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Some awesome stuff indeed. The late 60s and early 70s were heady times.
My objections are small -- but then again I'm able to see the good points of all decorating styles: not too crazy about too much red to the point where it seems oppressive, and I still don't like that heavy Mediterranean-style furniture that was so popular in the early 70s (but my aunt furnished her entire house with it, and who am I to tell her she doesn't have a beautiful home?).
The one picture of the entryway with the Marimekko wallpaper?
Awesome is the word, indeed! I started out laughing, but you know what? I kinda admire the way people had fun with their decorating back then. Decorating today is so sterile, so serious, so... cookie cutter. Maybe we could use a little more shagedellic fun. Yeah, baby.
OK, OK, the mirrors on the ceiling were maybe a bit over the top and the metallic wallpaper with the humongous intersecting geometric shapes is pretty laughable. And I have a hard time believing anyone actually hung red striped wallpaper hung in two different directions with blue stars underneath. Still.... some of the other rooms looked ok to me. I agree with Ohio Girl, Marimekko wallpaper gets an from me. And I especially liked that gold wallpaper in the dining room--wouldn't mind seeing that come back into fashion. As an accent, not the whole room, but I like it.
We still have our leather Hugh Hefner chair with ottoman. The one that looked like an Eames chair but cost a lot less at your neighborhood Danish furniture store. It's not quite as groovy without the other mod furniture around it, but I refuse to give it up because it's really comfortable and all these years later we still think it looks good.
1) I don't think the author has ever sat in an Eames lounge chair! They make fun of it for being uncomfortable and they are super comfy!
2) With a tad bit of decluttering, I really like this space: http://lileks.com/institute/interiors/BHG/chpt5/5.html
3) There are a lot of hideous spaces here though! haha
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And I especially liked that gold wallpaper in the dining room--wouldn't mind seeing that come back into fashion. As an accent, not the whole room, but I like it.
Less is definitely more with bold (and/or loud ) design. A lot of that wallpaper, and lamps, etc., are fun, but you wouldn't want it in every corner of every room.
I still have a Marimekko jewelry box from fifth grade, tragically covered with stickers and whatnot (what do you expect from an 11-year-old? ), but I still love it!
Less is definitely more with bold (and/or loud ) design. A lot of that wallpaper, and lamps, etc., are fun, but you wouldn't want it in every corner of every room.
Yup, yup and yup--absolutely agree! That's why accent walls were so big back then.
On the other hand.... I can see a certain appeal for having that one room where they put the exact same busy pattern on everything to the extreme (including the walls, chairs, drapes, doors etc. and even covering the artwork.)
Just think of the advantages of having a room like that! I could get a robe made up of that fabric, and then when I lay down on the couch to take a nap nobody could find me! If I need a break from the grandkids I could stand against the wall and they might have to search for me for days!
Hmmmm.... I might just have to get me a room like that....
OK, decided to find some links. This is the room where I'd get a matching robe and then when the kids want me to settle some argument I could stand against the wall and hide!
The room has a spaceship feel to it for me. And I have an aversion to red.
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OK, decided to find some links. This is the room where I'd get a matching robe and then when the kids want me to settle some argument I could stand against the wall and hide!
Isn't this site crazy fun? This guy is a local radio host who really doesn't ever talk about interior design. I found it researching a local statue at a defunct restaurant. He is very funny but not very accurate, especially about the Eames lounge chair.
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The late 60s and early 70s were heady times. 
) design. A lot of that wallpaper, and lamps, etc., are fun, but you wouldn't want it in every corner of every room.
