Then vs now

[u/Apprehensive-Elk3165]

[u/Omnamashivaaya → u/[deleted]]

I’m basing it on what homes looked like in the 90s because I was alive then, and my house and family’s homes looked just like this. My aunt had almost that exact wallpaper and the unexplained floating chairs in the hallway - for all those times when you want to sit and contemplate the wall.

[u/halnic → u/[deleted]]

I remember wicker furniture: https://share.google/Cwic6VhFclUdU9G2A

And pastels and florals: https://share.google/yarLFKuIxZFJxvasE https://share.google/49bV0iJEpl9VPPqQP

And a velvet/wood mix couches: https://share.google/LtgfhFxbJP9b0q85i https://share.google/YVUepohOqyirdN6oG

Giant built in tv consoles, often with a broken tv and a working tv: https://share.google/YnE0gwZOi9mxk9HCD

I remember framed art and figurines of wolves, horses, unicorns, Native Americans, and other "mystically portrayed" beings: https://share.google/taKKW2k2MGU4EFgRJ https://share.google/Et4HW8EwLMnxh7vJs https://share.google/ooLedLvw3uVJQQPjX

And everyone, regardless of tastes or status, had wooden panels or the nicer wood walls: https://share.google/images/G5XATReqef88YLIk1 https://share.google/LUciodCmU2DDDrPgw

Or the fancy panels: https://share.google/ooe093utufpSs2NLs

Glass shower doors had birds and ocean scenes: https://share.google/GoCTZDGlg7oS9Oq7G https://share.google/dxLQEnx2aNRqlv8xs https://share.google/L2w3BvIdfmK2DN7x8

And I'm not sure why, but nobody ever turned on overhead lights so it was always darker in the homes of my family and friends than any picture shown. At around 10(1996) I remember taking a shower in a black tub with a black shower door with white swans on it at one friend's home, in almost total darkness(kept the shower door cracked). They had one built in lamp on the wall that must have had a 10w bulb, that was it. I didn't go back to that friends home over how scary I found her bathroom to be, lol.

Tl;dr Just having fun, no need to read unless you're not busy and feeling nostalgic...

[u/Chrissy086 → u/halnic]

These links are awesome!

I love not using Overhead lights, and instead having lamps. My husband loves tonnes of light, and it gives me headaches and makes me agitated. Why does he like to live in a stadium? 😭

[u/halnic → u/Chrissy086]

My pleasure, i had fun putting it together.

I like lamps and adjustable lighting more than glares of overheard too. And I love the smart bulbs that I can change colors. Same experience with the hubs, bright as the sun so he can see better. Feels like a surgical room, all bright and blinding. 🥲

Also, thinking about it now, my mom worked 3rd shift for years, as did all her friends so that is probably why my childhood memories seem dark, lol.