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Polly Hennessey

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32. Green shag rug. At the time we thought it was great.

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Mon Nov 3, 2025, 11:36 AM

Nov 2025

Now, oh, the horror.

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What style of objects--furniture, appliances, decor would you find in a 70s house? I have to admit I made a macrame owl, [View all] debm55 Nov 2025 OP

Avocado Green Appliances Deep State Witch Nov 2025 #1

HAHAHAHAHAHAH, Thank you very much, Deep State Witch. debm55 Nov 2025 #3

Gods, yes! buzzycrumbhunger Nov 2025 #103

cheap wood paneling DBoon Nov 2025 #2

You got that right. Thank you DBoon. debm55 Nov 2025 #4

Bed Coolgoober Nov 2025 #5

I forgot about those. Thank you very much, Coolgoober. debm55 Nov 2025 #7

Hey, I resemble that remark! buzzycrumbhunger Nov 2025 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author DBoon Nov 2025 #118

When I bought my 1885-vintage house in 1990 it came with a "Harvest Gold" refrigerator Ocelot II Nov 2025 #6

Yes, the shag carpet and the Harvest Gold refrigerator. Thank you very much. Ocelot II debm55 Nov 2025 #9

Ash Trays Coolgoober Nov 2025 #8

Forgot about those. Thank you Coolgoober. debm55 Nov 2025 #10

Everywhere get the red out Nov 2025 #12

So sorry, get the red out. May their memories be a blessing to you. debm55 Nov 2025 #13

Wallpaper get the red out Nov 2025 #11

Oh the wallpaper. Yes, Thank you, get the red out. debm55 Nov 2025 #14

Lava Lights, although they seem to be making a comeback... SWBTATTReg Nov 2025 #15

Yes, Thank you very much SWBTATTreg. I did most of my shopping as a teen at Spencers. debm55 Nov 2025 #20

I Have One! ProfessorGAC Nov 2025 #93

Thank you ProfessorGAC. I suppose you didn't it at Spencers then. debm55 Nov 2025 #95

No. My Wife Found It In A Catalog ProfessorGAC Nov 2025 #96

Neat! I always thought they were so neat! Nice to know that they aren't so toxic anymore. SWBTATTReg Nov 2025 #106

I Had One Of The Old Ones ProfessorGAC Nov 2025 #107

I've still got several... buzzycrumbhunger Nov 2025 #104

Clear plastic couch covers. Bluestocking Nov 2025 #16

Oh, I hated those, Thank you Blusestocking. I never understoood why they were used. Did we have germs???? debm55 Nov 2025 #23

Console TV and stereo as living room furniture in wooden cabinets. Eugene Nov 2025 #17

Hey Eugene Coolgoober Nov 2025 #22

impressive - mine started to fall apart in a few years Eugene Nov 2025 #28

Same here, Eugene, Brown kitchen appliances. Yuk. Thank you very much, Eugene. debm55 Nov 2025 #24

Crocheted orange and brown afghan on the back of the couch Endlessmike56 Nov 2025 #18

And it was scratchy. Yes, the wooden accents. Thank you Endlessmike 56. HAHAHAHAHHAH the afghan. debm55 Nov 2025 #25

I still have one of those! arkielib Nov 2025 #26

That's great you still have his plant hangers. As you noticed from my OP I made one of the owls debm55 Nov 2025 #109

i found my AWESOME avacado/cream crocheted hoody sweater in the late 90's. it + a brown twin were almost thrown out pansypoo53219 Nov 2025 #122

They are vey easy to make, pansypoo53219,, Go to You Tube and look up the directions. debm55 Nov 2025 #123

Peace Signs Coolgoober Nov 2025 #19

And the smiley faces. You can post as much as you want. Thank you, Coolgoober. debm55 Nov 2025 #27

Oh, they have made a comeback! ☮️ CrispyQ Nov 2025 #54

Lava lamp, black light, Che Guevara poster surfered Nov 2025 #21

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA. Did you do your shopping at Spencers in the mall???? thank you surfered. debm55 Nov 2025 #29

Can't remember. I just know they were groovy. surfered Nov 2025 #74

That's way cool, man. debm55 Nov 2025 #75

Right on! surfered Nov 2025 #116

My aunt had a big shag rug that always evokes the 70s for me. Orrex Nov 2025 #30

Oh yes, the shag carpet, even in the bathroom. Yuk. Thank you Orrex. debm55 Nov 2025 #31

