{"id":131988,"date":"2021-07-13T11:36:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T11:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=131988"},"modified":"2021-07-13T11:36:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T11:36:43","slug":"1970s-obsessed-bloke-turns-entire-140k-home-into-psychedelic-retro-pad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/1970s-obsessed-bloke-turns-entire-140k-home-into-psychedelic-retro-pad\/","title":{"rendered":"1970s-obsessed bloke turns entire \u00a3140k home into psychedelic retro pad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article24520515.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_SWNS_RETRO_HOME_43.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss a thing by getting the <b>Daily Star&#8217;s biggest headlines<\/b> straight to your inbox!<\/p>\n<p>A 1970s-mad dad has spent thousands of pounds to transform his home into a shrine dedicated to the one-of-a-kind era.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Aylett, 51, spends hours poring through items at vintage fairs to search for 70s treasures for his two-bedroom semi-detached house in Swadlincote, Derbyshire.<\/p>\n<p>Up to now, the divorced dad-of-two has laid bold orange and brown kitchen tiles to match his 1974 Russell Hobbs toaster and orange kitchen units.<\/p>\n<p>Martin even bought original 70s Fairy liquid bottles, Persil washing powder and Woolworths dish cloths to clean his custard-yellow crockery.<\/p>\n<p>In his living room is a brown and orange patterned Axminster carpet, a 1960s three-piece leatherette suite and a Rowe AMI juke box.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article24520520.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_SWNS_RETRO_HOME_41.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>He also drives an iconic 1972 VW Campervan which he parks outside his \u00a3140,000 home.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &quot;It all started about four years ago when I bought the property and had a blank canvas to decorate, carpet and get the house into ship shape.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I thought that would be ideal opportunity to give it that 70s vibe. I&apos;ve always been interested in the 70s.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article24520524.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_SWNS_RETRO_HOME_29.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article24486319.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_malmain.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>You can book an \u2018overwater bungalow\u2019 in the UK \u2013 and it\u2019s way cheaper than Maldives<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;I grew up in the 70s and it seemed a nice time when things had that design and flare to them.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I like taking things back to that time which was my childhood when life was a lot simpler and it is not like now when everything is instant.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I must&apos;ve spent around \u00a35,000 so far getting it into the state it is in, it&apos;s become something of an obsession.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article24520562.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_SWNS_RETRO_HOME_26.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article24474037.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_apartmentjpgTiny-studio-apartment-with-toilet-bed-shower-and-kitchen-in-same-room-up-for-rent.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>People outraged by tiny studio flat up for rent with toilet and shower in bedroom<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;I&apos;ve got 1970s carpets, curtains, furniture everything, is original there is no reproduction stuff.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;One of prize possessions is a juke box, that is the one thing that takes pride of place in the living room and lounge come diner.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The juke box, a Rowe AMI, is at the far end with a 70s stereo system and quite a lot of the room is taken up with vinyl records.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article24520570.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_SWNS_RETRO_HOME_14.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article24470034.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Brits-have-revealed-their-favourite-uniquely-British-words-and-phrases-including-dont-get-your-k.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>Brits reveal their favourite uniquely British words and phrases in fun survey<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;The carpets are 1970s Axminster and quite heavily patterned, the curtains are from the seventies and there are a lot of orange and browns in there as you&apos;d expect from that period of time.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The cream leatherette sofa with orange cushions is totally original.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The juke box was \u00a32,000, the carpets a couple of hundred pounds and the same for furniture.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article24520574.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_SWNS_RETRO_HOME_27.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article24465390.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_perriemain-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>Inside Perrie Edwards&apos; lavish home with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as they prepare for baby<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Martin said his home does have access to the internet to allow him to run his retro business and search online for 1970s decor. He also has a modern fridge freezer and flatscreen TV.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &quot;It is becoming quite popular and collectable now, the mid-century stuff and there is quite a big market for it.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;These things are still out there if you know where to look, I do use the internet a lot.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article24520583.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_SWNS_RETRO_HOME_24.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article24415611.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Woman-Saves-Over-\u00a3900-Transforming-Hallway-With-\u00a31299-Amazon-Bargains.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>Woman saves \u00a3900 transforming &apos;unwelcoming&apos; hallway with Amazon bargains<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;The furthest I&apos;ve had to travel to pick up bits and pieces is about 100 miles.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Not everything from the seventies is functional these days.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;TV is one of them, I do have a brand new washing machine and modern oven and fridge freezer because we all need clean clothes and all need to eat properly.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;There are some things you can&apos;t have from the seventies and use them.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article24520593.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_SWNS_RETRO_HOME_21.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article24382964.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Person-cleaning-bathjpgForget.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>Cleaning obsessives share 25p trick for removing stubborn marks on the bath<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;I&apos;m still on the look out for an original seventies TV that someone has converted to digital if there is such a thing.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I would be interested in finding one of those.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The juke box works fine and plays really well with all of my records I&apos;ve kept from the time like Abba, The Carpenters, very early Pink Floyd, Queen, REM.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;All the cheesy seventies stuff is in there.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&apos;ve also kept my seventies radio which has FM, medium wave and long wave.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Martin is now planning to refurbish his bathroom with a classic avocado-green bath, toilet and sink.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the News<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/1970s-obsessed-bloke-turns-entire-24520603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t miss a thing by getting the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":131987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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