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Hippie decor & more 1960s interior design ideas — 15 pages of rooms from 1969

pam kueber - October 3, 2010, Updated: February 18, 2020

Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021; these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.

1969 bedroom painted blueCirca 1969 my Uncle Robert and Aunt Judy were like hippie American Pickers. Uncle Robert was the youngest of my dad’s brothers, and Aunt Judy was a Texas beauty with big hair, short miniskirts and go go boots. Together they were totally groovy. During Sunday drives (remember those?!) around rural southern California (remember that?!), I guess we used to caravan together, because I remember them making everyone stop their cars to dig into seedy roadside junk stores and worse — abandoned farmhouses  — to look for treasures. The extended clan was horrified, but I was thrilled, of course. Looking at the interior above, I can certainly imagine Uncle Robert and Aunt Judy having an apartment like this… notice the narrow brass bed, the old trunk, and the persian rugs.  I do think this is one of the first interiors I’ve noticed that reflects the hippie-antique aesthetic that surely existed as a bonafide 1960s style category. Mind you, the marketing materials I use on the blog were not likely aimed at the Whole Earth dumpster diving crowd. Click on through for 14 more images from this 1969 Sherwin Williams paint brochure.

sherwin-williams-co-decorating-ideas-and-color-trends-summer-1969-cover
60s-carriage-green-floor-living-room
1960s-stained-painted-front-door
1969-yellow-carpet-walls-living-room
1960s-cape-cod-colonial-contemporary-house-colors
60s-ranch-white-two-story-house-paint-choices-ideas
1960s-blues-are-back-living-room
1969-blue-white-accent-bedroom
60s-outside-outdoor-housekeeping-lanscaping
1969-colorful-living-room-plaid-rug-unique-accesories
1960s-yellow-canvas-roofed-terrace-rattan-furniture
1960s-strawberry-pink-bathroom-yellow-bathroom-blue-bathroom
1969-mint-bathroom-pink-bird-bathroom-purple-bathroom-white-yellow-bathroom
1960s-summer-projects-cabana-potting-shed-shuffle-board
summer-1969-projects-garden-annex-lion-lamb-lawn-chairs-leaf-shadows

To view the slide show, click on the first thumbnail. Once it’s enlarged, click on the arrow below to move forward or back. You can start the slide show from any spot…


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  1. yaz says

    February 28, 2012 at 1:43 am

    I love this site! I’m in the process of making my bedroom into a late 60s/early70s theme and the pictures here are a great inspiration!

    • pam kueber says

      February 28, 2012 at 8:54 am

      Welcome, yaz! Be sure to take a lot of before and after photos!

  2. Linda Wylie says

    January 27, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    I need help, I have a ranch style house built in 1962, the master bath has pink tile 3/4 way up the wall with rose colored bathtub and commode. I had to replace the sink, (though I still have the rose pink bowl) the cabinet was in such bad shape, I am thinking of doing the upper wall with some sort of black/white wallpaper and black/white accents. Comments????

    • Marsha says

      April 6, 2011 at 1:35 am

      How big is your bathroom? The black/white would be lovely with the rose, but a small bathroom would be overwhelmed by too much black.

  3. Robert says

    November 4, 2010 at 5:02 pm

    This is my favourite era for home decor.
    The term “shabby chic” hadn’t yet been invented, but the ethos for it was well underway. “If it looks good, use it” could have been the motto of the day.
    A Welbilt spherical 8 Track Stereo system in the company of a restored piece of Victorian furniture? Eclectic for sure, but it beat the visual drudgery of a rich aunt’s cookie cutter decorating, or getting my legs accidentally glued to her plastic sofa slip covers.

  4. KC says

    October 14, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    Oh, wow. I so seriously want that purple bathroom!

  5. Annie B. says

    October 4, 2010 at 11:31 am

    These slide shows of ’60’s decor have brought back so many memories of houses past and of times spent with my mother scouring the countryside in search of antiques. Every “junque” shop, auction, estate sale, etc. was irresitible to her.

    I was dragged along on these expeditions from a very early age. My mom was Aunt Judy and Uncle Robert rolled into one in the early ’60’s as she searched for treasures to fill the house she and my father built in 1964. She refinished every worthwhile piece and “antiqued” the rest with those Martin Seymour kits (right down -or up- to the drapery rods).

    Thanks, Pam, for all the memories and the lovely photos.

  6. Amy Hill says

    October 3, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    Go rent “Foul Play” with Goldie Hawn & Chevy Chase for a period film with hippie chic decor. This is my favorite decorating style, mixing antiques with newer upholstered pieces.

    • Gavin Hastings says

      October 4, 2010 at 11:41 am

      “Period Film”???
      You make me feel so old!!!!

    • debbie fehrenbach says

      November 28, 2011 at 2:10 am

      I love the decorating style in Foul Play! I own the movie and whenever I watch it, admire the decorating style! 🙂 Glad someone else agrees with me!

  7. Elaine says

    October 3, 2010 at 2:13 pm

    OK, I keep seeing my stuff in there. I still have the dining table and chairs from image 1. I don’t put the pads on the chairs, though. Wow, am I retro or what?

  8. Elaine says

    October 3, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    I still have my trunk and Oriental rugs, also the Aladdin lamp that is in the same picture. The biggest thing that is different in the picture is, no computer on the desk. But check out the spiffy radio with digital readout, that was totally brand new.

  9. Missouri Michael says

    October 3, 2010 at 12:59 pm

    Sunday drives 🙂 we still do that here in rural Missouri once in a while. Gas up the truck, and head out to explore the gravel roads.

  10. Rebecca Prichard says

    October 3, 2010 at 11:31 am

    I love reading your memory. 🙂

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