Green shag rug. At the time we thought it was great. Polly Hennessey Nov 2025 #32

You got that right. Yuk. Thank you Polly Hennessey debm55 Nov 2025 #33

Dad's chair--the recliner. Lazy Boy. debm55 Nov 2025 #34

posters DBoon Nov 2025 #35

HAHAHAHAHAHAHH. Thank you very much, DBoon. debm55 Nov 2025 #36

Plaid couches. pandr32 Nov 2025 #37

Yes, and sometimes they came with a loveseat and chair. As if you didn't have enough plaid.Thank you pandr32. debm55 Nov 2025 #38

Yes, and in dingy colors. pandr32 Nov 2025 #44

HAHAHAHAH. agree. Thank you pandr32. debm55 Nov 2025 #46

String or wire art, especially framed hanging on the wall 🎨 Niagara Nov 2025 #39

Yes, the pod chairs. HAHAHAHAAHHAAHH. Thank you, Niagara. debm55 Nov 2025 #41

lol, Debbie! Niagara Nov 2025 #48

Harvest Goldl shag carpeting CanonRay Nov 2025 #40

HAHAHAHHAHAHA. I agree with you. Thanks CanonRay. debm55 Nov 2025 #43

My friend's parents turned their basement into the kid's room & filled it with several bean bag chairs. CrispyQ Nov 2025 #42

Bean bag chairs were ugly. And lord forbid you get a hole in it. That table sounds 70s unique. Thank you, CrispyQ. debm55 Nov 2025 #45

Do a search "Mid Century Modern furnishings, image". multigraincracker Nov 2025 #47

Thank you multigraincracker.for the suggestion. Would a fondue be in it? debm55 Nov 2025 #49

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Avocado Keepthesoulalive Nov 2025 #51

I hate that color and we had Harvest Gold, Thank you Keepthesoulalive. debm55 Nov 2025 #53

The leftover console stereo. Harker Nov 2025 #52

Thank you , Harker, We had a console that had a TV and a stereo in it. debm55 Nov 2025 #57

Wow. The old horizontal entertainment center. Harker Nov 2025 #58

Avocado green here, too. Shag carpets. Strobe lights. Indian bedspreads. flor-de-jasmim Nov 2025 #55

Yep you got them . Do you remember the beaded doors? HHAHAHA. Thank you flor-de-jasmin. debm55 Nov 2025 #59

Y'all are forgetting the other dominant kitchen/appliance color Jilly_in_VA Nov 2025 #56

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHH. Thank you very much, Jilly_in _VA debm55 Nov 2025 #60

A "conversation pit" in the middle of the living room. Aristus Nov 2025 #61

HAHHAHHAHAHAHAH. My cousin had one of those set ups. I forgot to step down into the pit and my drink went flying. His debm55 Nov 2025 #62

:-{) Family Games Goonch Nov 2025 #63

Thank you very much, Goonch. I miss playing those games. debm55 Nov 2025 #64

Western Electric rotary dial telephone n/t gladium et scutum Nov 2025 #65

Thank you very much, gladium et scutum. And the curly wire that gave you little or no privacy. debm55 Nov 2025 #66

Carpet rakes. madamesilverspurs Nov 2025 #67

HAHAHAHHHAHAHAH. That's funny, Thank you very much, madamesilverspurs. debm55 Nov 2025 #68

Did anyone have a fondue or an air popper for popcorn? I remember those. debm55 Nov 2025 #69

sand candlesnt msongs Nov 2025 #70

Thank you very much msongs. debm55 Nov 2025 #71

Patterned mirror tiles or mylar wallpaper in the bathroom LudwigPastorius Nov 2025 #72

HAHHAHHAHHHAH. Thank you very much, LudwigPastorius. Way cool. I had the hanging chair, As for the others , YUK. debm55 Nov 2025 #76

I definitely did Macrame! But not an owl. electric_blue68 Nov 2025 #73

Oh I did other things too with macrame. I just wanted to include the owl. Did you do string art? The owl was "cool" back debm55 Nov 2025 #77

It may have been the ubiquitous macrame owls that gave rise to the term... 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #85

Well, my macrame owl was a piece of art. LMAO. Thank you, 3catwoman3 , Looking back, I thought it was, debm55 Nov 2025 #91

