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26. I still have one of those!

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 11:29 AM

Nov 3

My grandmother made it for me - along with several others. It's not on the couch anymore. I've stored them in a cedar chest. They'll probably stay there until I die and my son can do whatever he wants with them. (I expect he'll just throw them away.)

My husband was into macrame in the 70's (we were in high school and college that decade). He made several plant hangers and a hanging table with a glass top. I still have the plant hangers and am using one now for a spider plant.

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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 3 OP

Avocado Green Appliances Deep State Witch Nov 3 #1

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

Gods, yes! buzzycrumbhunger Nov 3 #103

cheap wood paneling DBoon Nov 3 #2

You got that right. Thank you DBoon. debm55 Nov 3 #4

Bed Coolgoober Nov 3 #5

I forgot about those. Thank you very much, Coolgoober. debm55 Nov 3 #7

Hey, I resemble that remark! buzzycrumbhunger Nov 3 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author DBoon Nov 3 #118

When I bought my 1885-vintage house in 1990 it came with a "Harvest Gold" refrigerator Ocelot II Nov 3 #6

Yes, the shag carpet and the Harvest Gold refrigerator. Thank you very much. Ocelot II debm55 Nov 3 #9

Ash Trays Coolgoober Nov 3 #8

Forgot about those. Thank you Coolgoober. debm55 Nov 3 #10

Everywhere get the red out Nov 3 #12

So sorry, get the red out. May their memories be a blessing to you. debm55 Nov 3 #13

Wallpaper get the red out Nov 3 #11

Oh the wallpaper. Yes, Thank you, get the red out. debm55 Nov 3 #14

Lava Lights, although they seem to be making a comeback... SWBTATTReg Nov 3 #15

Yes, Thank you very much SWBTATTreg. I did most of my shopping as a teen at Spencers. debm55 Nov 3 #20

I Have One! ProfessorGAC Nov 3 #93

Thank you ProfessorGAC. I suppose you didn't it at Spencers then. debm55 Nov 3 #95

No. My Wife Found It In A Catalog ProfessorGAC Nov 3 #96

Neat! I always thought they were so neat! Nice to know that they aren't so toxic anymore. SWBTATTReg Nov 3 #106

I Had One Of The Old Ones ProfessorGAC Nov 3 #107

I've still got several... buzzycrumbhunger Nov 3 #104

Clear plastic couch covers. Bluestocking Nov 3 #16

Oh, I hated those, Thank you Blusestocking. I never understoood why they were used. Did we have germs???? debm55 Nov 3 #23

Console TV and stereo as living room furniture in wooden cabinets. Eugene Nov 3 #17

Hey Eugene Coolgoober Nov 3 #22

impressive - mine started to fall apart in a few years Eugene Nov 3 #28

Same here, Eugene, Brown kitchen appliances. Yuk. Thank you very much, Eugene. debm55 Nov 3 #24

Crocheted orange and brown afghan on the back of the couch Endlessmike56 Nov 3 #18

And it was scratchy. Yes, the wooden accents. Thank you Endlessmike 56. HAHAHAHAHHAH the afghan. debm55 Nov 3 #25

I still have one of those! arkielib Nov 3 #26

That's great you still have his plant hangers. As you noticed from my OP I made one of the owls debm55 Nov 3 #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 4 #122

They are vey easy to make, pansypoo53219,, Go to You Tube and look up the directions. debm55 Nov 4 #123

Peace Signs Coolgoober Nov 3 #19

And the smiley faces. You can post as much as you want. Thank you, Coolgoober. debm55 Nov 3 #27

Oh, they have made a comeback! ☮️ CrispyQ Nov 3 #54

Lava lamp, black light, Che Guevara poster surfered Nov 3 #21

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA. Did you do your shopping at Spencers in the mall???? thank you surfered. debm55 Nov 3 #29

