10 Things All 70s Homes Had But Nobody Noticed
The 70s' most popular kitchen and bathroom flooring was patterned linoleum, loved by working moms for its durability and ease of cleanup.
No home in the 70s would have been complete without a few bean bag chairs thrown around the basement. Sure they were comfy.
Instead of beadboard or shiplap, 70s wood paneling was usually made from fake trees and had a painfully obvious fake grain.
A repeating "granny" square pattern was crocheted in clashing colors on these throws. Scratchy wool ones were better for throwing over the couch than covering up for movies.
Technically the oddly hypnotic lava lamp was made popular in the 60s, but it continued on strong through almost the end of the 1970s.
If the 1970s were about one interior design trend, it was wall-to-wall shag carpeting, usually in eye-searing colors like bright orange.
Televisions weren't always so flat and light they could hang on walls. In the 70s they were furniture, a place to put knickknacks as well as watch.
Alarm clocks with flipped numbers were used before digital. They made a cool clicking sound and came in fake wood veneer or bright 70s colors.