That 70's Home #1

Initially, I was going to title this post "Interior Desecrations" - sort of poking fun at the obnoxious decor so prevalent in the 1970's.  But then, being totally honest, I actually kind of like the 70's style. It's so easy to ridicule because it was so bold; however, they are anything but a "desecration".  They are fun, they are innovative, they are full of life, and, most of all, they are an example of what happens when interior decoratiors smoke a lot of marijuana.

This one sort of reminds me of when Greg Brady got his own room. He converted his dad's study into a psychedelic bachelor pad perfect for heavy smoking and shagging.  I fell in love with it when I first saw it, and have pined for my own sort of room ever since.

What would a 70's home be without wood paneling? The 1970s saw a rise in real wood paneling instead of the laminate paneling of the 1960s.... and it remained popular through the duration of the entire decade! That's why you have so many homes today still with the 70s wood paneling - because it was popular for an entire decade of home construction.

This demonstrates the amazing dichotomy of the 1970's: browns and earth tones were huge - the 70's are often referred to as the "browning of America". Yet, there was also a tendency to spiral out of control in the total opposite direction with an explosion of loud colors. Go figure.

There was also a tendency to make rooms (usually the study or rec room) totally dark. With the dark wood paneling, the brightest light bulb you could find couldn't illuminate these rooms.  They were cozy, in a medieval dungeon sort of way.