Can't remember. I just know they were groovy. surfered Nov 3 #74

That's way cool, man. debm55 Nov 3 #75

Right on! surfered Nov 3 #116

My aunt had a big shag rug that always evokes the 70s for me. Orrex Nov 3 #30

Oh yes, the shag carpet, even in the bathroom. Yuk. Thank you Orrex. debm55 Nov 3 #31

Green shag rug. At the time we thought it was great. Polly Hennessey Nov 3 #32

You got that right. Yuk. Thank you Polly Hennessey debm55 Nov 3 #33

Dad's chair--the recliner. Lazy Boy. debm55 Nov 3 #34

posters DBoon Nov 3 #35

HAHAHAHAHAHAHH. Thank you very much, DBoon. debm55 Nov 3 #36

Plaid couches. pandr32 Nov 3 #37

Yes, and sometimes they came with a loveseat and chair. As if you didn't have enough plaid.Thank you pandr32. debm55 Nov 3 #38

Yes, and in dingy colors. pandr32 Nov 3 #44

HAHAHAHAH. agree. Thank you pandr32. debm55 Nov 3 #46

String or wire art, especially framed hanging on the wall 🎨 Niagara Nov 3 #39

Yes, the pod chairs. HAHAHAHAAHHAAHH. Thank you, Niagara. debm55 Nov 3 #41

lol, Debbie! Niagara Nov 3 #48

Harvest Goldl shag carpeting CanonRay Nov 3 #40

HAHAHAHHAHAHA. I agree with you. Thanks CanonRay. debm55 Nov 3 #43

My friend's parents turned their basement into the kid's room & filled it with several bean bag chairs. CrispyQ Nov 3 #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 3 #45

Do a search "Mid Century Modern furnishings, image". multigraincracker Nov 3 #47

Thank you multigraincracker.for the suggestion. Would a fondue be in it? debm55 Nov 3 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author Niagara Nov 3 #50

Avocado Keepthesoulalive Nov 3 #51

I hate that color and we had Harvest Gold, Thank you Keepthesoulalive. debm55 Nov 3 #53

The leftover console stereo. Harker Nov 3 #52

Thank you , Harker, We had a console that had a TV and a stereo in it. debm55 Nov 3 #57

Wow. The old horizontal entertainment center. Harker Nov 3 #58

Avocado green here, too. Shag carpets. Strobe lights. Indian bedspreads. flor-de-jasmim Nov 3 #55

Yep you got them . Do you remember the beaded doors? HHAHAHA. Thank you flor-de-jasmin. debm55 Nov 3 #59

Y'all are forgetting the other dominant kitchen/appliance color Jilly_in_VA Nov 3 #56

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHH. Thank you very much, Jilly_in _VA debm55 Nov 3 #60

A "conversation pit" in the middle of the living room. Aristus Nov 3 #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 3 #62

:-{) Family Games Goonch Nov 3 #63

Thank you very much, Goonch. I miss playing those games. debm55 Nov 3 #64

Western Electric rotary dial telephone n/t gladium et scutum Nov 3 #65

Thank you very much, gladium et scutum. And the curly wire that gave you little or no privacy. debm55 Nov 3 #66

Carpet rakes. madamesilverspurs Nov 3 #67

HAHAHAHHHAHAHAH. That's funny, Thank you very much, madamesilverspurs. debm55 Nov 3 #68

Did anyone have a fondue or an air popper for popcorn? I remember those. debm55 Nov 3 #69

sand candlesnt msongs Nov 3 #70

Thank you very much msongs. debm55 Nov 3 #71

Patterned mirror tiles or mylar wallpaper in the bathroom LudwigPastorius Nov 3 #72

HAHHAHHAHHHAH. Thank you very much, LudwigPastorius. Way cool. I had the hanging chair, As for the others , YUK. debm55 Nov 3 #76

I definitely did Macrame! But not an owl. electric_blue68 Nov 3 #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 3 #77

