Ready to time-travel without leaving your living room? These 70s-inspired maximalist spaces are loud, layered, and totally irresistible. Think glossy woods, saturated color, wild patterns, and a little disco sparkle—curated like a cool friend’s home you never want to leave.
We’re going all in with 11 complete, distinct room designs that feel fresh, not costume-y. Let’s tour them—room by room.
1. Boogie Lounge: Sunken Conversation Pit With Velvet and Chrome
This is your center-stage moment—the classic sunken conversation pit reimagined for today. Picture a low, wraparound sectional in rust velvet hugging a deep step-down lounge, anchored by a smoked glass coffee table with chunky chrome legs.
Walls are swathed in a burnt orange grasscloth, with a long, low media console in walnut veneer. A shag area rug pools like whipped cream underfoot, and the lighting? A sculptural chrome arc floor lamp that stretches dramatically overhead.
- Palette: rust, tobacco, espresso, chrome, smoke gray
- Accents: lucite coasters, oversized ashtray-as-object, curved ceramic vases
- Finish the look with: a stack of vintage art books and a discreet record setup in the corner
2. Studio 54 Dining: Mirrored Wall, Pedestal Table, and Lucite Glam
Turn dinner into a show. A round pedestal table in glossy white lacquer centers the room, surrounded by smoke-lucite cantilever chairs with camel leather seats. The star is a full mirrored wall panel that doubles the drama and the light.
Overhead, a Sputnik chandelier throws glittery shadows. Floors are dark-stained parquet, and the windows get metallic-thread sheers for that soft, glimmering glow.
- Palette: white lacquer, camel, smoke, mirror, deep walnut
- Table moment: oversized ceramic fruit centerpiece and a brass ice bucket
- On the walls: a graphic op-art print in black and gold
3. Palm Springs Pop: Citrus Living Room With Rattan and Swirl Graphics
Bright, breezy, and totally punchy. The sofa is a low-profile citrus yellow number with exaggerated piping, paired with a rattan peacock chair and a lacquered tangerine sideboard. The rug is a wavy, 70s swirl in lemon, white, and clay.
Keep the walls white to let the color sing. Then add plastic mushroom lamps in glossy orange and a parade of potted palms in ceramic drip-glaze planters.
- Palette: lemon, tangerine, palm green, white, clay
- Textures: rattan, lacquer, smooth ceramics, crisp cotton
- Final flourish: a curvy modular bookshelf with art books and vintage radios
4. Psychedelic Den: Wall-to-Wall Pattern With Low Modular Seating
Maximalism means more. Go bold with a full mural wallpaper—think abstract florals in plum, teal, and saffron. Keep the furniture modular and low: a blocky sectional in deep teal velvet and cube ottomans in saffron corduroy.
A checkerboard shag rug adds texture without competing. Lighting stays sculptural with a tiered opal glass chandelier, and a pine credenza keeps things grounded.
- Palette: plum, teal, saffron, cream, pine
- Statement: oversized lava lamp on a chunky side table
- Art: surrealist prints in simple black frames
5. Earthy Eclectic Bedroom: Wood Paneling, Macramé, and Terracotta Calm
This one’s cozy like a hug. Start with a warm wood-paneled feature wall behind a low platform bed dressed in terracotta linen and a quilted patchwork throw. Nightstands are chunky cubes with ceramic drip-glaze lamps in cream and brown.
Layer in a macramé wall hanging and heavy woven drapes in umber. Underfoot, a high-pile wool rug softens everything, and a vintage record player hums on a small walnut dresser.
- Palette: terracotta, umber, cream, walnut, moss
- Textures: macramé, wool pile, linen, wood grain
- Accent: a cluster of 70s pottery with dried stems
6. Disco Powder Room: Black Lacquer, Gold Hardware, and Glittering Tile
This tiny space goes maximal with shine. Walls get a black lacquer paint or high-gloss tile, contrasted by a petite marble pedestal sink and brushed gold faucets. Behind the mirror, run a stripe of mirror mosaic tile for that disco wink.
