Creating the Totally Cool ’80s Retro Room
The TLC Book Design office before becoming the Retro Room.
For years, my home office has had a nice, classy Provencal theme. This summer, it was painted a bold color and it’s now becoming the TC ’80s Retro Room. This is so much fun and will likely be a work in progress for years, putting up shelves, posters, and whatnot as I find each new treasure.
Retro Room window walls
Right now, you can see the CDs, albums, and cassettes. (Man, I wish I still had my old cassette collection!) My 5-disc CD changer died last week (tears), so I’m on the lookout for a new one. This $8 silver unit from Goodwill will do for now.
Retro Room toys, rugs, and more goodies.
(That’s Bandit, one of my fuzzy companions.)
The rugs were custom made out of roller rink carpet and glow under a blacklight—something I need to buy. The cheap Halloween bulb I found just doesn’t cut it.
A long-time friend from high school recently gifted me all of her Fisher Price Little People items. What fun! I just need to find some of the old wooden people. I have two a neighbor kindly donated. The Cheers sign was given to me through Facebook.
Like the coffee table? Email me to get one of your very own!
I made this cassette coffee table and am offering this model or customized tops for sale. (Email or comment below if you’re interested.)
I made this cassette coffee table and am offering this model or customized tops for sale. (Email or comment below if you’re interested.)
Check out these totally awesome movie and TV show license plates. You can get them from the nice people at Celebrity Machines!
