From the grown-up glamour of bedrooms in the 1950s to the playful millennium-inspired trends of the 2000s, these interiors bring back fond memories of the houses we grew up in. 

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For those born in an earlier era, the bold interiors were bound to have left a strong impression. From plush fabrics to gilded wallpaper, the relative prosperity of the 1950s saw homeowners embracing more lavish furnishings after years of frugality.

One for the fashion-forward parents, this boudoir-style bedroom is as glam as it gets thanks to the crystal-drop chandelier and intricate headboard.

With its double-purpose sleeping space-cum-office, this ‘50s bedroom is a perfect throwback to when homes were much smaller. The decade was characterised by a trend for natural materials with wooden panelling and cane furniture taking centre stage.

We love this quirky sleigh bed with its rattan frame and leaf-print bedding.

Pastel hues were huge in the mid-20th century as shown in this recreation of a teenager's bedroom in the 1950s. The decade also saw a move towards kitsch pieces with a sense of fun, like this bubblegum pink bedspread and baby pink lamp!

With its panelled walls, this bedroom is a typical example of the prefab Lustron houses that sprang up in the States during the post-war era. Money may have been tight, but that didn’t stop people from creating their dream homes and decorative soft furnishings were often patterned with botanical prints.

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From the mottle cut-and-loop carpet to the frilled orange pelmet, this bedroom combines pastels and warm tones that were widespread in homes during this decade.

The scale of furniture was usually much smaller in the '50s – notice how narrow this double bed looks! People owned fewer possessions and were smaller on average than they are today, and these neat little pieces were built to fit them.

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Considered a golden age for furniture design, the taste in the 1960s home leaned towards smooth and sleek styles with tapered legs in warm wood like teak and walnut. Bedroom sets were very desirable and matching pieces would be bought together to get the complete look.

With its practical storage headboard and matching dresser, this neutral bedroom blends style and practicality. Perhaps your folks or grandparents had something similar?

While funky shapes and colours dominated the decade, this ‘60s bedroom is a rather more refined affair.

The floral wallpaper and gilded picture frame have an air of stately grandeur but a bright yellow bedspread and fringed lamps root this bedroom firmly in the swinging sixties.

Patterns became progressively more flamboyant in the 1960s with clashing prints, bold florals and intricate paisleys all fair game. Mixing and matching a variety of motifs, this everyday bedroom shows how most people's bedrooms looked at that time.

Often small, people would use heirloom pieces – such as this Art Deco dressing table – along with fashionable patterns and colours to make the best of what they could. And most women would have had a hairbrush set laid out, just like this.

Then a symbol of luxury and modernity, round beds became popular in the 1960s and represented the era's break from the norm. The trend persisted into the 1970s, but they've fallen out of favour in recent years – finding sheets to fit must be a nightmare!

Of course, the 1960s is known for its hippie culture and this was reflected in the décor of the time. This room is a recreation of Jimi Hendrix's bedroom as it was when he lived on London's historic Brook Street during the 1960s.

Fringe was everywhere during the free-spirited decade, from jackets to bedroom ceilings. Meanwhile, interest in other cultures boomed, as these Oriental rugs and wall hangings hint at.

This bedroom epitomises a style that has been labelled as 'Bicentennial chic', referring to upscale 1970s Americana with a patriotic twist. The red, white and blue colour scheme, military accents and a rocket-shaped ornament to reference the Space Age, are layered to create what – at the time – would have been considered a timeless bedroom scheme.

Floral prints and Victoriana frills meshed well with the ‘70s penchant for nature-inspired furnishings.

In 1977, Springmaid asked actress (later princess) Grace Kelly to create a pressed flower collage upon which they based this pretty collection of bedspreads, dust ruffles and draperies. Half a century on and we think this room maintains its timeless charm – just like the late actress herself.

Bigger, bolder and brighter than ever before, the ‘70s was the decade of vivid patterns and vibrant earthy colours – namely orange, yellow and brown.

It also marked the beginnings of the biophilia trend with house plants an essential addition to every room of the home. Anyone with their finger on the design pulse had a potted fern on their bedside table. Perhaps you remember seeing a room like this when you were young?

Flaunting a quintessential green and brown colour scheme, this bedroom couldn’t be more ‘70s if it tried. Note the overwhelming floral motif,  combined with many shades of green – including that mid-century classic, avocado. 

This glamorous room is swathed in velvet, the defining material of the decade, and there are bold nods to two other '70s staples – canopy beds and the colour orange. The earthy tone – along with mustard yellow, olive green and brown – dominated the fashion scene, thanks to the era's Bohemian style, and the trend made its way into homes everywhere. 

