mouth

Her Taste Is All In Her Mouth

Background Doesn't Mean Invisible

Background Doesn’t Mean Invisible

Do You Really Enjoy Decorating for the Holidays?

Do You Really Enjoy Decorating for the Holidays?

The Rumpus Room

The Rumpus Room

Entertaining in the Powder Room

Entertaining in the Powder Room

Guests as Lab Rats

Guests as Lab Rats

Decorating a Room is Child's Play

Decorating a Room is Child’s Play

What Happens in the Bedroom Is Personal

What Happens in the Bedroom Is Personal

Did You Know That People Actually EAT In Their Dining Rooms?  How Crazy Is That?

Did You Know That People Actually EAT In Their Dining Rooms? How Crazy Is That?

Do You Live In Your Living Room?

Do You Live In Your Living Room?

Beyond The Curb, What Is Your Home's First Impression?

Beyond The Curb, What Is Your Home’s First Impression?

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Hi There! I’m Dr. Julie-Ann

I’m so glad that you are here! Are you like me and long for the days when people lived by a set of values and ideals–like family, home, femininity, home cooked meals with real food, dressing well out of respect for self and others, fiscal responsibility, and connectedness–that seem to have been cast aside in today’s cynical and crass world?

By day, I help professors achieve their teaching goals at a mid-sized public university smack dab in the middle of the United States. The rest of the time, however, I’m using all of those same scholarship skills I use for my out-of-the-house job to study mid-century gracious living advice books on topics such as personal presence, clothing that makes you feel beautiful, and good cooking.  My readers love that I am able to translate that information for today’s modern world so that they can be the kind of women they’ve always wanted to be.

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