tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post8504035737346799165..comments2024-02-29T19:03:25.019+10:30Comments on The Laurel Hedge: Oh..My..Goodness!Milliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408461724832141163noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-34774610352759977042013-01-06T02:09:51.856+10:302013-01-06T02:09:51.856+10:30I remember him saying that line like it was yester...I remember him saying that line like it was yesterday. <br /><br /> <a href="http://www.rawhoney.ca" rel="nofollow">zane</a> Zane Wooderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10234994003865045370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-56646779482757841972010-02-07T06:37:26.362+10:302010-02-07T06:37:26.362+10:30I thought it all looked frighteningly familiar, oh...I thought it all looked frighteningly familiar, oh NZ house and garden how could you!<br /><br />Funny how we think of the nineties as minimalism, I know I was right into it with the exuberance of youth; but as a colour consultant back in those days I do remember specifying a worryingly large number of lime and bright blue feature walls....... Forgive me :)Vanya Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755072262514398895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-70988720870019039762010-01-29T01:41:46.204+10:302010-01-29T01:41:46.204+10:30I have friends who still have rooms that look like...I have friends who still have rooms that look like this.......love looking back - it's a bit like looking at old photos & those 'OMG what was I thinking' moments....Susie xSusiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654149963089015480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-60957151524258563312010-01-28T09:34:05.841+10:302010-01-28T09:34:05.841+10:30oh my! that kitchen!! i'd get a headache just ...oh my! that kitchen!! i'd get a headache just making a cup of tea!<br /><br />i think '98 was the year of the yellow-and-blue deco theme. you remember how we all wanted that "beach theme". urgh!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08176895593034107918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-75877405922891092122010-01-26T08:17:45.986+10:302010-01-26T08:17:45.986+10:30My goodness, indeed!
All too much for me, but inte...My goodness, indeed!<br />All too much for me, but interesting to see what other people homes were like back then.<br />I love to look at old magazines I have kept ( the ones my husband has not thrown out!) and have a giggle at the fashion and trends.<br /><br />Happy week<br />Hugs<br />CarolynDraffin Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448539647442095635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-36079696736567644892010-01-26T07:41:47.250+10:302010-01-26T07:41:47.250+10:30Hi Millie
Wow..does this bring back memories. 1998...Hi Millie<br />Wow..does this bring back memories. 1998 was the last year that I lived in the USA before moving to Australia and our decor definitly did not work in Sydney. I remember those days well. Looking at these photos made me think of Kath and Kim, I think they would have loved, loved, loved a few of these rooms! <br />Jeanne:)Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-41899155456144147672010-01-26T05:07:51.319+10:302010-01-26T05:07:51.319+10:30"Busy is as busy does"....great comment ..."Busy is as busy does"....great comment Millie!! Loved looking at all the photos :)<br /><br />I've never been big on colour I have to say.....1998 was the year we got married AND that we bought our first sofas.....which were cream....clearly we were pre-children!<br /><br />I am off to see "Up in the air" on Thursday - good to hear that you enjoyed it. I will be going with girlfriends so can probably guarantee that with George on screen, there won't be much fidgeting.<br /><br />Finally, guess who I saw today on TV as I was channel hopping....MOTH's second favourite girl, Justine!!! I noticed Aussie Masterchef was on and just thought I would see if she was there - and yup, there she was....looking gorgeous AND cooking something marvellous.....it's such a shame when people have so little going for them, I always think ;)<br /><br />Have a good week! xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435722126028910012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-80434871356490684702010-01-26T02:47:09.911+10:302010-01-26T02:47:09.911+10:30Wow. If that doesn't give you a headache I do...Wow. If that doesn't give you a headache I don't know what would.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217081495339138075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-51948623016789798462010-01-26T02:42:44.501+10:302010-01-26T02:42:44.501+10:30Oh, this was fun! I think I did a big magazine pu...Oh, this was fun! I think I did a big magazine purge around 2006, too! The house sighed as hundred of pounds of 20 years of magazines were removed! LOL! <br /><br />It would be interesting to know what color of paint are on the walls of those rooms in 2010! :)Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-59857213389894397682010-01-25T22:06:44.962+10:302010-01-25T22:06:44.962+10:30Ouch, Millie, that really hurt my eyes. It's ...Ouch, Millie, that really hurt my eyes. It's amazing how accustomed we've become to neutrals. Was that truly only 1998? I remember our first sofa (in 1993) was green tartan...at the time, I thought it was just fabulous. Thanks for the reminder, Millie. Meredy xo.meredith@count it all joyhttp://www.meredith-countitalljoy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-14293372726817326222010-01-25T22:04:00.364+10:302010-01-25T22:04:00.364+10:30This is great. I LOVE colour, but a touch is enoug...This is great. I LOVE colour, but a touch is enough. One feature wall, one splashback. I agree, how long before those kitchens got a white makeover?Sophie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287723779160235980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-59585771592644391082010-01-25T20:18:07.516+10:302010-01-25T20:18:07.516+10:30Miss M, I had been married one year in 1998 and ha...Miss M, I had been married one year in 1998 and had just given birth. My home was a riot of colour, tuscan terracotta tiles, blue walls trimmed in mustard, aqua carpet, wallpaper friezes!!!!... I thought it was the bees knees... my first home... scary thing is that there are designers out there still throwing colours together like that today....and no-one is game enough to say "hey the emperor has no clothes dude"... great post.... and yes not that long ago. What will we be saying in 12 years time about today?! A-M xxThe House That A-M Builthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870752194541203656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-89308751066644771832010-01-25T19:42:41.672+10:302010-01-25T19:42:41.672+10:30I'm afraid that I love 'drab', and neu...I'm afraid that I love 'drab', and neutral colours, Mill's.<br />I do like colour but, I know that, within a few weeks , I would be fed up with it and want to redecorate, and that wouldn't go down too well around here !! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-91238245852279402812010-01-25T18:32:39.285+10:302010-01-25T18:32:39.285+10:30Hi Millie
