Circa 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.
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