Unlike some who may have thought to modernize the home, Heather instead leaned into what she now calls “That ’70s Pad.” “My place is like stepping into a vintage time capsule packed with fun, nostalgic items in a space full of color, and I gave her a name to pay homage to it,” she writes. To create her colorful space, she ripped out gray carpet and The Home Depot tiles, painted over grey walls with a soft ivory color, and added some accent colors of the 1970s period like gold, orange, avocado, and brown.

Her home’s maximalist style starts in a “cozy front room full of color, including a groovy flower power sofa, vintage Zenith stereo console, shag rug, and lots of old creative, vintage decor including an assortment of vintage catalogs and magazines from the ’70s.” Her home’s walls are covered in vintage artwork, and owls play a prominent role.

“The vintage kitchen is original, and I found carpet tile from a repurposing store to give its vintage look back,” she continues to describe of her groovy home. “The dinette area and kitchen were designed to include time capsule dishes, cutlery, pots/pans, bakeware, and vintage cookbooks. The cozy dinette area seats four with a cabinet full of vintage ’60s and ’70s board games and puzzles for endless hours of nostalgic entertainment. We spend much time here.”

• Living Room Stripe — Lowe’s Valspar “Middle Earth” and “Brushed Orange”
• Yellow Bedroom — Lowe’s Valspar “Gold Crest”

• Sectional Sofa — Secondhand
• Artwork, Mirrors, Knickknacks — Thrifting

• Mostly Everything — Estate Sales

• Velvet Elvis and Jerome from Brooklyn Art — Facebook Marketplace
• ’70s Princess Phone — Antique Shop
• Genie Bed — Custom-Made
• Handmade Blanket Bedspread — My Grandma’s

Thanks, Heather!

This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.

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