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The interior design from the 1980s comes back, albeit in a refreshing and more modern way.
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Glass blocks, tiled fireplaces and colorful kitchens are some trends that designers would like.
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Designers said that in the past, chocolate brown and carpet baths should remain.
The nostalgic interior design has something comforting, perhaps that it reminds us of simpler times. We have broken out some design trends from the 1980s in recent years, with the rise of Avocado Green and Arch design features. However, there are much more that those came, only waiting for us to refresh ourselves.
We asked three designers which 80s trends they would be happy to make a comeback and which should stay in the past.
Meet the experts
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Camilla Masi is interior designer at Otto Tiles & Design.
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Judi Cooper is the main kitchen designer at Kitchen Inside Out.
Glass blocks
Glass blocks were a frequent sight in commercial and living rooms in the 80s and well in the 1990s, and a designer wants to see more of it again.
“Glass block walls are a stylish and creative way to share rooms and at the same time let the natural light shine through,” says the interior designer, Meredith Randall.
It recommends using glass blocks to separate a bathing area from the rest of the bathroom to give privacy and at the same time maintain an elegant, open feeling.
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Tiled chimneys
The interior designer Camilla Masi is always ready to advocate the suitcase to have added a little tile to a fireplace. Although she has not yet noticed a complete revival of this trend, she believes that it matches the direction in which the modern design moves.
“Homeowners are looking for more individuality and character from their decor, and tiled fireplaces can really lean into the retro charm of the time, but with a modern touch,” she says.
It suggests choosing tiles with a color scheme inspired by retro such as brown, black and orange, but interpreted in a modern way with unexpected patterns and contemporary textures.
Colorful kitchens
Judi Cooper specializes in kitchen design and believes that color is revived in these rooms.
“After years of maintaining pallets, I expect brave colors that we saw in the 80s to win back their space,” she says. “Houses will go beyond neutral security with the color selection.”
In this sense, she says that wallpaper is an excellent opportunity to bring color back to your kitchen. Think large patterns with unexpected paint pairings.
Patterns
Color wets is a design trend that we have already seen, and apparently the networking of the pattern should be next. All three designers mentioned the strong use of diverse patterns as one of the 80s decoration trends, of which they would like to see more in the coming years.
Massi wants particularly old -fashioned prints such as chintz and flowers in guest areas such as powdering. These patterns were not necessarily born in the 1980s, but were certainly popular during this time.
“For me, bathrooms are a great way to surprise people with a dose of unexpected color and patterns,” she says. “Combine a strong, floral tile floor with a complementary color -nautner interior in a contemporary shade and you will use this trend.”
Certain aesthetics
In the 1980s, the rooms with topics were all over the houses. Some topics were obviously a bit more stylish than others (we don't necessarily talk about nautical bathrooms here).
Two topics that Randall considers worthy of resuscitation are the Memphis style and the Miami Vice aesthetics.
It defines the Memphis style as a “courageous and standard-broad design movement that emerged from Italy in the 1980s”, which is characterized by its “striking use of geometric shapes, lively colors, eclectic patterns and mixed materials”.
And as far as Miami Vice aesthetics are concerned, Randall believes that a Miami Penthouse was the definition of luxury in the 1980s. In order to improve this look in your own home, she recommends gripping sofas, lavish palms and slim chrome spaces for white marble floors and worktops.
“Mixing this iconic aesthetics with contemporary design feels both natural and timeless,” she says.
80s design trends that should stay away
In a way, the 1980s were dark times for the interior. When we asked Randall which 80s -year -old design trend she never wanted to see again, she said without hesitation, with carpet baths.
In addition to popcorn ceilings, we will add this as one of the worst crimes in this era.
And despite the pantone naming of Mocha Mousse as its color in 2025, Masi encourages her customers to keep away from this color that dominated the design world in the 1980s.
“We work with customers to mainly design kitchens and bathrooms, and chocolate brown is a very difficult color to put one of these rooms into one of these rooms,” she says. “The nuances have to be absolutely perfect. Otherwise I think it is only a flat, outdated color that should stay in the past.”
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