That ‘70s Style: The Reimagination of Seventies Interior Design for 2023
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Growing up, shopping was one of my mother and my favorite pastimes… not much has changed. As we would scour the sale sections, every so often my mom would excitedly squeal, “Oh my God, it’s back! I used to have this growing up. You see, Caroline, everything comes back!” A product of the mid-nineties, I would internally - or sometimes very obviously - roll my eyes as everyone knew that my Limited Too layered mini cardigan, tank tops (yes, plural), and gaucho pants were the height of fashion. Fast forward to my college days, when I would begin to shop in my mom’s closet for her now vintage accessories. I would don her eighties belts and purses at Florida State parties and often receive compliments on her pieces to which I would now excitedly reply, “Oh, this? It’s my mom’s from the eighties!”
Just as the world of fashion is influenced by the trends of yesteryear, so too is interior design. As an interior designer, I have a strong affinity for vintage pieces and the reimagination of past design styles. One decade that has always had a special place in my heart, both with fashion and interiors, is the seventies.
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I know what you’re probably thinking, “Really, Caroline? But in the seventies they had (insert comment about carpeted bathrooms, entirely wood paneled rooms, waterbeds, patterned linoleum…)” I absolutely agree, some trends are best left behind. That said, we’re not here to talk about replicating the seventies, we’re here to reimagine the seventies.
So, when designing your home
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Conversation Pits
I vividly remember visiting the home of a friend of my grandfather’s as a child and seeing something that I had never laid eyes on before: a conversation pit. Since then I have been dreaming of having my own