Home Remodelling & Renovation

Lime green, fuchsia, turquoise, purple, avocado green -- people were not afraid of colour in
the '70s. Texture was also important (just check those carpets, and we loved a good shag
pile rug).
Architects and designer names of this era included Marion Hall Best, Leslie Walford, Nola
Charles, Barry Little, Babette Hayes, Bryce Mortlock, Ken Woolley, Philip Cox, Michael
Dysart, Glenn Murcutt.
THE EIGHTIES: 1978-1987
Moving into everyone's favourite decade to forget, townhouses rose in popularity. Stucco
and rendered exteriors flooded in, as well as designer kitchens.
The garden became more important, and bi-fold doors were in fashion. An extension of this
was the popularity of green living, such as solar panels and recycling, and energy-efficient
housing.
Other design notes include Plantation-style louvres, and the rise of Neoclassicism: pillars,
glass bricks and curves.
The colours of the '80s were defined by pink, peach, apricot, celadon and teal teamed with
grey and white. But don't forget your “Hot-Shot” brights – including pink, yellow and aquainspired
Ken Done.
Sophisticated moody hues, such as night sky and storm, with red highlights were also big.
On the softer side, romantic punchy pastels like rose, hyacinth, and primrose were popular.
Natural Australian hues including bottlebrush, banksia, wild honey, sandstone and ghost
gum were a stylish choice.
There were also lots of Provence sunflower yellows, cornflower blues with timbers, nautical
blues and whites and primaries as accent colours.