The ‘80s was a decade of contrasts with neon hues and Memphis Milano-inspired shapes living alongside softer, more romantic silhouettes.

With its frilled lace canopy and matching duvet set, this airy bedroom typifies the dreamy aesthetic that prevailed in the latter half of the era. The princess look was a big hit with teens in the 1980s, and a four-poster bed wrapped in tuille would have been a dream for many.

On the other end of the spectrum, this vibrant red-and-white bedroom is brimming with character. Preppy was the way forward in the ‘80s, with pin-striped furnishings and built-in furniture as two of the key trends.

Boasting a leather-backed sofa bed, Hi-Fi system and a David Bowie poster, this would have been aimed squarely at cool teens.

With its candy-heart lamp, mint-green radio and pastel print duvet set, this is the bedroom of many an ‘80s kid’s dreams. Is it tasteful? Debatable. Is it fun? Absolutely!

Whoever thought of pairing pink ice-cream sundaes with green cassette players and tinted sunglasses was undoubtedly a genius. Rainbow Brite, Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake were equally sought-after prints for bedroom furnishings.

Powder pink with gold trimmings and neon accent lighting? This could only be a 1980s bedroom. Inspired by American film sets, celebrity mansions and Wham! videos, the decade saw the rise of heavy satin drapes, sleek profiles and Art Deco-inspired luxe.

If your bedroom looked like this, you were definitely doing well for yourself.

Taking the pastel trend to a whole new level, this rainbow-striped bedroom is really something. The knotty pine bed frames, potted plants and wicker trunks all embody the homey farmhouse vibe that found favour in the 1980s. Now can someone tell us where we can find that wallpaper today?

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Ah, the ‘90s: a decade renowned for its somewhat questionable yet undeniably fun trends. Home service site HomeAdvisor created this mashup of the decade's most questionable bedroom fads – thankfully, no one has yet dared to bring back transparent beaded curtains or inflatable sofas.

With its faux zebra skin rug, princess canopy and zen-style coffee table, this bedroom is what we all aspired to back in the day.

Frills and flounces made a comeback in the 1990s as the ‘80s partiality for Chintz graduated into full-on Victoriana fever. Tea roses, brass fittings and mahogany-stained wood were all essential additions to any ‘90s bedroom.

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As one of the schemes delivered on the now legendary 90s TV makeover show Changing Rooms, this angelic bedroom runs away with its heavenly design concept.

From the hand-drawn blinds and cherub motif on the bed linen, you can see a lot of this was made by the team with a minuscule budget, but it encapsulates a certain whimsy that was characteristic of the time. 

Not for the fainthearted, this vibrant red and orange scheme was also featured on Changing Rooms. Saris and Indian-inspired design were very much in vogue on the fashion scene, and somehow that translated into our homes too.

We love the fabric behind the bedhead and the four-poster effect created by draping more silk from the ceiling.

Attention all wannabes! This pop fan's bedroom set-up is channelling the icons of our 1990s teen years via the Spice Girls, Beverly Hills 90210 and Beavis and Butthead. Note the blue inflatable chair, CD rack and Troll dolls on the bed. 

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Muted hues were in vogue in the early 2000s with beiges, browns and creams dominating the design scene. The new millennium also saw a return to more classical styles with a particular emphasis on carved wooden furniture.

If you kept up with noughties trends, your bedroom probably had at least a hint of Tuscan villa to it. Furnishings emblazoned with bold, upmarket logos – think Versace or Louis Vuitton – were a plus.

By the mid-2000s we were all under the spell of these Swedish trendsetters, who not only sold everything you might need under one blue and yellow roof but also showed us how to style our rooms in their amazing catalogues.

This classic bedroom brings IKEA's practical approach to storage with the Scandi love of light spaces together, finished off with comfy layers on the bed and a neat table lamp. Definitely of its time and a far cry from the minimal aesthetic IKEA embodies today.

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There's not a teen girl who grew up in the 2000s who didn't want to hang something flowy above the bed as this set-up from the US lifestyle retailers Limited Too clearly demonstrates.

Aside from the dreamy lilac walls, butterflies and flowers were big news, preferably 'randomly appliqued' to your bedspread. Good times!

For those not brave enough to go the whole hog and paint their bedroom floor-to-ceiling in one bold colour, the feature wall was a saviour and became seriously popular in the 2000s.

Still a favourite with many decorators, a feature wall will define different areas within a room – or it's a smart way to try out bold colours without committing to a whole room.

While beige and cream were still very popular, some people welcomed the exciting new millennium by adding bright pops of colour, polka dots and playful touches to their homes.

This design brings together all the most popular trends of the time, including sleigh beds, retro hanging chairs, fairy lights and the colour of the moment – lime green!

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