Gen Z vs Millennial vs Gen X vs Boomer | Interior Design Trends

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As a GenXer, I was so excited just to have my existence acknowledged here, instead of being the forgotten generation skipped over between talking about Boomers and Millennials.

I feel like Gen X was the last generation that was expected to move out at age 18 and that had a lot to do with decor and furniture choices. Futons, posters, milk crates as shelving were amazing and necessary. Also, music taste said a LOT about you back then so displaying your music choices was the equivalent to bird displaying their plumage.

Gen Xer here. Our vibe was anti beige, anti havest gold, brown or avocado. We loved a fresh white wall, mini blinds, black lacquered accent pieces-either in furniture or accessories or tableware. Pops of red, a Nagel print, huge audio components. Later, burgundy, hunter Green and navy were popular.

I'm a solid GenXer. Shabby Chic was us making the best of our grandparent's hand me downs, with a bit of Pier One and the cheery clash of a lava lamp from Spencer's for a nightlight in the bathroom. I saw no problem with stacks of Goth cds and Victorian novels next to my crappy armchair covered in ticking and a pillow with embroidered spiderwebs covering the holes.. The cottagecore/dark academia looks were easy to pull off with what we already had. I think my generation is superb at making junk glorious.

The backwards books is the worst! You can’t even pretend that you read those books when you can’t even find the one you’re looking for.

As an elder millennial, records as decor has always been a thing because the covers ARE art.

You know that we didn't have streaming back when everyone was displaying CD racks right? What else were we supposed to do with our music? It only came in physical media. Some of us still have them because we're not going to just throw them out.

GenX here. I think our generation identifies and feels defined by music and movies of that era. We had punk rockers, metal heads,preppies,jocks,stoners. We defined who we were I think much more by what we listened to and wore vs, our home decor. I think while Genz is trying to be different, genx comes by it naturally.

Gen X here....almost every house in the 70s had the brown floral velvet couch, with the wood on the arms. Who else remembers this?

I remember as a grad student one of my classmates asking our professor how he organizes his books. “By death date of author, of course!” Of course.😮

I was born in the 80's and I still proudly display my 2 (over) full bookshelves of DVDs and Blurays. I have no desire to "tuck them away" as if I should be ashamed that I love movies or something. I'm proud of my collection.

As an older Gen X, we were totally obsessed with stripped pine Victorian furniture in the 80s

Gen X here. Can we take a moment and remember the popularity of the magic eye poster? There were literally entire stores dedicated to those things in malls in the 90s when I was in high school.

As a Boomer who has always been annoyed that young people assume I'm a Fox News-watching conservative who can't understand technology, now I'm saddled with the stereotype of liking Thomas Kincade paintings and rolled arm floral couches. 😂😂😂

I'm a very end boomer born 1964, WWII parents who had a olive green velvet sofa in the late 60s/70s and kept it until 2007. It was fabulous. Mom had emerald green pile cut design carpet and emerald green silk drapes/later a gorgeous candlelight beige? color and slightly darker smooth short pile carpeting. Honestly, if there hadn't been a slight discoloration at the bottom on one end, I'd still have that sofa. I love olive and emerald green.

I'm a GenXer. We were the first Internet generation, so we liked to showcase our computer in our living areas. We'd either leave it on a really cool screensaver or, to showcase our collection of pirates songs, Napster. Futons were fantastic because it gave your drunk friend a place to crash! 😄

Okay, I feel like you missed some MAJOR GenX touchstones: Circle of friends candle holder Black wrought iron everything - dining sets, coffee / side tables with lots of swirly scrollwork Sun moon stars with faces on everything from knick knacks, plates, candle holders, mirrors, sheets / bedding Koko pelle (the dancing flute guy) also in every freaking thing - wall paper, the side of your house!

As a gen- xer, I’m okay that our faux pas were CD and band posters. We love music!!!

I think significant Boomer trends were colonial revival, with dusty pinks and blues and ducks. Wallpaper for days, self installed. So wallpaper borders were needed to cover the questionable edges at the ceiling. Laura Ashley and Jessica McClintock styles seeped into decor. With skirted side tables, ruffles, and the mentioned florals. SouthWest decor hit Boomers and Gen x with huge terra cotta lamps, desert hues and tribal inspired rugs and throws. A print of a native american helped explain the theme, as did a home made dream catcher.