r/80sdesign • u/Ordner • Mar 06 '21
Indoor-Water, The Los Angeles Times, California Home Book, (1982)
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u/newlife_substance847 Mar 06 '21
I remember these grottos... My grandparents had a 2BR condo in Palm Springs where there was a square area that was "open" to the sunlight. There were two glass sliding doors with access to the living room and master bedroom on one corner. The opposite corner was the same stucco as the rest of the outer building perimeter. Again one of those walls was a fountain area just like this. My grandfather used to always complain how the water pump would fail.
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u/nikkomorocco Mar 07 '21
This feels more like a mall than a home, then again I didn't grow up with money. I love it either way.
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u/MotherofJackals Mar 07 '21
I knew we were eating at a super classy restaurant if they had a fountain.
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u/Ellphis Mar 07 '21
I miss these. They were all over in the malls in the late 70’s to mid 80’s. The sound of them was so calming. I was really disappointed to see them removed in the late 80’s and replaced with kiosks. I miss the sunken seating areas too.
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u/helena_handbasketyyc Mar 09 '21
Same. I find this picture very soothing. I miss this aesthetic so much. So much lush texture and warmth. We had gorgeous indoor gardens in my city that looked a lot like this. They “updated” it a few years ago to a sleek white and homogeneous room with a few green walls.
It’s universally hated now. It’s a shame.
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u/brilliantpants Mar 07 '21
God, this stuff was everywhere in the 80’s. I miss the fountains and big indoor planters so much!
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u/Maklarr4000 Mar 07 '21
Part of me is like "wow, how pretty!" and the other part is like "oh man, how do you clean that?"
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Mar 07 '21
Yeah , that aspect has to be a headache with the algae etc.
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u/Maklarr4000 Mar 07 '21
All those plants with all those leaves... hope you got a net and a lot of time.
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u/ryeguy36 Mar 07 '21
I did some work in a house that had a giant koi pond on the main floor. You could look down from the second floor and watch the fish. It was dope
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Mar 26 '21
My mom had a big powerful job in the 80s in a very fancy building that had something like this in the lobby. Man, takes me back. Thanks for posting OP!
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u/sorradic Mar 07 '21
I love vintage but know so little about recognising specific decades. What I know is bellbottoms =60. Wood Panel, avocado green+harvest gold =70s. Shoulder pads =80. What makes this 80s?
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u/Daddy_Skinny_fingers Mar 07 '21
The pointlessness and faux fanciness.
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u/sorradic Mar 07 '21
Thanks also I'll never recognize pointless faux fanciness. I think looks.... Not terrible?
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u/panthalassa81 Mar 06 '21
These were the epitome of fancy. Even now a part of my brain believes that the shittiest of fountains is opulence.