re: Wtf was going on in 1970s home designs?

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A lot of examples of what is being posted in this thread is not 70’s houses, more mid century 50’s and early 60’s houses..

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Yes. People for some reason always think mid century modern homes are from the 70s.

The 70s featured more "moorish" or "Spanish" architectural features in the subdivision, with blonde bricks, fake beams sticking out in places, and exterior windows with rounded arches at the top.

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WTF was going on with Baseball and Basketball uniform designs.

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Got to remember, we just came out the 1960's flower power movement. Bright colors were everywhere with a balloon effect at the time. Earth tones were not till the later 2000's.

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My entire kitchen / dining area is wall paper

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Our house had flower wallpaper in the kitchen when we bought it. The next day it did not

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Sounds legit. Are you going to show us the inside

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All I have on the inside.



I love the fireplace... but it’s hooked up to gas with NO EFFING VENT.


Deck before restraining and new furniture.





I realize I’m opening myself up to being shite on with a lot but it’s quarantine time and I like talking home remodel stuff. Yes I know my fence needs replacing among other things.

I've known two families growing up who had atriums in the middle of their living rooms. One had a koi pond in the middle of it and the other had an actual tropical tree growing straight up in the middle of the living room up to the skylight. Also knew another guy who had a 155 gallon salt water tank built into his living room wall. My grandparents had an indoor grill built into a brick standalone in the middle of their living room.

I'd take the bright colors of the 70s over the horrible decor of the 90s. Those curtains Joe Burrow's parents had the other day are straight out of the 90s.

I wouldn't even know how to describe the style.

Oh man, your patio setup is AWESOME. I am a sucker for a good patio, especially right now during quarantine.

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My grandparents had an indoor grill built into a brick standalone in the middle of their living room.

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I'm having a hard time visualizing this.

I like that a lot. I especially like that it isn't so married to the MCM style that anything different would look out of place. A lot of those really modern homes require you to commit 100% in order to keep it looking that way. You can't just buy something you liked in the store.

One big reason I like older homes like you see in New Orleans is because you can decorate them without set rules. You don't have to commit to any one style and can kinda have your own unique "theme" just based on things you've liked and bought without regard for anything else.

Those 1970's homes with real brick may be 40 years older but they will hold up better than a lot of new faux-french villa DR Horton type homes.