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

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

Oh, noes! 😄 I never heard the term! electric_blue68 Nov 3 #117

Fondue pots and wooden fruit bowls SARose Nov 3 #78

Thank you SARose. We had these "wooden" salad bowl set and some little bowls. I loved fondue. debm55 Nov 3 #83

Harvest gold and avocado green everywhere The Blue Flower Nov 3 #79

You got it, The Blue Flower. And the doll crochet cover for the TP. Thank you debm55 Nov 3 #82

Formica kitchen table tops. GP6971 Nov 3 #80

Thank you very much for the Formica table tops. and the cheap seats that went with them. Thanks, GP6971 debm55 Nov 3 #81

Fondue set poli-junkie Nov 3 #84

I agreee and thank you very much poli-junkie debm55 Nov 3 #87

Those flower-shaped non slip stickers in the bathtub ... surrealAmerican Nov 3 #86

The pink bathroom and the pink tank and toilet cover and pink TP. Thank you so much surrealAmerican. debm55 Nov 3 #89

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

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

console teevee. maybe a big hi-fi. BIG TECH. pansypoo53219 Nov 3 #90

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA. Was it a princess phone. Thank you pansypoo. debm55 Nov 3 #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 4 #121

Thank you very much, pansypoo53219, I always wanted a Princess phone. debm55 Nov 4 #124

older style better for long shoulder calls. hold tag. pansypoo53219 Nov 4 #125

Thank you debm55 Nov 4 #127

oh. i have 3 att/wis bell in the family. pansypoo53219 Nov 4 #126

Haven't Seen It Listed Yet, But... ProfessorGAC Nov 3 #94

Thank you ProfessorGAC. I got mine in college when someone was throwing it out. Half the mini Styrofoam beans were debm55 Nov 3 #97

My Little Sister Did ProfessorGAC Nov 3 #100

Beaded curtins! Sedona Nov 3 #99

I remember them. Thank you Sedona debm55 Nov 3 #111

The Atari Video Computer System (VCS) Shermann Nov 3 #102

Thank you Shermann. We had one that played on the TV screen. debm55 Nov 3 #112

Game consoles mostly connect to TVs Shermann Nov 4 #136

Thank you Shermann. We played pong on ours. debm55 Nov 4 #137

Sedona beat me to it. Beaded curtains. Diamond_Dog Nov 3 #105

I remember. that spool, We made a cat scratching pole from ours. Thank you Diamond_Dog. debm55 Nov 3 #113

Flowers printed on fabric where the flower itself is the size applegrove Nov 3 #108

HaHAHAHA. . Yep, right about that, applegrove. debm55 Nov 3 #115

Linoleum floors, popcorn ceilings and... SaveOurDemocracy Nov 3 #110

Thank you very much SaveOurDemocracy. I finished the ceiling in our bathroom with popcorn paint debm55 Nov 3 #114

I remeber this poster was popular among some college students DBoon Nov 3 #119

Thank you very much. DBoon debm55 Nov 3 #120

Forest green sculptured carpet. SheltieLover Nov 4 #128

Water bed, India print everything- bed cover, curtains, ceiling covers; macrame plant holders, incense holders. lark Nov 4 #129

I remember a bong hanging from the ceiling DBoon Nov 4 #138

HAHAHAHAHA. Oh you. Thank you DBoon. debm55 Nov 5 #141

We had bean bad chairs and plastic Parsons tables virgdem Nov 4 #130

Yes, but back then it was the rage. Thank you. virgdem. debm55 Nov 4 #133

A platform bed choie Nov 4 #131

Great, choie. I remember those. And you are the first to mention the 8 track tape deck. Congratulations debm55 Nov 4 #134

The biggest stereo system you could afford calguy Nov 4 #132

Thank you calguy. I remember carting them to college. They were huge speakers. debm55 Nov 4 #135

My black lights, posters, lid of Acapulco Gold Tree Lady Nov 4 #139

Wonderful memories. Thank you very much, Tree Lady for sharing. debm55 Nov 5 #140

k&r n/t area51 Nov 8 #142