{"id":2257,"date":"2019-04-22T09:16:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T08:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2021-02-21T14:43:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T14:43:53","slug":"80s-interior-trends-making-a-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/interior-design-trends\/80s-interior-trends-making-a-comeback","title":{"rendered":"80s Interior Trends Making a Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 1980s isn\u2019t exactly revered in the design world.\nShoulder pads, coiffed hair, overdone makeup, outrageous interiors and clashing\ncolour schemes all seem to be staples of this decade. So when I spotted an\narticle titled \u201980s Home D\u00e9cor Trends That We\u2019re\nAbsolutely Living For, <\/em>I shuddered slightly. And then I cautiously clicked on the article and\nas it turns out, it wasn\u2019t all<\/em> bad. So without further ado, here are the\nsurprisingly un-terrible 80s interior trends making a comeback…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memphis Design<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image source: Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nMemphis Design collective was a short-lived group of Italian designers who\nproduced postmodern furniture, ceramics, glass and fabric. The group\u2019s\nwork featured heavy use of plastic laminate, clashing colours, stylized graphics\nand abstract arrangements and their focus was on form rather than function. The\ngroup was widely criticised at the time, but they\u2019re now influencing a\ngeneration of artists and design studios, including Camille Walala and Dusen\nDusen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wrote\na more extensive guide to Memphis design, so do check it out<\/a> if you\u2019d like to know more\nabout this important movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tropical Prints<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\ntrend has been making the rounds for a few years now but its roots are firmly\nin the 1980s. The 80s was all about big, bold patterns and jungle prints were\nespecially popular. It wasn\u2019t uncommon to see curtains, bed linens and\nwallpaper with the same print all in one room; a sight to behold, to say the\nleast. Fortunately this trend has been tempered by time. The best tropical\npatterns today are still bold and beautiful but are used in moderation, such as\non an accent wall.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Channel Tufting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\nupholstery technique last had its moment in the 70s and 80s, but it goes back\nto the 1920s and beyond. Channel tufting is a way of creating a really plump\nand plush effect on upholstered items. In the 80s it was used on chairs, now\nwe\u2019re seeing it on everything, <\/em>including the walls. This is one trend I\ncan really get behind; it\u2019s sophisticated, luxurious but still a little\nplayful. Perfect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colourful Bathroom Suites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n1980s saw bathroom suites upgrade from avocado to a whole host of pastel tones.\nIt was a short-lived trend, and all-white suites soon prevailed. But it seems\nwe miss those painted suites and are ready to take the plunge again. We\u2019re\nseeing all sorts of beautiful colours crop up, from dark grey to bright red.\nThe main difference today being that instead of a full matching suite, people\nare opting to mix and match white sinks and toilets with colourful tubs.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 1980s isn\u2019t exactly revered in the design world. Shoulder pads, coiffed hair, overdone makeup, outrageous interiors and clashing colour schemes all seem to be staples of this decade. So when I spotted an article titled \u201980s Home D\u00e9cor Trends That We\u2019re Absolutely Living For, I shuddered slightly. And then I cautiously clicked on the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interior-design-trends"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2257"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257\/revisions\/2581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}