1980s Dining Room

1980s Dining Room

Tom Yee

Preppy style, pastels, chintz — your house probably had one of these interior design trends in the 1980s. Take a trip down memory lane and reminisce with these blasts from the pasts from House Beautiful's archives.

Tom Yee

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Chintz

In the 1980s, chintz worked in just about every room. Featured in our October 1981 issue, a sitting area in Old Westbury Gardens in Long Island, New York, the Baker sofas are covered in Brunschwig & Fils's Westbury Bouquet glaze chintz.

William P. Steele

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Pastels

There's no question that soft pastels were a popular color palette in the 1980s. In a New Orleans, Louisiana, house featured in our April 1983 issue, generous amounts of white, in all textures and materials, intensify the soft colors.

Chris Mead

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Country Style

Found even in city apartments, the country look reigned in the 1980s. In a Texas kitchen from our September 1980 issue, the room is the "homey hub" of the house. To complete the look, the owner displayed split-oak baskets and used glazed ceramic tiles and canisters.

Jacques Diran

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Verdigris

The green-coppery color of Verdigris was found both indoors and outdoors throughout the decade. In this house in the South of France from our July 1982 issue, the table is made from an old church clockface.

Vincent Lisanti

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Open Kitchens

The first open kitchens — designed for family living — were designed in the 1980s. In this kitchen in a Connecticut Colonial house featured in our April 1981 issue, the open floorplan space included a dining area and family room.

Robert Lautman

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Memphis-Inspired Design

Popular designs by Memphis Milano inspired bright looks and bold geometric patterns. Rooms with neon colors and abstract art were the norm in the 1980s, such as in this Houston condominium from our September 1980 issue.

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Preppy

Classic blue-and-white stripes were just one of the hallmarks of preppy style. In a vacation house featured in our October 1983 issue, the furniture is slipcovered in a crisp blue-and-white striped fabric from Ralph Lauren Home Furnishings.

Dan Forer

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American Gigolo Style

If your house didn't have country or shabby chic style, it may have been modern with clean-lined furniture and sleek decor. Think Richard Gere's contemporary apartment in American Gigolo. This house in Biscayne Bay, Florida, from our March 1981 issue, has a geometric fireplace, which has stereo speakers built into each side. Andy Warhol's portfolio of Mick Jagger silkscreens completely surrounds the room.

Peter Bosch

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Shabby Chic

The white, distressed, and antique look had a large following in the 1980s — and it's still pretty popular today. In this sunny cottage, featured in our June 1983 issue, sofas are covered with quilted comforters and simple grommets inserted into artist's-weight canvas are hung like swags.

J. Barry O'Rourke/Jeff Hunter

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Japanese Zen

Soothing and spiritual, Japanese-inspired design was a popular trend in the 1980s. In a living room from our January 1982 issue, pebbles, carefully selected for their uniformity and subtle tones, are arranged as if they were fruit in a bowl.

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1980s Dining Room

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