Lighting is a compact globe sconce trio that bounces light around. Finish with a zebra-print hand towel and a chic resin tissue box in tortoiseshell.
- Palette: black, gold, marble white, smoke mirror
- Floor: tiny hex tiles in black with gold grout for a subtle shine
- Must-have: a framed 70s album cover as art
7. Space Age Media Room: Curves, Tulip Bases, and Glossy White Surfaces
Retro futurism, but make it cozy. Picture a curved sectional in pebble-gray boucle hugging a rounded wall with a projector screen. Add tulip-base side tables and a white fiberglass console beneath.
Keep the palette minimal—then add pop with a color-changing LED strip tucked behind floating shelves. A circular shag rug and mushroom table lamps glow like little moons.
- Palette: white, pebble gray, soft black, color-pop lights
- Materials: fiberglass, lacquer, boucle, smoked acrylic
- Detail: a cluster of orb wall hooks for headphones and remotes
8. Jungle Glam Sunroom: Rattan Daybeds, Leopard, and Brass Palm Trees
This one is lush and layered. Think rattan daybeds with moss-green cushions, a leopard-print rug, and towering potted monsteras everywhere. A pair of brass palm-tree floor lamps bring that cheeky 70s luxe.
Windows get bamboo blinds layered under cream linen curtains. Scatter ikat and velvet pillows in emerald, ochre, and chocolate for that worldly-holiday vibe.
- Palette: emerald, moss, ochre, brass, natural rattan
- Surfaces: glass-topped rattan coffee table with safari books
- Finishing touch: a bar cart with cut-crystal and a ceramic parrot
9. Funky Kitchen Nook: Checkerboard Floors, Tulip Dining, and Avocado Accents
Breakfast, but make it funky. Lay down a black-and-white checkerboard floor, then tuck in a white tulip table with avocado-green molded chairs. Overhead, a glossy op-art pendant in black and chrome steals the show.
Cabinets can be warm oak with brass pulls, and the backsplash? A stacked avocado tile with creamy grout. On the table, a striped ceramic fruit bowl and a little vase of daisies.
- Palette: avocado, cream, oak, black, chrome
- Pattern play: small stripe café curtains to echo the bowl
- Music moment: a tiny radio on the counter for morning grooves
10. Glam Rock Office: Persimmon Walls, Lucite Desk, and Record-Ready Shelves
Work meets stage presence. Paint the walls a saturated persimmon and float a lucite waterfall desk in the middle so everything feels light. Behind it, a wall of walnut shelves holds books, vinyl, and a statement brass desk lamp.
On the floor, a zebra cowhide rug adds streaks of attitude. Hang a large black-and-silver band poster in a clean frame, and park a cognac leather swivel chair to nail that executive rock star energy.
- Palette: persimmon, cognac, walnut, brass, clear lucite
- Organization: stacked inbox trays in smoked acrylic
- Extra: a slim guitar stand by the window for instant breaks
11. Retro Glam Bedroom Suite: Mirrored Nightstands, Draped Headboard, and Plush Pile
End on full-on glam. The bed gets a dramatic channel-tufted headboard in blush or oxblood velvet that extends wall-to-wall behind matching mirrored nightstands. Add pleated pendant lamps that hang low and glow warm.
Layer floor-to-ceiling drapes in heavy satin across the entire window wall. Underfoot, a cream shag carpet turns the whole room into a cloud, while a lacquered wardrobe in deep oxblood adds glossy depth.
- Palette: blush or oxblood, cream, mirror, warm brass
- Bed styling: silk pillowcases, velvet euro shams, and a satin throw
- Accent piece: a mirrored vanity with a bentwood stool
The secret to nailing 70s maximalism today? Lean into bold color, curvy silhouettes, and mixed textures—then edit just enough so each statement has room to shine. Pick one of these rooms as your starting point, and let the retro drama do the rest.
