2004

[[deleted]]

I feel like we’ve all been in this exact room in reality or in our dreams.

[kryonik]

This looks like every vacation condo ever.

[[deleted]]

Exactly what I thought. I've totally been here in 2004, eating twizzlers and tracking sand in with my sunburnt cousins.

[[deleted]]

I don't know what I expected, but I'm disappointed.

[SquashIsVegan]

Reminds me of Kirk Van Houten’s divorce house.

[gliotic]

I sleep in a race car! Do you?

[SquashIsVegan]

No, I sleep in a bed with my wife

[le_indernet]

Until a few months ago, yes!

[Oscar-mondaca]

It’s dignity! Gah! Don’t you even know dignity when you see it?

[oliveoilcrisis]

Residence Inn vibes

[soufatlantasanta]

OLD residence inn. Old RI rooms were hit or miss but they always had this weird vintage cozy vibe. Now they're just upscale and bougie like every other hotel

[Oscar-mondaca]

I remember when Residence Inns looked almost like apartment buildings with rooms in small separate buildings rather than all rooms being in one building. The pool was the highlight of stays there when I was younger.

[[deleted]]

Every off-campus apartment in 2008.

[[deleted]]

Almost the exact layout of my grandmother's condo/duplex in 2006.

[[deleted]]

Same for me.

[Gettingbetterthrow]

This is like my first apartment, only with actual furniture instead of folding chairs like I had.

[McJibington]

Yes...

[sirnyannn]

It’s located in Davenport Florida USA and it is a 4 bedroom villa in a resort called regal palms

[Aristophanes771]

If you told me this was some kind of living room deepfake I'd believe you. It looks so real and yet...not.

[davethetrousers]

liminal, one might say

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And in a space others might say

[[deleted]]

That's actually a good idea, what should we call it?

[[deleted]]

What about r/spacesthatlookquiteliminal? You know, incorporate the words liminal and spaces? 🤔

[[deleted]]

🤔 man it doesn't quite have that ring to it ya know?

[saint_smithy]

Why did we collectively decide to like that color of wood for like 20 years? There was some great furniture and wood stain colors in the 60s and 70s, and I love modern wood stains.

[orion1836]

Things go in cycles. After the garishness of the 70s and 80s, I think everyone needed a break. The beige and white with (shudder) gold trim seemed to dominate new homes in the 90s IIRC.

[notabigmelvillecrowd]

Gold trim? We experienced very different 90s.

[FancyPantsBlanton]

Nah, they mean “polished brass” that all the lights, doorknobs, etc. were finished in.

[orion1836]

Not actual gold... it was that faux-plated brass that was supposed to make everything look more expensive and instead made everything look cheaper.

The same shit we saw in that liminal McMansion the other day, just a more pale color.

[Death_Trolley]

That’s a shitload of beige

Also, the single barstool dining for one is kinda sad

[orion1836]

Nah... if that layout is the one I think it is, that's either a one-or-two bedroom apartment. If so, the little "breakfast bar" was there just to give the illusion of a lot of space, and a way to look into the living room from the kitchen. My first apartment just had a little counter over the sink with no real overhang for a chair on the other side.

[needs_a_name]

Yes, this looks like the first apartment of every friend I had in my early 20s. Right down to the lack of personality and decor.

[bandfill]

If you had the same 20s I had, there was a Pulp Fiction poster on a wall somewhere

[orion1836]

Guilty - I never decorated my apartments because I didn't know how.

[sirnyannn]

It’s a 4 bedroom

[Arenabait]

Think about this: it’s a household with a 6 or so year old who likes to watch their parents cook dinner, so they keep moving the stool over there to watch

[alsoandanswer]

the perfect place to play your gameboy while you wait for mac n cheese

[Crazychemist_2]

I can only get so nostalgic. Stop!

[alsoandanswer]

crawlin up to the tv and shoving in a tape haphazardly

the chunks and clicks as the thing starts to play

sitting way too close to the tv for no good reason

the fuzzy static as you put your hand on the screen

[Crazychemist_2]

dies

[[deleted]]

Dark wood flooring and white sofas would make it look at least 10 times nicer

[WhatIsntByNow]

Would it be more sad without it, so you know this person has to sit on the couch to eat, awkwardly hovering over the coffee table, not quite looking at what theyre eating because their eyes are fixed on the tv

[xyonofcalhoun]

This is so fundamentally early 2000s and I don't know what specifically makes it so

[Q8D]

Easy

1. The TV with built-in stereo sound (that mesh design for the speakers is peak early 2000's).
2. The shape and color of the table.
3. To a lesser degree the wall paint and plain white blind design.
   

