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We all strive to have a cozy, comfortable, and stylish home. Our idea of what it should look like we gather from our environment homes we visit, social media, or anywhere else the options are endless. 

One such place is the Instagram account called "The 60s Interior." As the name suggests, it shares photos of interiors that were popular during the 1960s, but here's a twist it also contains pics from other decades. We created a list of these images for you to get inspired by or simply enjoy. So, how about we get into them?

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Cosy Windows And Skylight In The 1971

Cosy Windows And Skylight In The 1971

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Huge Living Room From The 1970s

Huge Living Room From The 1970s

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Karl Kamrath House In The 1951 That Was Designed By Frank Lloyd Wright

Karl Kamrath House In The 1951 That Was Designed By Frank Lloyd Wright

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Ever since people existed, they've always wanted to create a pleasant environment for themselves. That’s why interior design exists. 

As Encyclopedia Britannica put it, while the need to have a pleasant environment isn’t new, interior design as a thing kind of is. The term “interior decoration” was used for the first time in 1904. Years later, in the 1930s, the similar term “interior designer” was coined by an “Interior Design and Decoration” magazine. Little by little, the concept of interior design and its profession developed. 

Nowadays, sources like Wikipedia describe interior design as the art and science of designing the interior of a building in a way that it becomes a safe, functional, and aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using it. 


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Apartment Full Of Plants From The 70s

Apartment Full Of Plants From The 70s

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Comfy Conversation Pit From The 1960s

Comfy Conversation Pit From The 1960s

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High-Ceiling Living Room From The 1950s

High-Ceiling Living Room From The 1950s

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While the things that are considered safe or functional stay relatively similar over time, things that are considered aesthetically pleasing change quite often. In fact, usually, each new decade brings new things that are considered beautiful and throws out things that are no longer viewed as such. 

As an example, let’s take the 1960s. As some of you might be aware, this decade saw the origins and spread of the hippie or counterculture movement. This movement rejected conventional customs and traditional authorities and advocated for peace, love, social justice, and revolution. The effects of it are still felt to this day. 

Besides sociopolitical, fashion, and lifestyle stuff, the movement's political life influenced interior design too. The spirit of change was in the air. Apparently, hippie ideals created a desire for communal living spaces and challenged conventional home design ideas. 

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A 1980s Kitchen With A Greenhouse Vibe

A 1980s Kitchen With A Greenhouse Vibe

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Spacious Living Room From The 1970s

Spacious Living Room From The 1970s

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Mellow 1970s Sun Porch

Mellow 1970s Sun Porch

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At the same time, the counterculture movement wasn’t the only one that influenced interior design back then. The pop art movement had its say too. Just like hippies, pop art's roots were in challenging current norms. Only, it mainly opposed dominant approaches to art. The movement drew inspiration from Hollywood movies, comic books, pop music, and many other things. 

So, pop art led to interiors having abstract and geometric patterns. It also had vibrant colors – for instance, orange, electric blue, and lime green paired with contrasting neutrals like white, gray, or black.


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Crites House By Architect Ray Crites Designed In The 1961

Crites House By Architect Ray Crites Designed In The 1961

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Room Perfect For Sunbathing In The 1970s

Room Perfect For Sunbathing In The 1970s

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A Charming Home From 1967

A Charming Home From 1967

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The decade’s advancement of technology also influenced interiors. It brought the use of materials like plastic, molded fiberglass, and acrylic. With them, the furniture embraced futuristic, unconventional shapes. The aim of the design was to be oversized and eye-catching. Think of the bubble chair, which originated during this period. 

Speaking of '60s interiors, there’s a whole Instagram page dedicated to them – @the_60s_interior. Granted, the name says its focus is the '60s, but the bio adds that there are some images from the '50s, '70s, and '80s. So, maybe we could say it’s a page of vintage interior photos. 


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Pillow-Filled Conversation Pit In The Miller’s House That Was Built 1957

Pillow-Filled Conversation Pit In The Miller’s House That Was Built 1957

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A Plant-Filled 1980s Bathroom

A Plant-Filled 1980s Bathroom

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Huge, But Cosy Living Room From The 1970s

Huge, But Cosy Living Room From The 1970s

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Either way, the images are stunning enough for the page to gather over 249K followers. Plus, each post gets at least over 700 likes, but more often than not gets over 1K or even over 2K. 

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Well, it’s no secret that people like peeking at interiors. After all, TV shows about them tend to be a guilty pleasure (or sometimes not even that guilty) for many. Clearly, as this account shows, not only TV shows about interiors are liked by the public, but images of them too. 

That’s where our list comes in – here you can find plenty of photos of vintage interiors, collected from the @the_60s_interior page. So, now it’s your chance to decide which of these images are the most captivating by upvoting them!


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Sixties-Interior-Images-Instagram

Sixties-Interior-Images-Instagram

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Mid Century Modern House In Weston, Connecticut That Was Designed By Thomas H. Fleming

Mid Century Modern House In Weston, Connecticut That Was Designed By Thomas H. Fleming

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A 1980s Kitchen Kind Of Similar To The One In Poltergeist (1982)

A 1980s Kitchen Kind Of Similar To The One In Poltergeist (1982)

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Ace Of Kitchenttes, 1970s

Ace Of Kitchenttes, 1970s

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A 1980s Kitchen With Skylights And The Cook In Action

A 1980s Kitchen With Skylights And The Cook In Action

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Conversation Pit In The Miller House Built In 1957

Conversation Pit In The Miller House Built In 1957

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A 1970s Conversation Pit In A Room With A Clockwork Orange Vibe

A 1970s Conversation Pit In A Room With A Clockwork Orange Vibe

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Eerie 1980s Block Cube Bathtub With A Window

Eerie 1980s Block Cube Bathtub With A Window

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Homey Bath From 1986

Homey Bath From 1986

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McDonald's Looked Very Different In 1987

McDonald's Looked Very Different In 1987

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1980s Bathroom With A Huge Plant

1980s Bathroom With A Huge Plant

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Overly Yellow 1970s Bathroom

Overly Yellow 1970s Bathroom

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Villeroy & Boch Bathroom Designed By Luigi Colani In 1975

Villeroy & Boch Bathroom Designed By Luigi Colani In 1975

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A Vibrant Green Bathroom From The 1970s

A Vibrant Green Bathroom From The 1970s

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A Unique Bath Design From 1986

A Unique Bath Design From 1986

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Note: this post originally had 39 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.