Well.. you forgot the artwork... was sor...Hi Millie<br />Well.. you forgot the artwork... was sort of like playing one of those what'a missing in this image games... but in reverse.. haha<br /><br />Well I recently culled my 80's magazines... working my way up to the the 90's.... might have to bring you around.. you'll give them the flick!! haha .. JulieJulie@beingRUBYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424920655462727594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-29257991901700268142010-01-25T18:20:39.277+10:302010-01-25T18:20:39.277+10:30The scary thing is that 1998 doesn't seem all ...The scary thing is that 1998 doesn't seem all that long ago - I think I am getting old! I think the people that owned that house moved to Qld and painted the exterior of my house - a bright mustard orange colour with bottle green and purple accents for the guttering, window trims etc. Aggghhh. Thanks for the laugh.<br />Clare xmondocherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268218553894759101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-3310823017875488942010-01-25T16:42:14.677+10:302010-01-25T16:42:14.677+10:30Wow. I'm not sure what else to say about those...Wow. I'm not sure what else to say about those! I find it so funny when you visit someone who is still hanging on to that era, the blinding clash of colours!<br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-39659406831447972682010-01-25T15:54:13.259+10:302010-01-25T15:54:13.259+10:30Great post. I did really quite like some of the r...Great post. I did really quite like some of the rooms - those with a more bohemian flavour. My sister's house is a riot of colour, curiously with black walls. Somehow it works. When I stay there I feel sparkly and cheerful. When I come home I feel calm and serene. And that I prefer over time. My own colour scheme is white, black, brown. Has been for years. First painted the walls white, when white was the base tint only!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-79839772996384681762010-01-25T14:02:11.007+10:302010-01-25T14:02:11.007+10:30I dunno....I kind of like the unashamed flourish o...I dunno....I kind of like the unashamed flourish of color...everywhere!<br /><br />Reminds me of Mexico and South America. This is the norm. Our pallid, timid neutrals are ho hum to them.<br /><br />Not saying I could live in all that saturation....but do appreciate it.Linda@ Lime in the Coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551293394719390382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-21795529707036646402010-01-25T13:27:17.237+10:302010-01-25T13:27:17.237+10:30I love-love those peacock blue walls, without the ...I love-love those peacock blue walls, without the purple baseboard, of course!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-48856782567543365672010-01-25T11:19:36.002+10:302010-01-25T11:19:36.002+10:30I'm afraid I'm one of those crazy people w...I'm afraid I'm one of those crazy people who simple love all that color -- and I have since I was a child. My kitchen today is a real-life (read not actually magazine material, but it's home) example of intense color: deep blue on the back wall, bright yellow on both sides, and appliances and chopping block in bright red. It really does catch people unawares, but they always smile, too. The colors are so fundamental, so intrinsically cheerful, that it cheers me to be in there.<br /><br />Plus, I'm an artist and a bit daft. To each her own, eh?<br />-WrenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-58300572080993177212010-01-25T11:05:43.595+10:302010-01-25T11:05:43.595+10:30A few of those rooms I would still like. But the ...A few of those rooms I would still like. But the rest? HECK NO! :D<br /><br />What a fun sping through one of your old magazines. :)Alexandra MacVeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317852980496492650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-38544071549438994702010-01-25T10:45:43.572+10:302010-01-25T10:45:43.572+10:30i find all the rooms very hippie-ish.
i like them ...i find all the rooms very hippie-ish.<br />i like them very much for someone else ( the magazine shots).<br />they might be too cheerful for me.<br />my colors have been the same all of my life. <br />just sometimes they are deeper or more vivid.<br />corals, reds, greens, creams, touches of black.<br /><br />xxRenée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-89408357097496311942010-01-25T10:17:15.300+10:302010-01-25T10:17:15.300+10:30Your post almost blinded me, I thought it was 1988...Your post almost blinded me, I thought it was 1988 not 1998. Urrgg. It is easy isn't it to scoff at these things. YAY. I love a good scoff. I think that that is why I still don't like one colour walls, it reminds me of this. So so over the top. And that Mondrian kitchen. I guess in 10 years we will laugh at the plain whiteness of everyhing now! xoxoJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475155333546477042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-50639966708721052252010-01-25T09:57:45.490+10:302010-01-25T09:57:45.490+10:30Hilarious - what a shame the tartan sofa was not t...Hilarious - what a shame the tartan sofa was not there - i was a big fan in the 90's LOL. No wonder i HATE with a passion our 90's kitchen with the maroon laminate bottom and yellow laminate top, fits right in looking at those photos. Mel xxxPineapple Villahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00428182238631362419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491954087258246123.post-70068243269417790902010-01-25T09:20:24.682+10:302010-01-25T09:20:24.682+10:30Too funny, Millie. Strangely, I kind of liked tha...Too funny, Millie. Strangely, I kind of liked that purple wall color in one of the photos. Maybe I'm just needing a break from winter.house thingshttp://houseitemsandroomsilike.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com