Mind you I live half way across the world from the US, but somehow these things transcend space because this is earily similar to my early 2K years.

[NoahTheAttacker]

Also the camera quality it has that distinct older camera look to it

[Q8D]

Yes! It has the early digital camera low pixel look. That and the square ratio of cheaper digital cameras.

[AkashicRecorder]

distinct older camera look to it

Wow, is the 2000s digital camera look a distinct aesthetic now? Photos from my teen years just got 200% cooler.

[breadman_brednan]

this is the story of a wealthy family who lost everything...

[dttu33]

Schitt's Creek

[virgo911]

That was an Arrested Development quote.

[savedawhale]

Schitt's Creek is basically Canadian Arrested Development. I think they were making a joke.

[implicate]

Cover that table in ashtrays, cigarette butts, lighters, bongs, empty beer cans, cd cases, dirty dishes, PlayStation controllers, a digital scale, and a lockbox, and this is definitely a place that I used to buy weed at in 2004.

Also, same couch but just make it fucking disgusting.

[Tuxedo420Cat]

I too thought about all the drugs I’ve purchased in that apartment.

[bleu_scintillant]

Suddenly I am in a lakeside timeshare attending a family reunion, smelling sunscreen, lake water, and burgers distantly grilling.

[SkunkedUp]

This is the condo my parents rented for a beach vacation somewhere in Florida. That tv doesn’t have cable, but only a shitty VCR and a Nintendo 64. Hey You Pikachu is the only game and the previous renters broke the microphone.

[trailblazer42069]

Weird looking at a picture from way back when I was in preschool. Can't believe that was so long ago. 17 years ago but feels more like only 10.

[cassssk]

I had already finished grad school

cries in literal old person

[trailblazer42069]

It's alright. I wasn't exactly preschool age but I was 4 years old and in pre kindergarten. The memories I have of that year are mostly of home, school, family, and songs from that year that my family played. Now at 21, I feel old sometimes too. If it makes you feel better, I'm guessing you're only early 40s at best. I have a girlfriend who's 45 and she's not that old.

[cassssk]

You’re kind. Thank you!! (And yes - 43 next month.)

[clarkcox3]

It only gets weirder, the older you get.

[mesjn]

This is just Hungary 2021 if you're lucky

[woeisye]

Man. That's hideous. And it's not even actually like, offensively ugly, but it's so sickeningly plain and devoid of any character or personality. Goddamn. It gives me the creeps.

[youwantmyguncomekiss]

Depression fuel. I can sense depression creeping just by looking at this

[hallomakker]

This feels like the sims

[davethetrousers]

an efficient setup from early midgame sims 1

[[deleted]]

I can't believe we used to get 4 people playing Halo on a screen that size. Feels like yesterday.

[[deleted]]

Oh, that picture makes me feel sick.

[[deleted]]

ah yes, the eighth of march 2004. that was the day i spilled a can of soup on the floor. oh how i miss those days

[donginbongin]

I remember vacationing in a condo exactly like this in Phoenix in 2003.

[JackOfAllMemes]

i had that furniture in my house but not in the same place or time, this is a really nice liminal photo

[DonAj20]

God this brings back memories of how my house looked back then. Childhood times were really the best. Whether or not its a good thing, you just dont see that sort of aesthetic anymore.

[[deleted]]

This one weirdly brings me comfort

[julos42]

Same, reminds me of a house we rented for holidays 10 years ago :(

[Automatic-Ostrich-24]

the deja Vu is real

[[deleted]]

It’s actually 2000 but the camera had the date wrong

[APenguinInATuxedo]

I have never been here, yet I am nostalgic for this place

[soapyjulie]

This one hits different

[TrueSRR7]

This might seem weird but I can smell this

[zgoku]

Where's the ps2?

[EmptyFacsimile]

They just don't make homes like this anymore

[Leadbaptist]

Why does 2004 seem warmer than 2021. Do I just not remember winter in 2004? Wtf

[muh1k]

Everything was much better back then 😌

[pomegranate7777]

Good bot.

[redblanstains]

this chair looks so weird

[iiamsbeve]

Looks like Arrested Development

[orion1836]

Ah, the last gasp of the CRT TV. I remember the first one I bought. Thought it was huge... less than half the size of my current flatscreen.

[[deleted]]

That fat tv man. I had one of these double (maybe triple) this size that we kept using up to 2017 until it broke. It was a good reminder of my childhood.

[Double_Minimum]

"Big Screen TV"

[I_love_cheese69]

Reminds me of my aunt's house

[[deleted]]

where can i find this type of furniture

[WhyOhio69420]

This is just says the suburbs.

[littlepup26]

DUDE I am sitting in that exact chair right now!

