I found the article, but rereading it, I won't post the link here without their permission. I have no such qualms about the pics and an occasional quote, though!
This was only partway done -the floor is now cork and the countertop is bright orange. All the way around And the hanging lampshade is replaced by one made of orange lucite chunks. A huge huge lampshade
You can just about see the tupperware and fondue collections on the shelves in the room behind.
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Challenges come in unexpected places, like the difficulty in bringing in loads of groceries through the beaded curtains off the garage. Others come up during renovations such as the problem finding a green toilet. "These days when you call a store to ask if they carry green toilets, the sales people think you mean green as in environmentally friendly," said 70sGal. "We have to explain that we literally mean the color green."
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The 70sFolk have embraced the 1970s lifestyle right down to the clothes on their backs. The family wears 1970s clothes most of the time, although 70sGal admits she does not for initial client meetings or to a wedding so as not to upstage the bride. But lunches with friends, holiday dinners or their weekly Saturday night Lawrence Welk parties are when they pull out the maxi dresses and jumpsuits.
"I have to do a lot of tailoring since these clothes are one-of-a-kind," 70sGal says. "I take what I can find and then size it to fit me."
Having just moved in a year ago, the house is a work in progress.
"This has really woken up a passion in us," says 70sGal. "Not only are we recycling but when I see things from that time period, it's like I'm a kid again. This is a great way to share childhood memories with our children."
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family room now contains orange mock-pleather sofas. And LOTS more ornaments. But still the modern TV!
(which they use to play 70s music)