#2000s interior design

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Mentally I’m cooking in this kitchen playing Norah Jones at max volume <3

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2007-core nostalgia extravaganza

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Howdy folks! I hope if you were born between 1995 and 2001 you're ready for some indelible pre-recession vibes because I think this entire house, including the photos have not been touched since that time.

This Wake County, NC house, built in 2007, currently boasts a price tag of 1.7 million smackaroos. Its buxom 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths brings the total size to a completely reasonable and not at all housing-bubble-spurred 5,000 square feet.

I know everyone (at least on TikTok) thinks 2007 and goes immediately to the Tuscan theming trend that was super popular at the time (along with lots of other pseudo-euro looks, e.g. "french country" "tudor" etc). In reality, a lot of decor wasn't particularly themed at all but more "transitional" which is to say, neither contemporary nor super traditional. This can be pulled off (in fact, it's where the old-school Joanna Gaines excelled) but it's usually, well, bland. Overwhelmingly neutral. Still, these interiors stir up fond memories of the last few months before mommy was on the phone with the bank crying.

I think I've seen these red/navy/beige rugs in literally every mid-2000s time capsule house. I want to know where they came from first and how they came to be everywhere. My mom got one from Kirkland's Home back in the day. I guess the 2010s equivalent would be those fake distressed overdyed rugs.

I hate the kitchen bench trend. Literally the most uncomfortable seating imaginable for the house's most sociable room. You are not at a 19th century soda fountain!!! You are a salesforce employee in Ohio!!!

You could take every window treatment in this house and create a sampler. A field guide to dust traps.

Before I demanded privacy, my parents had a completely beige spare bedroom. Truly random stuff on the walls. An oversized Monet poster they should have kept tbh. Also putting the rug on the beige carpet here is diabolical.

FYI the term "Global Village Coffeehouse" originates with the design historian Evan Collins whose work with the Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute!!!!

This photo smells like a Yankee Candle.

Ok, now onto the last usable photo in the set:

No but WHY is the house a different COLOR??????? WHAT?????

Alright, I hope you enjoyed this special trip down memory lane! Happy (American) Labor Day Weekend! (Don't forget that labor is entitled to all it creates!)

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1990s-2000s 'Tuscan' kitchen appreciation long post

Just a note that as I've done a deep dive into this style recently, I've realized it's not really 'Tuscan' in terms of resembling the actual authentic style from Tuscany, and more an eclectic amalgam of various interpretations of older European styles. This included an exaggerated, 'McMansionized' version of Tuscan, mixed with French Norman, Renaissance, Tudor, French Country, Moorish, Baroque, etc. In that sense, I think this style should probably be given a more appropriate name, something like 'Old-World Luxe', since they did use the term 'Old World European' quite a bit back then to refer to this overall style.

Scanned from the book, Design is in the Details - Kitchens by Brad Mee (2003)

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An underrated Frutiger Aero sub genre!

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Prathama Blood Centre, Ahmedabad. Matharoo Associates.

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the start of an alien house

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Kate Moss's bathroom in her country home

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Karina Thomas of salt, 'Creased Totem' (2000)

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some soothing and subtle futuristic interior design from the 2002 Ikea Catalog.

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