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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Sophie Edwards

'It’s not just about aesthetics. It’s about adding soul to your walls' – A Mid-Century Detail Brought Warmth to Joan Baez's '80s Living Room, and It's Trending Again for 2026

Joan baez in her living room.

As trend cycles chug along, it is guaranteed that looks that were once reviled as 'dated' will cycle back into interior design fashion. On the other hand, some looks are timeless, and appear as if they could have been built yesterday decades later. An archival image of Joan Baez's living room from the 80s demonstrates both of these truths.

Homes & Gardens unearthed an image of the living room in Joan Baez's Woodside, California home from 1980, and it's the ideal combination of momentary trends with elegant, perpetually in style details. Namely: the wood-panelled walls. This pretty natural style is the perfect pair with more '80s details like the lime green velvet armchair and simple gallery wall. No matter the year, wood panelling (like this fluted-style from Amazon) is gorgeous.

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