Parking space sizes haven’t increased since the 1970s but today’s cars are up to 55% bigger

A new study has revealed that parking is becoming an increasing struggle for drivers as the size of the latest vehicles have grown dramatically while bay sizes have remained unchanged for half a century.  Car owners are being left with almost no room to squeeze out of their cars in public car parks, which have … Read more

Will Ferrell sports 1970s retro style on the set of dark comedy series The Shrink Next Door in LA

Will Ferrell sports 1970s retro style on the set of dark comedy series The Shrink Next Door in Downtown LA By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 03:24 GMT, 17 November 2020 | Updated: 04:45 GMT, 17 November 2020 Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd  are set to star in the upcoming dark comedy series The Shrink Next … Read more

From space hoppers to sideboards, cash in on your 1970s kitsch

After years of being viewed by younger generations as embarrassingly naff, the era of flares, flower power and funk is back in vogue.  It means items of classic 1970s home decor such as cane furniture, floral curtains and bulky vases, previously found mostly in charity shops, are in high demand.  There has been a similar … Read more

From space hoppers to sideboards, cash in on your 1970s kitsch

After years of being viewed by younger generations as embarrassingly naff, the era of flares, flower power and funk is back in vogue.  It means items of classic 1970s home decor such as cane furniture, floral curtains and bulky vases, previously found mostly in charity shops, are in high demand.  There has been a similar … Read more

How a grotty 1970s house in Manchester had a stunning renovation

A couple have revealed how they transformed a very ordinary 1970s house in Manchester into their dream pad – complete with an under-the-stair reading nook, beautiful pergola and a stunning kitchen.   Instagram account Inside number 8, has earned more than 70,000 followers with photos documenting their huge renovation of the dated home.  Now a vision of white … Read more

Cooper Hoffman will make his feature film debut in Paul Thomas Anderson’s new 1970s ensemble

Cooper Hoffman, the 17-year-old son of late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, will follow in his father’s footsteps, with one of his frequent collaborators. Hoffman has been cast as the lead role in writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s untitled coming of age story set in the 1970s, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The project will mark the … Read more

Children’s play area on 1970s council estate is among new list of places

Picture the kind of sites that are granted protected status and you’ll probably think of somewhere grand or historically significant – York Minster or the house in which Shakespeare was born, for instance. Now there is a new addition to Historic England’s esteemed register of listed structures – a children’s slide on a council estate … Read more

Children’s play area on 1970s council estate is among new list of places

Heritage on the slide! Children’s play area on 1970s council estate is among new list of places given a Grade II-listing There is new addition to Historic England’s esteemed register of listed structures The children’s slide on a council estate in Westminster was built in the 1970s It has now been added to the National … Read more

Women are doing more paid work per week since the 1970s – while men are doing less

Men spend five more hours a week on childcare and housework than in the 1970s – while women devote three fewer hours to domestic chores The average man’s working week has dropped by eight hours since the 1970s Resolution Foundation report finds there is greater balance between genders  The shift in working hours has mostly … Read more

Family renovate a 1970s caravan and transform it into a stylish house on wheels

A family-of-four have spent $6,500 renovating a 16ft Franklin caravan in two months, adding a TV, coffee machine, fridge and luxury bedding to the 1970s framework. Ollie, 36, and Kylie Stephens, 34, who live on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, purchased ‘Wilma’ the vintage caravan in January from a farmer for $4,000.  They renovated her part-time … Read more