The Seventies lounge sets the tone
The 1970s are characterized above all by a palette of colors with a strong character. It is mainly the warm colors that set the tone.
The orange color can be considered the most iconic color of the 1970s. At the time, it was simply associated with white, or it integrated into a warm palette, in combination with yellow and brown. If you dream of a living room with an authentic funk spirit, this is the palette to adopt first!
To reconcile trend and 70 spirit, it is better to balance your effects. Bet for example on the wallpaper, by adopting one or two sofas in colored velvet.
The 1970s also gave pride of place to tangy nuances. From chartreuse green to khaki green, we love the shades of green that tend towards yellow. To soften the decor a little, we introduce a few notes of powdery pink. We also play on the materials, favoring a sideboard or a retro sideboard in dark wood.
Afraid of doing too much? Play again with the furniture by adopting another icon of the 1970s which is making a comeback in our interiors: the one-piece coffee table. Choose a colored model with an ultra-glossy finish – or even a mirror finish.
The 1970s were a golden age for wallpaper. You can therefore use it without hesitation to create a seventies decor in the living room. The easiest option is to choose a reissue of the models of the time. However, we avoid the total look at the risk of falling into kitsch. So we focus on an accent wall.
Too much for you, wallpaper? Instead of applying it directly to the wall, stick it on one or more canvases to create a very 1970’s wall decoration!
The debauchery of color is not the only way to adopt a living room in the style of the 70s! For a more zen look, bet on the brown palette. You can even adopt the monochrome decor… perhaps by adding a little colorful twist to the ceiling!
Which shopper pieces to adopt the Seventies living room?
The 1970s were rich in creations and accessories that made an impression! To adopt the Seventies look in the living room, you can count on these classics.
The colored sofa is the big trend of the 70s. The one that is a hit this year is the green sofa: a safe bet for a retro look. Accessorize it with a shaggy rug, the cocooning touch of the Seventies living room. To bring a modern note to the decor, opt for an equally cozy variant: the Berber rug.
Very trendy this season again, the corduroy sofa comes straight back to us from the 1970s. To integrate it into your Seventies living room, choose a color emblematic of the decade – green, yellow, orange or brown. To succeed, opt for a low sofa.
The 1970s saw the birth of the post-modernist current, one of whose characteristics was to break the established order. We take inspiration from it by daring the living room without a sofa – and by betting for example on the day bed, accompanied by armchairs.
Although imagined at the end of the 1950s, the Tulip table and the Tulip chair enjoyed great popularity during the 1970s. In the living room, we love a variant: the lounge chair, perched on the emblematic flared monopod.
The 1950s saw the birth of another legendary seat that was still very popular in the 1970s: the Lounge Chair by Charles and Ray Eames. But we give it a little hippie twist by accessorizing it with faux fur!
The trick to creating a very Seventies atmosphere in the living room is to play with the materials: dark wood essence, colored or smoked glass light fixture, or even small pieces of plastic furniture… Moreover, some pieces are reissued today in recycled plastic versions.
The 1970s saw the birth of the bohemian movement. To create a warm living room, you can have fun mixing influences. Soft materials, rattan and macramé, without forgetting a touch of greenery: decline the codes of bohemian decoration by opting for a palette in the colors of the 1970s. To bring an ethnic touch to the living room, let yourself be inspired by the flagship destination of this decade: India.
The charming little detail is the crocheted patchwork plaid.
The piece that sublimates the living room inspired by the 1970s is the ceramic lamp. But be careful: it is a question of choosing it well! We therefore adopted the essential model of the time: the floor lamp. This model, traditionally made up of a foot and a very slender lampshade, is one of the pieces that you can unearth at a garage sale. Failing that, let yourself be charmed by a reissue.