• remotelove@lemmy.ca
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    23 days ago

    As a young child, that is exactly how I felt about that style. I knew I really hated it. There was no openness to rooms and everything felt drab. It was a style that felt outdated even before I knew what “outdated” even meant.

    The smell is the biggest thing I remember. The wood paneling and those types of carpets always had that smell. Well, it was either that smell or the lingering odor of old cigarette smoke and spilled scotch.

    By the time I started becoming truly self-aware, the 90’s hit and I was awakened with a blast of neon colors. (My brain doesn’t want to remember anything much from the late 80’s other than my Velcro shoes and jean jacket.)

    • BakerBagel@midwest.social
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      23 days ago

      Rooms don’t need to be open. My parents have an open concept modern home in Texas and it sucks. You can’t hear the TV if someone is soing anything in the kitchen, but anyone upstairs hears EVERYTHING that goes on downstairs. Having dedicated spaces for different activities is nice