Ideal homes investigates the tastes and aspirations of the new suburban communities that emerged in Britain following the First World War.
The book draws on exhibitions, memoirs, advertisements and films, as well as surviving examples.
In a period when homeownership was becoming the norm, these communities sought out varieties of architecture and design that were both nostalgic and modern, reflecting longings for \'Old England\' on the one hand and technological convenience on the other.
Ideal homes investigates the tastes and aspirations of the new suburban communities that emerged in Britain following the First World War