Softsoap Hand Soap with the animals on the packaging that was in every bathroom:
Country Goose kitchen decorations and accessories — but in particular the cookie jar that sat front and center on the counter:
And the decorative olive oil and vinegar bottles infused with random things that your mom decorated the kitchen with but NEVER used:
The 13-inch white TV that sat on the kitchen counter and had terrible resolution:
Coca-Cola decorations and accessories that were made to look like they were vintage:
Glade Potpourri Spray...
...and Carpet & Room deodorizer that smelled like a sickly old perfume and chemicals:
Fake ferns that were placed on high shelves or upper kitchen cabinets and just collected dust:
Gel candles that were usually in the bathroom and were NEVER lit and did nothing but collect dust that could NEVER be cleaned off:
One or two pieces of celestial decor and accessories that found their way into your parents' home because it was all the rage:
And sunflower accessories...especially in pottery. They were the IT '90s flower (see Sunflowers perfume):
Track lighting that just cast weird shadows on the wall no matter how the lights were adjusted:
The stereo in the glass cabinet that you were NEVER allowed to touch as as kid:
Large CD towers that displayed your parents' collection:
Bright-patterned plates that eventually faded from being put in the dishwasher so often:
And a fancy decorative plate that nobody was allowed to use and just sat on the kitchen counter
A ceramic chili peppers decoration that hung in the dining room or kitchen:
Window valances that matched the living room pillows or bedroom duvet...
...or window scarves that usually added a touch of ~class~ to your parents' room or the living room:
A decorative potpourri bowl somewhere in the house that had been there forever and didn't even smell like anything anymore:
The random Ansel Adams...
...and Anne Geddes book that sat on your family's coffee table and nobody was sure how it got there:
Very beige or subdued-colored sofas:
A Miracle Mop that you never saw anyone actually use:
Polyester blankets with the "satin" trim that your parents had probably had since the '70s that were both too hot and itchy:
The ~fancy~ TV armoire in the living room or family room so that when guests came over, you could hide the TV set (but your family never actually did):
Halogen torchiere floor lamps that would heat up so hot, you couldn't even touch the upper part of it:
The metal mattress frame with the wheels (why did it have wheels?) that you would either stub your toes on or hit the corner of with your lower shin:
And lastly, a phone that hung in your family's kitchen — which you guys also had to get the extra-long cord for so you could walk out of the kitchen with it:
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Still have that horrifying fire hazard in my house, once the bulb burns out it's gone. Those bulbs are more than a new safer light...