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Yes his site covers a plethora of nostalgia including comic book covers, kitchen and food ads. I've listened to him sporadically over the years but never knew of this site.
There are plenty room designs that could be edited just a bit to be stunning. Some of the art is pretty odd but considering the times understandable.
Not so; read the entire thread. You're the first person to use the word "ugly", aside from the author of the blog.
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I also almost like this one - and honestly, maybe I lit up the doobie too early this morning (JOKE, moderators!), but I like that shiny whatever it is on the ceiling!
Kathryn, I stared at that photo for a good long time (without a doobie, LOL), until I figured out that it was the contrast of the antique floor radio with all that black and white that was tickling my brain.
A lot of the "ugliness" of these photos comes from the interesting quality of color photos in the 60s and 70s. Everything looks grainy, washed out, and dingy. However a lot of rooms would look significantly different if they were captured at the period using good black-and-white photography, or now using even a cheap digital camera.
Compare the two photos of the (in)famous Miller House conversation pit. Granted, this house was always beautiful, but the 60s color photos were decidedly more "blah."
And the second photo isn't even a particularly high-quality one. A good white balance is tough with all that white interior.
The guy just scanned it in himself from an old printed book, so yes it is going to have lesser quality. I. and most others that have posted here, think most of the elements are fabulous. The author is doing a bit, he is having fun with the pictures and not taking design seriously. But hey, bonus for me to have found it.
mcguirk Wonderful picture you found, where did you find it? Is there more?
Not so; read the entire thread. You're the first person to use the word "ugly", aside from the author of the blog.
Kathryn, I stared at that photo for a good long time (without a doobie, LOL), until I figured out that it was the contrast of the antique floor radio with all that black and white that was tickling my brain.
Not so? Because some people like it? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I am entitled to my opinion, even if it differs from others. I grew up in that era and ALWAYS thought the look was ugly. Glad you like it, though.
The guy just scanned it in himself from an old printed book, so yes it is going to have lesser quality. I. and most others that have posted here, think most of the elements are fabulous. The author is doing a bit, he is having fun with the pictures and not taking design seriously. But hey, bonus for me to have found it.
mcguirk Wonderful picture you found, where did you find it? Is there more?
I agree, the scanning isn't helping any either. The characteristics I described are common to color photography up until the mid-late 80s. There's a lack of depth and clarity that can deceive.
Those photos are of the Miller House and Garden in Columbus, IL, near Chicago. Designed by Eero Saarinen with textiles from Alexander Girard. My fiance and I are planning a roadtrip to visit Fallingwater and this house late this summer!
Oh, Lordy, that pit group makes me drool! It is the height of awesome audacity. Or the height of audacious awesomeness.
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I am entitled to my opinion, even if it differs from others. I grew up in that era and ALWAYS thought the look was ugly.
You're absolutely right, as long as our opinions are not projected onto everyone else.
It's funny how these 70s styles feel both futuristic (in a Logan's Run/Sleeper sort of way), and dated. I also have to confess a nostalgic admiration for some of the shaggy ethnic stuff --- our style has been described as "hippyish" --- but admittedly it's too cluttered and busy.
I can't help but wonder what folks will make of today's decorating styles in forty years. Every sofa and bedframe that isn't a minimalist backbreaker looks like an dark-stained prop from a Tuscan villa period piece !
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It is the height of awesome audacity. Or the height of audacious awesomeness. 
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