In the 1960s, a whole generation let their imaginations run wild to break all the rules of interior design, liberating themselves from the formality of their parents' lifestyles. Show more

Changing fashions in garden design followed the end of World War Two, when exotic flowers and labour-saving devices came in and the garden became a place for relaxation and fun. Show more

Changing fashions saw the 1960s bedsit generation scour junkshops, while in the 1970s people turned to Victoriana. Show more

The post-war years led to a boom in home ownership and consequently a generation of fanatical do-it-yourself home improvers. Show more

After rationing ended, the consumer society was born. Britons were able to fill their homes with a variety of electrical goods.

In the 1950s, walls were knocked down, windows enlarged and open-plan living rooms built as an antidote to post-war gloom. Show more