1950s Furniture, 50s Retro, Bedroom Furniture, Johnson-Carper, Mid-century

The Ricardo’s Bedroom Furniture: Digital Decor Experiment

BEFORE: Screen capture of the Ricardo's Bedroom
BEFORE: Screen capture of the Ricardo’s Bedroom
LUCY-bedroom
AFTER: The bed on the left is from a  photo of an original vintage bed. The wallpaper is from the current Delphia Jasmine range applied over the original.

Recently there was a vintage bed sold on eBay from the same “Fashion Trend” range by Johnson-Carper that was used for the I Love Lucy bedroom furniture. I copied and pasted from the images of the vintage bed ( see original photo below) into a screen capture from the show. I also pasted in wallpaper from the current Delphia Jasmine Trellis Floral Wallpaper by Brewster Home Fashions  that we looked at in a recent blog post.  Then I colorized Lucy’s bedding, wall picture and tripod lamp to suit the replicated half of the picture and here is the result.

The Ricardo’s beds were  from the “Fashion Trend” range by Johnson-Carper. The color was described in the original ad as a ” contrast of light ivory Korina and natural walnut” The ad at the end of this page shows a lighter color set .The bed on eBay is a more golden color so the color in the rendering above is adjusted to appear lighter..

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1950s “Fashion Trend” by Johnson-Carper seen on eBay

Pictured here is a 1950s “Fashion Trend” by Johnson-Carper seen on eBay ( Original listing HERE) the same make as the Ricardo’s beds on I Love Lucy. Shown are the headboard, foot board and slats.  Solid blonde wood construction. The headboard shown above measures approx 57″ wide x 10.5″ deep x 42.5″ tall. Footboard measures approx 57″ wide x 20.5″ tall x 2.5″ deep. Slats are 54″ long.

Original 1953 Ad for "Fashion Trend" Range of I Love Lucy style bedroom furniture
Original 1953 Ad for “Fashion Trend” Range of I Love Lucy style bedroom furniture The color is Ivory Korina with Fawn Walnut.

Ad text:

Live like Lucy

(You’ll love it!)

Now… for your home, the lovely “I Love Lucy” Suite!

Here’s the beautiful fashion trend bedroom suite created especially for Lucy and Desi and their sensational television show. “I Love Lucy” — chosen for their Hollywood home too! Brought to you by thousands of fashion trend dealers coast to coast.

“We Love Fashion Trend,” says Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, stars of the fabulous “I Love Lucy” show. You, too, will love this Fashion Trend Suite for its charming style especialy created for Lucy and Desi by Edmond J. Spense for its subtle yet stunning contrast of light ivory Korina and natural walnut for the many quality features that make Fashion Trend one of the most famous names in furniture… and for the down-to-earth price that makes Fashion Trend as easy to own as it is to love. See the I Love Lucy suite at leading furniture and department stores. — Live like Lucy! Double Dresser and Bookcase Bed $198.00.

Johnson-Carper Fashion Trend
Johnson-Carper Fashion Trend