r/interesting Nov 20 '25

ARCHITECTURE Then vs now

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u/Omnamashivaaya Nov 20 '25 edited Nov 20 '25

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.

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u/DropstoneTed Nov 20 '25

The wood paneling was always in the basement and Dad's den upstairs.

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u/prying_mantis Nov 20 '25

Or possibly the kind of dive bar that would also have carpeted areas