16 People Share Awful Examples Of Boomer Home Décor And We're Laughing A Little Too Hard
"Those 'Live, Laugh, Love' signs."
Some home décor trends age better than others, and boomer-style decorating has become a favorite target for online jokes. From wall-to-wall carpeting to shelves packed with figurines, people had plenty to say about the look of a certain generation’s living rooms, kitchens, and porches.
In this roundup, people shared the boomer décor choices they find the most dated, cluttered, or just plain funny. The list mixes nostalgic details, strong opinions, and a few surprisingly specific gripes about what used to be considered stylish.
Some of these homes were once the height of fashion, and that makes the whole thing even funnier.
Boomers Have Specific Taste When It Comes to Home Decoration
Kelvin Murray / Getty Images"Those 'Live, Laugh, Love' signs."
"'Cute' knickknacks on the front porch and wall-to-wall carpeting."
3. Paintings
"A Thomas Kinkade painting in the living room. Thomas Kinkade paintings are the easiest way to tell if I won't like someone."—u/DaveSW777
Kruck20 / Getty Images/iStockphoto"Covering ugly designs with other items, like fridge cabinets, floral couch covers, or wallpaper."
5. Dollies
"Doilies."
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"Yellow oak cabinets, pink in the kitchen that is called 'coral' or 'cranberry,' gold-colored fixtures, and knobs everywhere."
"Wallpaper - everywhere."
It’s giving the same tension as someone trying to stop Mom from turning their childhood room into an office.
"The paintings of sad, big-eyed children that were popular in the '60s and '70s. A lot of people had them when I was a kid."
9. Newspapers
"Stacks of newspapers."
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"Cabinets with glass doors, and ceramic birds or figurines that are proudly displayed."
11. Extremely Neat Homes
“Houses that look as if nobody lives in them, and Architectural Digest photo shoot stuff in fixtures and other items.”
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"The urn with the ashes of Aunt Chloe."
13. Giant Cutlery
"The giant wooden spoon and fork on the kitchen wall."
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14. Fake Flowers
"Fake flowers. They can look tacky, but I think if people are rocking the 1890s style with candlesticks and whatnot, it can work."
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"All the home décor comes from Kirkland's."
"In the 1970s, just about everyone had a poster showing an orange cat hanging onto a tree limb with the words 'Hang in there, baby' or sometimes 'Hang in there, baby, Friday is coming.' It was hugely popular."
Now, we can’t blame boomers for decorating like this, because it was popular when they were young and interested in decorating their homes. Of course, trends change.
And before you start condemning them, just look at modern homes. They all look alike, don’t they?
That’s what trends are all about: people doing the same thing…
For another home-decor faceoff, see how someone handled their mother-in-law’s pushy redecorating ideas in Debating Decor: Am I Wrong for Rejecting Mother-in-Laws Redecorating Ideas?