Oh, noes! 😄 I never heard the term! electric_blue68 Nov 2025 #117

Fondue pots and wooden fruit bowls SARose Nov 2025 #78

Thank you SARose. We had these "wooden" salad bowl set and some little bowls. I loved fondue. debm55 Nov 2025 #83

Harvest gold and avocado green everywhere The Blue Flower Nov 2025 #79

You got it, The Blue Flower. And the doll crochet cover for the TP. Thank you debm55 Nov 2025 #82

Formica kitchen table tops. GP6971 Nov 2025 #80

Thank you very much for the Formica table tops. and the cheap seats that went with them. Thanks, GP6971 debm55 Nov 2025 #81

Fondue set poli-junkie Nov 2025 #84

I agreee and thank you very much poli-junkie debm55 Nov 2025 #87

Those flower-shaped non slip stickers in the bathtub ... surrealAmerican Nov 2025 #86

The pink bathroom and the pink tank and toilet cover and pink TP. Thank you so much surrealAmerican. debm55 Nov 2025 #89

When my Air Force husband was transferred to Andrews AFB in 1986, we bought... 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #88

Yep , those zig zag ones were butt fugly.Thank you 3catwoman3 debm55 Nov 2025 #98

console teevee. maybe a big hi-fi. BIG TECH. pansypoo53219 Nov 2025 #90

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA. Was it a princess phone. Thank you pansypoo. debm55 Nov 2025 #92

no. i have a black one from an estate sale, but i got a yellow wall rotary for $4 at a rummage sale + we were pansypoo53219 Nov 2025 #121

Thank you very much, pansypoo53219, I always wanted a Princess phone. debm55 Nov 2025 #124

older style better for long shoulder calls. hold tag. pansypoo53219 Nov 2025 #125

Thank you debm55 Nov 2025 #127

oh. i have 3 att/wis bell in the family. pansypoo53219 Nov 2025 #126

Haven't Seen It Listed Yet, But... ProfessorGAC Nov 2025 #94

Thank you ProfessorGAC. I got mine in college when someone was throwing it out. Half the mini Styrofoam beans were debm55 Nov 2025 #97

My Little Sister Did ProfessorGAC Nov 2025 #100

Beaded curtins! Sedona Nov 2025 #99

I remember them. Thank you Sedona debm55 Nov 2025 #111

The Atari Video Computer System (VCS) Shermann Nov 2025 #102

Thank you Shermann. We had one that played on the TV screen. debm55 Nov 2025 #112

Game consoles mostly connect to TVs Shermann Nov 2025 #136

Thank you Shermann. We played pong on ours. debm55 Nov 2025 #137

Sedona beat me to it. Beaded curtains. Diamond_Dog Nov 2025 #105

I remember. that spool, We made a cat scratching pole from ours. Thank you Diamond_Dog. debm55 Nov 2025 #113

Flowers printed on fabric where the flower itself is the size applegrove Nov 2025 #108

HaHAHAHA. . Yep, right about that, applegrove. debm55 Nov 2025 #115

Linoleum floors, popcorn ceilings and... SaveOurDemocracy Nov 2025 #110

Thank you very much SaveOurDemocracy. I finished the ceiling in our bathroom with popcorn paint debm55 Nov 2025 #114

I remeber this poster was popular among some college students DBoon Nov 2025 #119

Thank you very much. DBoon debm55 Nov 2025 #120

Forest green sculptured carpet. SheltieLover Nov 2025 #128

Water bed, India print everything- bed cover, curtains, ceiling covers; macrame plant holders, incense holders. lark Nov 2025 #129

I remember a bong hanging from the ceiling DBoon Nov 2025 #138

HAHAHAHAHA. Oh you. Thank you DBoon. debm55 Nov 2025 #141

We had bean bad chairs and plastic Parsons tables virgdem Nov 2025 #130

Yes, but back then it was the rage. Thank you. virgdem. debm55 Nov 2025 #133

A platform bed choie Nov 2025 #131

Great, choie. I remember those. And you are the first to mention the 8 track tape deck. Congratulations debm55 Nov 2025 #134

The biggest stereo system you could afford calguy Nov 2025 #132

Thank you calguy. I remember carting them to college. They were huge speakers. debm55 Nov 2025 #135

My black lights, posters, lid of Acapulco Gold Tree Lady Nov 2025 #139

Wonderful memories. Thank you very much, Tree Lady for sharing. debm55 Nov 2025 #140

k&r n/t area51 Nov 2025 #142