Today at Mirror80 it’s all about luxury…and nothing was quite as luxe as ’80s decadence. Start by doing yourself a favor and checking out the complete photo gallery of this California home for sale (shown above), built in 1989. But that’s just the beginning! As you can see below in an unforgettable room from Time Life Books’ Special Purpose Rooms, via Supreme Interiors and AnOther Mag, the beauty of luxe ’80s design is the way it combines neon lighting, plush textures, reflective surfaces, pastels and metallic accents. Keep reading for even more glitz and glam…
A Palm Beach ’80s Deco living room, featured in the book Decoration and Design for the ’80s by Pamela Ferguson:
Waterfront interior featured in Showcase of Interior Design: Pacific Edition (1992), via Tumblr Palm and Laser
A Miami Vice screen shot featured at Palm and Laser:
A real estate photo of a 1985-built home featured at Tumblr 80s Heaven:
A Palm Beach ’80s Deco bedroom from Decoration and Design for the ’80s by Pamela Ferguson:
A glamorous bathroom in a real estate photo of a 1989-built Florida home, featured at 80s Heaven:
An ’80s private jet bathroom showcasing mother-of-pearl countertops, featured at 80s Heaven (photo credit: Nick Gleis):
A special thank you to Tumblr faves 80s Heaven, Palm and Laser and Supreme Interiors (drydockshop) for inspiring us with these amazing photos. Because this luxury brand of ’80s design is all about a fantasy lifestyle where all that glitters is gold, jets and yachts are the stuff of weekend getaways, and carpeted stairs somehow make sense. They don’t call it the good life for no reason!
I always come here for design inspiration when buying new furniture. Thank you for your hard work.
Thank you so much, Frano!!! This really makes my week.
Yeah – another nice post Kate. Those spaces seem so warm and inviting. I’m not really informed about interior design, per se. But the colours and textures (and lack of iOS devices and laptops) make these rooms more personable than today’s sterile, luxury interiors. Totally love them. Thanks.
Thank you, Chris! I love these spaces as well. They are such a great escape from the responsibilities (and technology) of daily life–I totally agree! Thank you again for your comment.
Great post!
Thank you, Shelley! : – )
this website is amazing! this is a bit unconventional but i get inspiration for designing in the sims from this site i’ve created a whole bunch of 1980’s themed apartments and sims 😀
Hi Sara! Thank you so much for making my day with your comment! I’m so glad you’re getting sims inspiration from the site. I’ll bet your apartments are FABULOUS! What a cool idea!
i’ll show you on the facebook page i’ll post tomorrow
Sounds great! Happy New Year, Sara!