Ah, the eighties. This decade was 40 years ago (wow!) even though it only seems about 20. It was a time of great pop culture with everything from the Ninja Turtles to MTV. Video games became a huge staple of the ’80s followed by fingerless lace gloves (thanks, Madonna), giant scrunchies, big hair, and neon headbands — okay, neon everything! From shoulders to spandex, everything was changing in this fast-moving decade. Rondald Reagan became president — for the entire decade! However, the biggest issue of the ’80s was the horrible home designs. From floral wallpaper borders to fuzzy toilet seat covers, which one of these ’80s home design fails is your favorite to hate?
When A Wall of VHS Tapes Was Your Life Goal
Do you remember thinking your friend had the coolest house when they had shelves and shelves of VHS tapes? VHS collections were not only for viewing purposes but also became a big part of home design back in the 80s! This ugly home design is definitely an ancient trend that needs to be left back in yesteryear as we probably don’t have the technology in our homes to use VHS anymore.
It’s so interesting how trends change over the years, and something that we all (admit it!) saw as cool is now ancient history! Did you have a VHS wall in your home, or were you someone who dreamt of having that as a home feature when you were all grown up? As outdated as this trend is, it is interesting that this design feature included form and function.