My 80s childhood bedroom
Lets go back to 1987 for an unexpected 80s decor flashback shall we? I grew up in Lohr Germany and I have shared my parents places with you before. Their apartment where I was born HERE and their house where I grew up HERE. And today I want to show you my 80s childhood bedroom.
My 80s childhood bedroom
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I really am not feeling all that comfortable posting the photos on here. The bad 80s design hurts my eyes but they made me chuckle because I now remember why I really never had to make my bed. How could I forget?
This genius 80s flip top bed design made it possible for me or my mom to just shove anything in sight under the mattress that lifted up easily on hinges.
Please take note to the rest of the phenomenal decor. How come Pierrot decor isn’t back in style yet? Maybe I should bring him back?!?! Was that only a European thing or did you have it in the US too?
And a shag rug!!!
And who didn’t want to have a witch on a broom stick flying in their room. Oh and have you noticed that I’ve always had a love for black and white?
I’m sporting a nice mullet! With these photos I’m noticing that my room actually wasn’t as messy as my mom always said it was.
Monchichis on the shelf and of course the cat photos aren’t missing even though we didn’t have any. We just had one amazing dog.
That neon strawberry poster is really cool too isn’t it? I also spy a pink ceramic high heel shoe, a red boombox, my brother and a tiny TV with a giant antenna.
Are you speechless? Do you have memory flashbacks? Are you going to unfollow me immediately?
My decor has come a long way!
And in case you are new to my blog, I’m just throwing in some current photos in here too so you know how my house looks like now LOL.
fur HERE | leopard pillows HERE | similar bedding HERE | similar throw HERE | similar chaise HERE | longhorn HERE | find a similar rug HERE | similar mirror HERE | bed HERE and similar beds HERE, HERE and HERE | similar nightstands HERE | similar lamps HERE | similar faux banana tree HERE
Happy Wednesday everyone!
Tschüß
(Youleeya)
oh this is SOOOO fun!!!! i think your room was much more stylish than mine!
I was cracking up when I saw these photos. Isn’t that genius just to shove the bedding under the mattress?!?!
I love love your throwback – that space rocks! You should bring back Pierrot
LOL, clowns are not a good thing. Sad, funny or scary 😉
Oh my GOSH. I am dying. Those are SO FUNNY!! And for the record I don’t make my kids make their beds. I like a made bed but there are lots of more important things I need to do every day. So it’s 50-50 whether it gets done. And I’m okay with that 🙂
A ton of more important things. I’m ok with it too
Great fun post!
xo
Patty
Haha thanks Patty
Julia this is awesome! I recently found pictures of my first bedroom I decorated (when I was rounding up my old hair pics) and thought it would be a hoot to share it on the blog! Love this!
You should post them too!
I think your room was super stylish!
Haha thanks 😉
Whoa! Went back and read the troll’s comments….some people just don’t have anything better to do. I grew up in a messy house and I’ve had to learn how to be tidier. Between my guy and my business partner, both neat freaks…lol, I’ve gotten much better. Having clutter really weighs you down. It’s so much easier to find things when stuff is in its place. I like making my bed every morning. My whole room feels clean when I make my bed.
No clutter definitely helps. It feels so much better.
Omg, I had a porcelain clown doll growing up! I think my grandma gave it to me. We’re Italian so maybe it’s a European thing (I’m from the US). And I’m 30 so I lived through some of the 80s.
I’m pretty sure it is a European thing too.
You were definitely more stylish that me! ha. Oh and I stopped by and read that comment thread from Monday – keep your chin up! Nothing to it. I for one, Loved seeing you post the post on Monday.
Thanks Ashley. It was weird
Oh my goodness, at least we all went through the 80’s together so we really cant pass judgment on those questionable things that were deemed stylish back then. And it is very nice to see glimpses of your real life in your real house. It can feel discouraging to us readers who aren’t professional bloggers seeing these tidy, spot free homes so it is reassuring to be reminded that those photos are likely staged. , I know that lots of clutter can make me feel tense and on edge, but having a little bit of untidiness reminds me that I am raising two girls in my house who have school and activities and fun. Like your readers have siad, its the memories that you create as a family that are going to be fondly remembered, not that you were yelling at them all the time to clean their rooms, pick up after themselves, etc. Lastly, I would just add, My mom keep a pretty spottless house when I was growing up, to the point that she would tidy up after my friends would spend the night, set their stuff by the door and you know what, it made my friends feel like she didnt like them. Truth was she was in a bad marriage and this was one way for her to dealcwithcthat, but it was misread by my friends.
That doesn’t sound good for your friends. Being very strict certainly sometimes has something to do with control. I used to be a lot more uptight about it but learned to let go. It just stresses me out. And I look at keeping my house mostly cleaned and organized as my job. There is a comment on my Facebook page from one of my neighbors which proofs my house usually does look like it does in the blog photos at least when you walk into our house. Of course there are a lot of days where it looks just the way it does in the messy tour which is mostly upstairs. It has become my job which is kind of a win-win of me 😉
hahaha! It’s awesome that you have these! Monchichis!
Monchicis crack me up. My son hates it when I say you have Monchichi hair and need a hair cut 😉 I recently thought about buying my daughter one
I’m an American living in Austria, and we have one of those beds in our guest room. It’s great for storing extra blankets and pillows, epecially since we don’t have big walk-in closets with tons of storage space like so many American homes do. So fun to see the pictures of your childhood bedroom!
Yeah they are great! I just had a flashback memory about how we also used to play vampire in that bed. It doubles as a vampire coffin LOL.
That’s a pretty rockin’ room! I had a sunflower print all over mine. Lol
Sunflowers are awesome!
Julia, I love your childhood pictures! You can see your eye for design from a very early age. You were a beautiful little girl that has grown into a beautiful woman! I just love all your stuffed animals – you started loving them at a very early age – a very good sign of a caring and loving heart. I think your room was so neat and I know if I was a friend of yours back then I would have thought the same thing! I loved seeing these pictures so much!
hahaha this is great! love flashbacks like these 🙂
That would have been a fun blog series to have! I would love to see other blogger’s childhood rooms.
Omg your room back in the day was soooo stylish for a kid your age. My room had Sean Cassidy and Olivia Newton John posters tacked to the wall and was overrun with those cheap smelly stuffed animals you would win at carnivals..you seemed kinda cool..????
Before the sad clown I actually had an Elvis poster in that frame LOL. I had the biggest crush on him. So odd! Oh and of the 80s band “A-ha”. Great combo!
Oh really? So it’s not a European thing to have that sad clown?