How To Decorate Your Home Like The Brady Bunch

Although the show had tame plot lines, its eye-catching interior hues were definitely not tame. From the foyer to the family room, avocado green was predominant. The Brady house had everything from avocado wood paneling to green baseboards, reported Hooked On Houses. While it's hard to find wood paneling quite as distinctive as theirs nowadays, we did find avocado wood stain at Barry Downe Paint and wall paint at Benjamin Moore. A complimentary bright orange accent color appears throughout the house, popping up in floral arrangements, in the matting of the duck paintings in the family room, and most prominently in the large geometric painting over the staircase.

The sunken living room in the Brady home also features avocado-colored furnishings. The TV family has matching green upholstered chairs and a floral couch accented with an orange throw pillow. To recreate the look in your own home, consider adding a green sofa like the one found in Article to give your house a groovy touch. 

In most homes, most of the action takes place in the kitchen. And since TV families are like regular families, "The Brady Bunch" kitchen was the hub of drama. Memorably, their kitchen was all dressed up in orange and avocado. With its bright orange Formica countertops, avocado-tinted wood cabinets, and exposed masonry, the kitchen was practically a character too. Keeping with the theme, two-tone Eames-style chairs accompany the bright orange table. Adopting this aesthetic and getting tulip dining chairs like those at Modholic will create a timeless look. "Clearly of the same era as the Jetsons and other '70s favorites, it will forever feel both retro and from the future at the same time." Sarah Back of Sarah Back Interiors tells Realtor.

According to Retro Renovations, these colors were introduced to appliances in the mid-1960s, when color was important for the fashionable. A bright pop of color may be just what you need to punch up your kitchen. KitchenAid has created several updated and attractive avocado-toned appliances like this range from Best Buy. Bright orange appliances, amazingly enough, are available from Appliances Connection.

Almost every table –- from the coffee table to the dining table to the kitchen table to the entry table -– is adorned with a bouquet of plastic flowers in the Brady household. Now, we aren't advocating for terrible plastic flowers. But according to Country Living, today's floral arrangements — like this arrangement from Nearly Natural with lots of orange and brightly colored roses — look much more natural. Wayfair has a large selection of arrangements as well. 

Florals don't have to mean bouquets necessarily. Flowers also appeared in textiles in the Brady household, in everything from Mike and Carol's floral bedspread to the pink and white floral wallpaper and coordinating dust ruffles in the girls' room. Luckily, this is easy to copy in today's times, since home goods websites like Spoonflower have everything from wallpaper to fabric inspired by the iconic family. Deck out everything from your walls to your curtains with some groovy flowers.

We all enjoyed seeing "The Brady Bunch" kids grow up. And as they were growing, they were being shuffled around the house. In the Season 2 episode "Our Son, The Man," Greg moved out of his shared bedroom into the den, and then to the hippy attic room. The space was like the '60s and '70s in a time capsule. Luckily for us, contemporary stores like Urban Outfitters offer bold orange velvet furnishings and nifty stuff for your lair, den, or cave. According to Etsy trend expert Dayna Isom Johnson, Gen Z has embraced the '70s aesthetic to transport themselves to a simpler time mentally. "It comes as no surprise that this year's home decor trends that are popular among Gen Zers pull inspiration from other vivid and expressive eras," she told Elite Daily.

The Brady house is uncluttered, but Greg's room is full of floral prints, candles, bright wall-hangings, trippy lights, and mobiles. France & Son offers sophisticated mid-century modern hanging mobiles that gently move in the breeze. If you're looking for something with panache and bright colors, try Art Mobiles. Greg also had velour pillows in his crib, but you can upgrade your room with the far-out cushions from Society6. 

According to CNN, the second most photographed house in America after the White House is the Brady house. Part of its appeal is that it acts like a '70s time capsule. Inside, the house is filled with era-defining masonry. From the stone wall next to the front door to the masonry columns in the living room to the brick in walls in the kitchen, the exposed surfaces ground the bright colors and smooth fabrics. 

While you could cover a painted wall or build a partition with real bricks, there are other options. Technology has provided us with brick veneers, tiles, and brick wallpapers, says Decoist. The brick and stone faux panels from Barron Designs are simple to install, or you could DIY them like Barbra from The Decor Formula, who created a faux wall using brick veneer, tile adhesive to attach it, and sanded grout to fill in the spaces.

The '70s neutral avocado green serves as a backdrop to not only the show's drama but also to the Brady family's art collection. From the huge pieces of hanging art in the living room and hallways to the ever-changing rotation of French art in Mike's den, bold art was a statement in "The Brady Bunch," according to MeTV. And when the paintings weren't large, they were clustered together for impact. TV buffs might have recognized some of the family's pieces in other popular TV shows during that decade. That's because "The Brady Bunch" used props from other shows taped at Paramount Studios. The horse statue, for example, also made an appearance on "Bewitched."

When choosing large pieces for your own home, Big Wall Decor suggests starting with a budget, choosing your style, then letting your personality be your guide. Visit galleries and find artists whose palette and style speak to you. For impact, make sure the artwork takes up at least 2/3 of the wall.

Although we often associate the sunken living room with the '60s and '70s, the conversation-centric sunken living room originated in the 1920s, according to MyMove. It made sense to include one in the Brady house since the father was an architect. He definitely would want his home to have the most innovative architectural features. And it's easy to see why it was popular. The recessed feature created a cocooning effect, making the space feel cozy and intimate, says Apartment Therapy.

While digging a few feet into your foundation or flooring isn't usually feasible, furnishings can provide the look of a sunken living room. 1000 Miles From Nowhere suggests starting with a rug to create the area and lining up the furniture to surround the carpet on all four sides. Some of the pieces at Ligne-Roset match the mid-century modern feel of the Brady house and can be used to create a conversation pit. For a custom look, we love modular systems (with removable covers) like the ones in B&B Italia, where you can get corners and furniture pieces to craft a conversation pit in any living space.