I don't know about anyone else but the images in my head of decor in 1985 were WAY WORSE....these are all really great spaces! I LOVE that little bed nook...ALOT.
 

OK I'll own up. I only choose the nice ones :)
 

I just recently got a whole bunch of Conran/Octopus books from the 80's and 90's out of our library. There were some rooms that were dated, but overall, the Conran books are very versatile and almost of a classic style which is why I love Terence Conran to this day and all the Conran publications. Very cool pics.
 

Oooh, those are my Cesca chairs except that I have them in black (see second row, photo on right). And that flower bedding looks terribly familiar.
 

lol...I had that same comforter print! omG.
 

Once I read what cardboard and k_b commented about the flower bedding, I took a second look. I recognized that pattern. It was on the wallpaper in my step-sister's bedroom.

I'm now wondering if it was particularly iconic of the 1980s like how the Cabbage Patch dolls are so 1980s.
 

omg, i used to own that very book! we used to have some of those plastic stacking mugs shown in the kitchen pic when i was a kid, too....ahh, memories.

ps, i love your blog - definitely very inspiring!
 

ah great display of pots and pans. love it!