I recently discovered a feature over at Apartment Therapy Chicago. They feature photographs of various rooms from unknown decades and invite their readers to guess. I’ve provided a few past examples below, all with my guesses (before checking out the answers) and the answers (highlight with your mouse to read). I know nothing about interiors, so please forgive me if I get every one wrong!
Damn, this is ugly. It reads like a really bad 60′s trend. Maybe 1965?
Answer: 1971
I could live in this room in present day, I think. In fact, I could see the room being fairly new, but the photograph is grainy. So, I am going for 1978.
Answer: 1970′s
Definitely 70′s. It looks like a tiny urban kitchen. I guess 1974.
Answer: 1960
Retro! The quality of the photograph, track lighting and appliances give this one away – I say late 90′s.
Answer: 2008
Those chairs are all over the place these days. But, I am struggling to identify this room. Again, the lighting makes me think it’s the 80′s. 1985?
Answer: 2008
Looks like Martha Stewart’s kitchen from the 80′s. 1986.
Answer: Late 1980′s
Another example of palm beach retro? That mirror would be to die for in ANY other room than this one. I’m guessing 2003.
Answer: 2008
No answer for this room as of yet, but my guess is late 60′s/early 70′s.
How did you do?
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I got all of the rooms from the 2000′s and the one room from 1960 (tiny urban kitchen)
I did about the same as you — a few misses. The second room is totally modern-day IKEA! I swear I’ve seen those couches at the local IKEA store…
I love shots like these. I collect old decor books and they are so fun to flip through. It also provides insight about current trends. That lucite table thing – it was so done a few decades ago!