This distant house is wedged on the reverse. Rotterdam, Netherlands resident Witske Sikma has always loved the 1970s aesthetic and spe...
This distant house is wedged on the reverse.
Rotterdam, Netherlands resident Witske Sikma has always loved the 1970s aesthetic and spent years transforming her home into a tribute to the decade’s distinct look. The result is a well-organized time capsule that stretches back in time, with new and old elements.
“I love the colors and shapes from the 70s period, they are so beautiful, they just bring overwhelming happiness to any room they decorate. The shapes and patterns are truly unique, and I have painted and recreated the styles everywhere I’ve lived for the past 30 years!” Sikma, 57, told Caters News of her passion. “I’ve collected everything from dresses to ashtrays to slipcovers. cushion and old telephones.”
The association’s deputy director has pieces in her collection that she acquired in the 1970s as a child, when her obsession began, as well as many fresh finds from thrift stores and other thrift stores.
Highlights in her three bedrooms include shag rugs galore, a pair of orange chairs she’s had “for as long as I can remember,” an orange antique radio, fancy bowls, and a retro television converted into a cat bed. In her closet are lots of 70s-style vintage floral dresses and on the walls are DIY patterned hangings that Sikma made herself.
“[Sometimes] I’ll just cut a square out of a piece of fabric or wallpaper that I like and hang it up like a piece of art,” she explained. Other homemade additions to highly diggable environments include a floating wall rack she made and installed between two fireplaces and curtains, box covers, throw pillows and stools made from scraps of 1990s-style fabric. 70.
“There’s nothing better than putting together something beautiful out of wood and creating something you can’t buy new from the store,” the thrifty owner says, adding that she avoids expensive finds and only buys affordable 70s memorabilia or makes them herself.
Her maximalist paradise is made with so much love, she sometimes asks people to do photo shoots at her house – and the guests are always impressed. Still, the ongoing project, she admitted, will never be finished.
“It took me years to decorate my house in homage to the 70s, but it will never be finished,” Sikma said.
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