Homemaker magazine, do-it-yourself, interior design, DIY, decoration, 1950s, 1960s available from www.vintagebritishstyle.com
HOMEMAKER MAGAZINE 1950s / 1960s www.vintagebritishstyle.com
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UK magazine full of DIY projects, interior design, product reviews, loads of adverts for homemaking/DIY products
Approximate size 9" x 12" (23cm x 30cm)
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PRICES LISTED ARE IN UK POUNDS STERLING
£20 | Homemaker Issue No. 2 April 1959
126 pages Note - free gift not included Projects include nest of trays, oak sideboard, bedroom suite Feature on furniture you can build at home |
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£20 | Homemaker Issue No. 3 May 1959
128 pages Slight creasing to top right hand corner of front cover. Has been folded over at about 1.5" in from opening edge, due to storage over the years Free gift of Home Decorator's Wallet included Projects include built-in Hi-Fi system, made-to-measure kitchen unit, making curtains Feature on refrigerators | |
£15 | Homemaker Issue No. 4 June 1959
134 pages Projects include high level kitchen cabinet, needlework basket | |
£15 | Homemaker Issue No. 5 July 1959
134 pages Projects include folding picnic-table and chairs, garden barrow, frying pan clock Features on buying furniture for today, designs of the year 1959 | |
£15 | Homemaker Issue No. 6 August 1959
126 pages Projects include children's play cabin, table-top magazine rack, picture frames Feature on cutlery | |
£12 | Homemaker November 1959
150 pages Projects include pegboard tools rack, laying a garden path, built-in cupboard Feature on washing machines | |
£12 | Homemaker December 1959
134 pages Projects include musical boxes, Christmas gifts, cane-work shopping basket Feature on convertible beds/sofas | |
£12 | Homemaker February 1960
118 pages Small tear at spine Booklet on fibreboard included. Projects include folding tables and shelves, building a fireplace in stone or brick, folding fireside chair Features on bed linen, knitting by machine | |
£12 | Homemaker April 1960
150 pages Central heating booklet included. Projects include child's bedroom unit, making simple lampshades Features include choosing a tape recorder, dining furniture and tableware | |
£12 | Homemaker May 1960
136 pages Projects include bathroom cabinet, constructing a pond, adding a conservatory Features on window dressing, wallpapers, | |
£12 | Homemaker August 1960
102 pages Projects include reversing a door, three-way occasional table, fixing units to a wall Features on outdoor lighting, built-in furniture, timber houses, brighter luggage | |
£12 | Homemaker September 1960
126 pages Projects include building dry walls in the garden, repainting the house outside, shopping bag and briefcase Features on choosing a greenhouse, sisal carpeting, | |
£12 | Homemaker October 1960
150 pages Colourful homemaking booklet included. Projects include bathroom linen box, bird table Features on planning a study bedroom, food mixers, choosing your heating system | |
£12 | Homemaker November 1960
150 pages Projects include laying garage foundation and floors, chair and ladder in one, attic conversion Features on furnishing on a budget, choosing fabric for loose covers, coffee makers, lighting | |
£12 | Homemaker December 1960
126 pages Projects include child's model shop, inexpensive gifts, a porch lantern Features on furnishing a bedroom on a budget, irons, choosing a blanket | |
£12 | Homemaker February 1961
112 pages Projects include various dressing tables, modernising a Victorian bedroom, storage stool Features on winter motoring, condensation, curtains. | |
£12 | Homemaker April 1961
136 pages Projects include birdhouse, magazine racks, plant stand Features on freshening up the pond, built-in cookers, using electricity with safety Includes 24 page pull-out booklet - A spring face lift for the home | |
£12 | Homemaker May 1961
144 pages Projects include tiled-top coffee table, draining the garden, memo board, hall chest Features on ceramic tiles, cutting holes in glass, refrigerators Includes 24 page pull-out booklet - Outdoor homemaking | |
£12 | Homemaker June 1961
126 pages Projects include disguising an ugly fireplace, child's garden truck, garden table, clothes airer Features on care of the lawn, practical pots and pans, trouble-free refrigeration, eating in the kitchen Free gift included - Portfolio and Quick Reference Tables | |
£12 | Homemaker July 1961
104 pages Projects include tea trolley, built-in livingroom furniture, building a shed, picnic table Features on Design Centre Awards 1961, picnic and camping accessories, fountains for small gardens | |
£12 | Homemaker September 1961
120 pages Projects include making a carport, summer garden seat, wardrobes, table unit Features on garages and carports, making your garden look bigger, a lawn to be proud of. | |
£12 | Homemaker October 1961
144 pages Projects include bird table, magazine rack, tiled coffee table Features on modernising your bathroom, sheet flooring guide, paperhanging on painted walls | |
£12 | Homemaker November 1961
136 pages Projects include power points on a ring circuit, serving hatch and flap table, fitted wardrobes Features on central heating, preparing soil for planting, furnishing from scratch | |
£12 | Homemaker December 1961
102 pages Projects include see-saw and chute, doll's house, dining table and sideboard Features on fluorescent lighting, guide to cookers, wrapping Christmas parcels | |
£12 | Homemaker January 1962
88 pages Projects include cocktail bars, dressing table, magazine rack, built-in alcove units Features on choosing a bed, displaying prints, borrowing for building Free gift of two prints is included. | |
