5 Old Decorating Ideas We Wish They’d Bring Back – Architectural Digest

The Paris apartment of Hubert de Givenchy, featured in AD in 1978, included a wide-ranging mix of furnitureincluding a large cabinet and writing desk by Andr-Charles Boulle.

Hannah Martin, ADs senior design editor, is rooting for the Louis XIV writing desk to make a rebound. In Hubert de Givenchys Paris apartment, published by AD in 1978, a stunning desk and cabinet by Andr-Charles Boulle, cabinetmaker to Louis XIV, mix in with slick black lacquered finishes, low-lying furniture, and mirrored surfaces, she says. I love this particularly 70s brand of eclecticism and would like to see more interiors that play with French antiques from this era. A woman after my own heart!

Patrick Meles bedroom at the 2024 Kips Bay Decorator Show House in New York, featuring its modern take on an old-school style: patterned wall-to-wall carpeting.

AD, September/October 1972

For Madeline OMalley, ADs market director, its all about patterned wall-to-wall carpet. Theres something that feels very creativity-within-constraint about it, she says. Like a controlled splashiness. And the idea is fresh in her mind, thanks to Patrick Mele's room at the 2024 Kips Bay Decorator Show House in New York, with its snazzy floral carpet by Mele for Aronsons. I cant stop thinking about the concept, says OMalley, who adds that the style is poised for a comeback. One trippy example can be found on the cover of ADs September/October 1972 issue, in a bedroom designed by Stephen Chase of Arthur Elrod Associates.

AD, June 1980

Draped fabric can give a wall texture and interest, says Alison Levasseur, ADs global interiors and garden editor. Take note from this room featured in AD September 1977 that a draped fabric can be used in combination with a wallpaper or paint, she advises.

And thats not all: Shutters indoors are chic! she adds. I adore this Brunschwig & Fils floral bedroom on the cover of AD from June 1980. The white shutters are the perfect charming window treatment for this stylish California ranch. Theres also charm in some of the rooms softer accessories: Im crazy for the gingham cat and dog pillows too! Things that make you happy never go out of fashion.

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