Back in the ’80s, clear furniture was all the rage. You’d see it in Hollywood blockbusters, at your friend’s house, in the furniture stores, and thankfully, four decades later, you’ll only see it on the street.
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Unless you’re a mobster in Miami in the 1980s, or an Art Deco magazine cover photographer, you have no excuse for owning clear furniture.
The Plastic Couch Cover
There is nothing more 'retro' than the plastic couch cover trend from the '60s and '70s. Originally, the 'clear plastic cover over the couch' trend had a very simple and functional reason: you could protect your furniture while still being able to look at it. However, many people just adopted this as a home decor trend, and it's definitely overstayed its welcome.
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The cover does lengthen and maximize the life of your furniture, but it also looks like you're living in a furniture store where everything is on display and in its original wrapping. Talk about the opposite of homey.
Stop With the Ivy Wall Designs
The popular ivy wall design had its peak at some point during the '90s and 2000s, and while we appreciate the effort of someone not wanting to have a plain, white wall in their kitchen (or anywhere in their house), that doesn't justify making your house look like a tacky fairytale forest.
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A few ivy vines on one of the wall's borders? Yes. Covering your entire house in decorating flourish? Absolutely not.
The Infamy of Heart-Shaped Hot Tubs
Another '80s home trend that was wildly popular was the infamous heart-shaped hot tubs. This genius design idea was actually invented back in 1968, by a resort owner in Pennsylvania. People went crazy over it, and it quickly became a fixture in homes and hotels around the country.
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Nowadays, unless you're on a romantic getaway or in a honeymoon suite, you'll have a hard time finding one of these. And we couldn't be happier.
Mauve Is Murder
Remember the avocado-green phase in American home decor of the '70s? Well, the '80s were all about mauve. The pale purple color invaded homes across the country, covering walls, ceilings, rugs, couches, lamps, all of it! And frankly, we feel there really is no need to tell you why you should avoid covering your home in pale purple.
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The reason this became a trend in the first place can probably be linked to Georgia O'Keeffe's death in 1986. After she passed away, a lot of her work became very popular, and as you probably know, mauve is a predominant color in her sunset and desert earth-themed paintings. And that's where mauve should've stayed - in a painting.