Woodsy,
Were cardboard fireplaces a thing in the UK?
The attached photo is from 1963 and shows the cardboard fireplace my mom bought!
Even though the house I grew up in was bult around 1900, there were no fireplaces, and these cardboard ones were a way to provide a little old-fashioned ambience (apparently, they're still being made but I think I'll pass on buying one for the house!).
From Vegas Base
Ed
How cool - instant hearth! SFZ
ReplyDeleteand as one would imagine, this is where we ended up hanging our stockings! LOL
DeleteI have never seen a cardboard fireplace before. They were certainly not available in New Zealand to my knowledge.
ReplyDeletekitschy but kind of cool - in a cheap, classless way LOL
DeleteI think it looks lovely Ed and your Mum purchased well, its instantly festive. I wonder how it was packed - even flat it must have been big to get home. I had thought your card hearth actually went round a real fire when you first mentioned it! ha ha, a cardboard fireplace, an oxymoron. I realise now that I'm the moron! There's no fire!
ReplyDeleteMy mom was a big decorating person, and very celebratory. Regardless of the holiday or special day she had to go over the top - the complete opposite of the way I turned out! LOL As kitschy as these appear at first, Amazon.com offers a very nice selection even to this day as holiday decorations, so they must still be popular.
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