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1. Softsoap Hand Soap with the animals on the packaging that was in every bathroom:
2. Country Goose kitchen decorations and accessories — but in particular the cookie jar that sat front and center on the counter:
3. And the decorative olive oil and vinegar bottles infused with random things that your mom decorated the kitchen with but NEVER used:
4. The 13-inch white TV that sat on the kitchen counter and had terrible resolution:
5. Coca-Cola decorations and accessories that were made to look like they were vintage:
6. Glade Potpourri Spray...
7. ...and Carpet & Room deodorizer that smelled like a sickly old perfume and chemicals:
8. Fake ferns that were placed on high shelves or upper kitchen cabinets and just collected dust:
9. Gel candles that were usually in the bathroom and were NEVER lit and did nothing but collect dust that could NEVER be cleaned off:
10. One or two pieces of celestial decor and accessories that found their way into your parents' home because it was all the rage:
11. And sunflower accessories...especially in pottery. They were the IT '90s flower (see Sunflowers perfume):
12. Track lighting that just cast weird shadows on the wall no matter how the lights were adjusted:
13. The stereo in the glass cabinet that you were NEVER allowed to touch as as kid:
14. Large CD towers that displayed your parents' collection:
15. Bright-patterned plates that eventually faded from being put in the dishwasher so often:
16. And a fancy decorative plate that nobody was allowed to use and just sat on the kitchen counter:
17. A ceramic chili peppers decoration that hung in the dining room or kitchen:
18. Window valances that matched the living room pillows or bedroom duvet...
19. ...or window scarves that usually added a touch of ~class~ to your parents' room or the living room:
20. A decorative potpourri bowl somewhere in the house that had been there forever and didn't even smell like anything anymore:
21. The random Ansel Adams...
22. ...and Anne Geddes book that sat on your family's coffee table and nobody was sure how it got there:
23. Very beige or subdued-colored sofas:
24. A Miracle Mop that you never saw anyone actually use:
25. Polyester blankets with the "satin" trim that your parents had probably had since the '70s that were both too hot and itchy:
26. 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):
27. Halogen torchiere floor lamps that would heat up so hot, you couldn't even touch the upper part of it:
28. 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:
29. 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:
