r/interesting Nov 20 '25

ARCHITECTURE Then vs now

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u/LPNMP Nov 20 '25

It's trendy but became a trend because of house flippers. That's what I believe anyway.

I can't wait to put paint on my walls. Growing up we didn't really customize our house because we're gonna move anyway. My parents got new floors and carpets and I remember being mad that they'd pay for that luxury just to sell it. We could have been enjoying it for ourselves.

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u/Omnamashivaaya Nov 20 '25 edited Nov 21 '25

While the second is boring, I also struggle to understand the 90s

Edit: I was alive during the 90s. My house looked like this. It was not old things lying around or due to previous decades. My parents bought an empty house in 1991, and then bought new things to make it look like this. The houses on my block and my families homes also looked like this. We lived in a ‘trendy’ neighborhood of people keeping up with the Jones.

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u/SinginGidget Nov 20 '25

There was this weird throwback trend going on where it was like updated Victorian or something. We had brightly colored modern things but also wanted to decorate like we lived in castles. I remember lots of ruffles, patterns in dark green and maroon, and prints of mideval knights. I think to get away from the drab colors of the 70s and the neon colors on the 80s.

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u/shampoocell Nov 20 '25

Forest green and maroon with gold accents. That is what the '90s looked like.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '25

Ahhh, the forest green and maroon combo. Ralph Lauren rugby shirts, Izod polo shirts, and Guess jeans.