30 Vintage Snapshots of Living Rooms in the 1970s

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[@caliden3785]

I love it...when everyone gathered in the living room to spend time together ❤ 💗

[@rodneybrand8521]

Any one of these places could've been mine..it's like time traveling..

[@michaelaskew6025]

You reach a certain age,perhaps, and nostalgia sets in. I love modern technology so much but we've lost so much emotionally too. Fabulous pics..

[@JPee-x4you]

What were we thinking?? Those patterns , colors , mismatched furniture gives me chills. The room where everyone gathered , where no one was staring at their phone in a trance. ✌

[@spikefivefivefive]

They were in a trance over all those psychedelic patterns.

[@pjesf]

Even back then I just hated all of the browns and rusts - HORRORS

[@lisablack2389]

Does that girl know that her leopard print underwear is showing????

[@davidgold5961]

Yes and I for one absolutely love it. We need more leopard print underwear. Grrrr!

[@calbob750]

Proving once more that the 70s was more than shag carpeting.

[@rmclark339]

The floral pattern couches brought back many memories.

[@SunShine-dk6rk]

Thank you for another great upload,watching this was a trip down memory lane,growing up in 70's England,the hot summer's,American TV shows,I even had an AFX Aurora racing track,genuine Frisbee's my fave was the white one with American stars and Skateboards,I'd watch out for American sport on TV ie NFL and Drag racing,long skateboarding too that was rare but on the odd Saturday on World of Sport TV program,listen to NFL on the radio,a guy down my street had a Charlie's Angel's type Mustang 2, V8 that was a treat to see and hear,in the 70s Grange Hill TV show was made,its on KZbin and set in the school I attended,nowadays I watch that series and remminice,the years have flown but nice to have fond memories.I luv 70s stuff to this day. Wishing everyone peace,health and happiness.

[@tackyman2011]

I remember loads of plaid and 80% of adults smoking.

[@Unknown17]

In the 70s when I was in high school, we had wall-to-wall lime green shag carpeting in the living room and bright orange shag in the dining room. We had an olive-drab Tappan dishwasher, refrigerator, sinks, and oven.. We had one harvest gold bathroom and another in olive drab. We were one hip family back then!

[@gmcoastguard6842]

sounds a lot like my house when I was younger

[@Unknown17]

@@gmcoastguard6842 OMG, DAVID, IS THAT YOU?? (JK)

[@kathysenn7664]

Both of today's uploads are wonderful!! This one brings back lotsa memories! .. the other one, imaginings! Thank you and God Bless you(s)!!!

[@alanmckeeve2695]

I'm seventy now and I look at these pictures and I can smell the cigarette smoke! thank god it's mostly gone now.

[@philippians4890]

Just loved it! So many memories! Antennas on the tv’s, encyclopedia sets, vinyl albums, shag carpet!😃🧡

[@ronaldmayle1823]

A boring time.

[@philippians4890]

@@ronaldmayle1823 don’t you have any fond memories?

[@ronaldmayle1823]

@@philippians4890 A lot. I just didn't like the furniture, and the TVs were really bad. lol But I have fond memories.

[@georgeschierling802]

Saw a couple sets of encyclopedias, wonder who still is using those things now?

[@janicefrantz1831]

Great pix. It's how I remember it being...

[@myriamramirez8494]

Thanks🥰🥰🥰

[@jeanniebonds5358]

Oh my God I remember these days!!

[@Magnetron33]

Thanks!

[@philipatoz]

I would say that most people back then relaxed and spent the most time in their DEN - as opposed to their living room, which was generally a more formal room reserved for entertaining company or guests. Most modern homes built over the last 25 years, have a "great room" - which is typically a room with a higher ceiling and combines the functional spaces of both former living rooms AND dens. A lot of older houses that have living rooms don't typically have a den, too!

[@davidhunt6463]

Mustard was chief among the "must have" colours of the 70s

[@tackyman2011]

And olive, and burnt orange. Yuck.

[@davidhunt6463]

Yes I think on reflection they are all equally as yucky. When I worked in a bank my immediate superior had a range of yellow, green and mustard shirts that he would wear each week but the worst thing about them was they were made of nylon. Sometimes they would crackle with the build up of static.

[@davidgold5961]

2:03 looks like some Danish Modern Hi-Fi gear, possibly Bang & Olufsen. Look just to the right of the TV set.

[@davidgold5961]

It would be a trip if you saw one of your old photos in here!

[@itsnotthesamething]

At some point in time I had that horse print in the first picture. Depending on the color of the couch, (pic is washed out pretty bad) I had it too.

[@mandychadwick9262]

The best days EVER Xxxx 🇬🇧 X

[@codzy3532]

me an hubby are baby boomers and i said to him i can remember when u would sit in the back seat of your parents car an see into everyones dining room there were the dogs cats in the yard we played til dark had stacks of friends in the neighbourhood used to go an see a live band at our local showgrounds it was frickin awesome swimming in rivers going to the local pool going to picture theatre see your friends there loved the 70s great time to have growin up in i enjoyed it

[@gmcoastguard6842]

1:49 mark this guy was the inspiration for Napoleon Dynamite

[@luisreyes1963]

A virtual cornucopia of garishness & kitsch. The 70's certainly were an odd time, yes? 🤪

[@mackermaldrill2656]

I don't know which one is worse. The decor or the clothing.

[@luisreyes1963]

I'd say it's a draw. 😅

[@rogercarroll2551]

The age of the terminally ugly.

[@marygrant882]

Those photos weren't taken for the purpose of showing off their decor, people had what they could afford, obviously not photos of the homes of the rich and famous.

[@krazi77]

the good old days before the tobacco companies started putting poisons in cigarettes

[@davidgold5961]

I agree. American Spirit cigarettes have no additives. My friend, who is a way over-the-top clean eater and health nut, smokes one and only one whenever someone close to her dies, and she swears they won’t hurt you - like you say, it’s the additives.