2019-06-01 Homes and Gardens

1970 s

InthezeItgeIst

Strikes. Strikes. More strikes.

headlInenews

BritainjoinstheEEC.

MargaretThatcherbecomestheUK’s

first female prime minister.

Culturalradar
PUNKBehindtheMohawksand
piercings,whatmadepunkmatterwasits
DIY spirit. It created a sense of possibility.

lIfestylemoment

BIBAThebrandwasalreadythe

groovygo-towhenit relocatedtoa

departmentstoreonKensingtonHigh

Streetin1973.BarbaraHulanickifilledit

withaffordablefashionandfurnitureto

create a new shopping experience.

householdessentIal

AVOCADOBATHROOMSUITEGreen

bathroomsremainshorthandforall

that was wrong with the Seventies, but

thefactiscolourfulsanitarywarehad

beenavailablesincetheThirties.

Guaranteedtoadddrama,thereal

issue was the limescale stains.

whoknew?

THEJOYOFSEXBedtimereadinggota

risewithDrAlexComfort’smanual,

which sold 12 million copies.

hoth>oPIC

Metric matters around the house.

averagehouse

PrICe:£4,378

(equivalentto

£65,232 today)

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ALAMY

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