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70s Decor

posted 8 years ago by nicotinequeen63
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Anybody else love it? The only thing I find a little less than authentic, (I grew up in the 70s), is how just about every furnishing/every detail, is straight up 70s. In real life, we have hand-me-downs, gifts etc. from past decades, so have more of an eclectic decor. Anyway, along with what I already held on to, I've been going to thrift stores and adding authentic 70s pieces to my collection. My latest additions are a brown and pumpkin orangey crocheted afghan, and a big avocado green canister set for the kitchen, (with big daisy imprints). I'm very inspired by this show, especially the kitchen.

[–] bwbphile 8 years ago

Checkout the magazine Atomic Ranch if you that style.

[–] jimdarling 8 years ago

One of the things I always hated about listening to people discussing the shows (on the DVDs) wass them bragging about how authentic the decor was.

But that's because it was HOLLYWOOD'S vision of what mid-American homes looked like in the 70's, and as everyone knows (I hope) HOLLYWOOD PEOPLE don't know Jack about anything outside of their tiny little world.

I can't imagine where you are from that you think it's authentic. Personally, I'm from St. Louis and never, EVER saw any decor like those. (Cheese graters as lights? Get real!)

[–] Future_Games 8 years ago

I love the shag carpet.

jimdarling:

We're talking about a sitcom set in the 1970s. It's a heightened view of the decade. The decor is over the top to fit in with the feel and tone of the show.

You keep on reminding me of a darkness only I can see

[–] Squeaky_Dog_Toy 7 years ago

I love the 70's decor. My husband and I had the exact green chair that Red sits in. It still looked new and was so comfortable. We gave it along with other furniture to one of my customers whose home had burned.

[–] pioneergrrrl (2390) 3 years ago

my parents had the exact same washing machine--still do. It's weird seeing it on a TV show--and apparently famous.

[–] liscarkat (16869) a year ago

Decor in movies and tv shows tends to fall into two categories: either every cliche of the period, or a professional decorator's showcase. In reality, most people's houses were neither. In the 1950s, for example, our house wasn't full of atomic-age looking "Mid-Century Modern" stuff, in the '60s we didn't have anything psychedelic around, and in the '70s we bypassed most of the orange and avocado green with daisies. Our furnishings tended to be a mixture of objects that had been handed down and accumulated over many years, dating from 1920s chairs to recently purchased appliances (white)--a very eclectic mix. All of the homes I visited in those decades were pretty much the same way.