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Based upon historical texts, academic works, newspaper and trade press material, catalogues and trade literature, Clive Edwards' study explores the history of the selling and consumption of domestic furnishings from the 18th to 20th centuries. From the earliest times, people have striven to turn their houses into homes through the use of decoration and furnishings, stimulating in turn a major commercial sector dedicated to offering the products and services essential to feed the ever-changing dictates of domestic fashion. Whilst there is plentiful evidence to show that these phenomena can be traced to medieval times, it is arguable that the eighteenth century witnessed the birth of a widespread and sophisticated consumer society. With a comparatively wealthy and socially mobile society, eighteenth-century Britain proved to be a fertile ground for ideas of home improvement and beautification, which were to persist to the present day. Turning Houses into Homes not only maps the history, changes, development and structure of the retail furnishing industry in Britain over three centuries, but also examines the relationships between the retailer and the consumer, looking at how retailer

Author

Clive Edwards

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781351877282

Subjects

History, Management, Economics