£12 | Homemaker February 1962
96 pages Projects include breakfast bar, plant trough, bookcase, mosaic bottle-lamp, built-in bureau Features on decorative timber, furnishing from scratch. 16 page guide to home maintenance included. | |
£12 | Homemaker March 1962
126 pages Projects include doll's bed, entertainment unit, making lampshades Features on dryers, take care of the kettle, focus on your fireplace 16 page booklet Easy to Make with Plywood include. Pull-out supplement included - A garden plan for every plot | |
£12 | Homemaker April 1962
128 pages Projects include renovating a bath, dinette suite, toddler's playpen, eggcup holder Features on creating a garden of fragrance, fitting a venetian blind, new look at rugs 12 page supplement on home decoration included | |
£12 | Homemaker May 1962
136 pages Projects include child's desk, bow-fronted cupboard, two-car garage, room divider Features on choosing and fitting a sink, new ways with ceilings, combating wood decay | |
£12 | Homemaker June 1962
112 pages Projects include a boat, mock window shutters, rustic furniture, Features on furnishing and decorating an old flat, kitchen conversion for a bungalow | |
£12 | Homemaker July 1962
96 pages Projects include souvenir display cabinet, putting up a home extension Features on choosing fire surrounds, choose your roses now, louvres all the way 16 page supplement included - Carefree summer motoring | |
£12 | Homemaker August 1962
88 pages Projects include sunlounger, wash-basin in the bedroom, garden umbrella table, sectional playhouse Features on decorative ways with mirrors, furniture for sunny days 16 page supplement included - The home pleasure garden | |
£12 | Homemaker September 1962
104 pages Projects include building a conservatory, a garden pond, building a darkroom annexe Features on safety in the home, ponds and pools in the garden, installing gas central heating | |
£12 | Homemaker October 1962
136 pages Projects include roll-top desk, building a conservatory, workbench, Features on how to use power tools, better heating on a budget, making the home weatherworthy 16 page supplement included - exterior decorating | |
£12 | Homemaker December 1962
112 pages Projects include furniture for a bed-sitter, rocking horse, toy garage, record holder, desk set Features on making home seem larger, common sense lighting, short course in wood finishing | |
£12 | Homemaker January 1963
88 pages Projects include disguising an old fireplace, foldaway bar, bed settee Features on bar-top accessories, cutting the cost of hot water, rooms for teenagers | |
£12 | Homemaker February 1963
96 pages Projects include bird table, greenhouse, transforming small bathrooms Features on curing dampness, power tools - bench equipment | |
£12 | Homemaker March 1963
128 pages Projects include nursery furniture, making loose covers, modern armchair Features on basic budget for a new home, washing machines, dealing with unused fireplaces | |
£12 | Homemaker April 1963
128 pages Projects include stone fireplace, modern rocking chair, fitting an extractor fan Features on spring decoration, ideas that sell a house, sharpening gardening tools | |
£12 | Homemaker May 1963
136 pages Projects include wardrobe, cocktail bar, Wendy house, towelling bedspread Features on plants for a terrace, buying a well-designed house, air conditioning | |
£12 | Homemaker June 1963
112 pages Projects include built-in wardrobe, buffet trolley, bedhead Features on furniture for the garden and poolside, smart touches a wife can add to a newly decorated home | |
£12 | Homemaker July 1963
96 pages Projects include display case for toy models, writing desk, linen box Features on making the most of a sewing machine, creating a water garden | |
£12 | Homemaker August 1963
88 pages Projects include toy cabinet, cocktail cabinet, writing desk and bookshelf Features on questions to ask when buying a cooker, preserving the sparkle of car chrome | |
£12 | Homemaker November 1963
136 pages Projects include patio-shed, planning an extra cloakroom or shower, converting a loft Features on womanly ways to bring elegance to a home, professional ways of finishing and polishing wood | |
£12 | Homemaker December 1963
110 pages Small tear to front cover Projects include fireplaces, hi-fi equipment cabinet, bathroom cabinet, build-in window seat Features on power tools, perfect veneering, taking advantage of time switches | |
£12 | Homemaker March 1964
128 pages Projects include garden shed, built-in fitments for halls, bunks that convert to separate beds Features on plants for quick colour on a terrace, professional way to cut stone, decorative woods | |
£12 | Homemaker May 1964
136 pages Projects include settee, fireplaces, open-tread staircase, built-in wardrobe Features on woodworm and dry rot, fences and garden paths, dishwashers | |
£12 | Homemaker June 1964
136 pages Projects include decorative shelves, laying terrazzo tiles, paving a terrace Features on the 1964 award-winning designers, new patterns in plastic surfaces, automatic ironers | |
£12 | Homemaker August 1964
96 pages Projects include table-tennis table, sun-lounger, decorative dividers for through-rooms Features on beautiful fish for the home aquarium, keeping summer glare from your home | |
£12 | Homemaker September 1964
120 pages Projects include stone fireplace, a floating ceiling, lined curtains, loose covers Features on decorative wall panels in paper and plastic, special decoration section | |
£12 | Homemaker October 1964
136 pages Projects include bedroom unit, nursery furniture Features on shrubs and trees, what makes houses noisy and how to quieten them, new lighting and floral wallpapers | |