Was this your living room, growing up?

Question

This is what my living room looked like when I was growing up. What about you?

SereneScribe3 · Accepted Answer

Lol no this seems like something straight out of a period piece film, or museum; just kidding lol. Our living room was more modern than that. It had a big screen tv with a dvd player, stereo with speakers, playstation, a Kandinsky replica and some abstract art paintings on the walls plus a desk with a computer in the entrance hall, which connected with the living room and bookcases with a grand collection of books. Also, from what I've seen in photos, they used to have one of these old vhs players, even though I don't remember it at all, as I was very young back then; which they eventually replaced with the DVD player

purplepoppy · Accepted Answer

Apart from the wooden tv it's not far off that now.

Static_In_The_Attic · Accepted Answer

As for my living room growing up it had a fireplace, lots of windows, skylights & a sliding door that went out to a private deck. Sectional couches around the room & one hell of a stereo with big speakers. The living room was off limits & only got used during the holidays & family gatherings. We had another room we called the recreational room which had a tv, couch, computer. My grandparents living room looked like the one in your photo.

OlderAndWiser · Accepted Answer

Add a fireplace and that's it. (Yes, we use fireplaces in northeast Florida in the winter.)

Jaximus-Lion · Answer

At my grandparents house, Yes. Ours was a little more modern, striped couch pattern, large glass table in the middle, white painted walls, tile floor and persian carpet (in winters only). a TV with buttons from 1-12 (no remote) i was the youngest so i was the remote :D. The wall clock we had similar as in the photo.

Lynx122 · Answer

My grandparents had sort of this kind of living room but there were still differences. They had a sofa and two chairs like this but they were smooth fake leather and the tv was more modern. Everything was a bit more modern I guess. But similar vibes still.

xcheerleader_jessx · Answer

Yours has a 60s feel. I grew up in the late 90s/2000s so mine was very close to this-minus the palm tree and not as many decorations on the floor.

MrOracle · Answer

That pic is reasonably close to my own family room growing up. The TV is quite close if not identical. A Magnavox console TV. But ours was a bit older, with manual tuning and no remote control.

I believe it was this one:

molonski2 · Answer

Hmmm , not quite..

But Sydney family ( more inner city ) was pretty close to that , we were Burbs so living area was quite large , carpet was Blue ( like Royal ) TV similar , heater ( oil ) AirCon like in the wall , it was living / dining , many windows.

ChiTown33 · Answer

A lot of similarities. I never new I was a redneck till Jeff Foxworthy gained popularity and he said "if you have a t. v. that sits on top of a broken t. v. you might be a redneck". Because we always had those old tube t. v.'s when I was a kid and I remember it seemed like my father was always taking one of them to the T. V. Repar shop.🤣

andreasderjuengere · Answer

No, but yes :D

My parents were indeed bourgeois, and ''good citizens'' - but they were progressive enough to avoid the most kitschy kinds of home deco.

No one gets blamed here... it was the older folks and their ways. Not ''us'' :D

MemeSupreme · Answer

no not even close lol

in most places i lived the houses weren't that stable like structurally and it was a mess. my step-dads was put together but it was modernish. however my grandma's living room used to look like that kinda in the 2000's

midnightmoon05 · Answer

That looks fancy.  my parents and I just came to the US and we lived in a railroad apt. with hand me down furnitures.  so no… my home didn’t look like that.

Dargil · Answer

We called that our  Family Room  Add a big old school wood console stereo. Mom had a formal living room with antique and reproduction Mediterranean furniture, There was a sound system there but no TV. We were told to stay out of it.

Kayla45 · Answer

Not my childhood, but quite possibly my grandparents childhood. ^^;  I'm a 90s girl, I grew up with CRT television and VHS players, but nothing like what’s in the image you provided.

strateguy632 · Answer

Aah 80s! Almost identical except the coffee table was less elaborate. Those browns go really nice together, and with the wood too! Your sofa is for laying n watching but ours faced tv.

sage2021 · Answer

Maybe just the TV but a better looking version of the TV. Our home has more modern furniture in it.

Iron_Man · Answer

Our TV set was a huge big TV that sat on the floor with the decorative wood frame surrounded by it we had carpet and a lot of space in the living room

NoDecision · Answer

Wow! That looks so 60s! Looks like someone's grandma's house. 👴🏼🧓🏼

Agape93 · Answer

Close. Only a sofa, carpet was darker and the TV was covered anytime I was at-home

KittygosMeoWW · Answer

no, we had green sofas with yellow tiny star I think stitched in and we had the encyclopedia sets in a glass bookcase.

Shiprex · Answer

It looks like it could have been.  LOL That TV for sure

David318578 · Answer

Those couches are spot on.. had dark shag carpet to go with it though lol

douride2 · Answer

That looks more like my grandmothers living room.

Chargirllll · Answer

No, mine was more modern but I am lot younger than you

Cubus · Answer

Like like something of my grandparents house

DishLady · Answer

I guess sort of... Not as cluttered, not so many clashing patterns...

Anonymous · Answer

Mine was quite similar, but my tv was not wooden.

Anonymous · Answer

No, not even my grandparents and aunts and uncles houses looked like that.

just_a_potato · Answer

No, I was born in the 2000s lol

OneViewpoint · Answer

Not exactly but close enough.

Nikki1989 · Answer

No, I am not that old.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

No… not even at my grandparents! 😬😂

chrissykerdock · Answer

i can't recall

RetroReviews · Answer

Yep good ol days with the console style TVs

exitseven · Answer

Yes, but we had a fireplace too

Drumlin2001 · Answer

Far too tidy, but not far off

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Doesn't look like mine. Where's the fireplace?

Dongie · Answer

Until 6 then there was an upgrade.

shortster · Answer

Not exactly, but pretty similar.

fish5505_87 · Answer

Just, missed this stage, but close.

beefcakebradybatson · Answer

Not exactly.

Ironco · Answer

Absolutely

Catdirt · Answer

No mine was better

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