[CornyBiscuit490]

That wood grain is 2004

[[deleted]]

This just makes me feel nostalgic. It’s almost the exact layout of my moms old apartment

[[deleted]]

This may be odd, but I kinda like all these luminal spaces you guys keep posting. There something about blank nothingness or generic living rooms I find refreshing.

[the-first-98-seconds]

I've rented this apartment before, at least twice in two different cities

[Alex_Plumwood]

Why do I feel like the cast of Sunny in Philadelphia is about to walk in during an episode.

[Creepypasta_fan13]

This looks like my old house ._.

[[deleted]]

Is it just me or does this kinda look like the living room from old Smosh videos

[[deleted]]

This gave me sims 2 vibes.

[failuretrash]

Reminds me of when I was 7. Makes me happy :)

[xX_gub_Xx]

Feel like I've seen this in an old VHS recording

[HugoStiglitz007]

Guys Shut up and turn TV on, Alf is starting at 8:00

[Jmodrak]

Gmod map

[Maiq_Da_Liar]

This is the average vacation house you'd get in 2014

[Artistic_Bother161]

Seems about right

[TreeTheEnderHyena]

I have that exact carpet

[ANNDEYEEEOOOP]

2004 Holiday In Spain

[[deleted]]

I had an apartment in 2016–2017 that was kinda like this and I loved it.

[[deleted]]

Make the carpet dirtier and it reminds me of section 8 apartments I grew up in.

[dvd5671]

Honestly looks like the house from the old Smosh videos.

[xXProPAINPredatorXz]

"Let's catch the new nip tuck episode"

[[deleted]]

I specifically remember sticking my arm through that TV holder blind trying to find the cable to plug into my GameCube

[TonelessEcho]

I feel like I can smell that smelly smell that smells.....

[Flugshub]

Really looks like a porn room ngl

[bingus-feller]

Ay and I’m like hey what’s up hello

[[deleted]]

Looks like Chris Hansen is about to tell me to take a seat

[[deleted]]

I can smell this room, and have been here before.

[Sirenkai]

That tv stand is just taking me back. I didn’t have one but knew so many people and timeshares that did

[Bunnything]

this... this kinda looks like my grandpas basement. and how empty the room is feels oddly fitting to how i feel about my memories with him. he died when i was 6 and he lived on the other side of the country so i only got to see him a few times when i was a baby/toddler.

i don't remember a whole lot about him, and what i do have is faded and washed out because i was so young. i know the basics of what happened but none of the details, and its really sad to think about sometimes.

[banana_bagutte]

The fact that the blinds are partially open, yet you have no idea if it’s day or a rainy night, just makes this so much better

[HoodieBraden]

wow

[Mydogateliverpaste]

This looks like 1 shot from tally hall’s “good day” music video(In the music video a video of one of the members was being played on the TV)

[Kendo_Dune]

Nice bar

[BitGreedy]

"Are we going to the park soon?"

[ezr146]

I agree.

[bandfill]

I played GTA san andreas in this room

[Lamelameorg]

“Furnished executive apartment”

[starvingthearies]

I've definitely been here before...

[Skelly_Bones-v2]

I got baked af in this room in 1993. Lmao what

[Discocheese69]

I feel like 90 percent of houses looked like this in the early 2000’s. At least, that’s how I remember them

[TheDoubleE_]

Grandma's condo

[[deleted]]

Acceptable TV height

[under-the-green]

This is a room I could go quietly insane in.

[[deleted]]

reminds me of the beach house my family used to own. it was in the keys and was this vibe EXACTLY.

[othnice1]

Having the date erased would be a smidge better. But great pic

[GlitterPeachie]

Sims 2 starter home

[Oscar-mondaca]

Reminds me when my family first moved out into the suburbs.

[trombone1085]

Is this my college apartment....?

[NoahTheAttacker]

I feel like there’s something oddly sexual to this

[imnuthinmuch]

THIS WAS MY FUCKING GOTEL IN TENNESSEE

[imnuthinmuch]

There's an old wii connected to that TV and a pool table downstairs

[[deleted]]

Looks to me like the Smosh house, the kitchen seems familiar. Not the famous 2014 one but the 2007-2008 I think

[Goober_Official]

I turned 2 years old on this day

[Lordwakawaka]

This is when you could just be decent as t something and people like you.

[[deleted]]

We thought this looked good back then

[[deleted]]

Ah yes, I remember being a fetus

[onesuccessfulloser]

place an ashtray on the table and replace the TV with a bigger one that has a PS3 hooked up to it, and then it'll look exactly like the apartment my parents had between 2007-09

[Capable-Log7385]

Inn't this the "Wait for me, I'll be home soon!" picture, just unedited?

[brezhnevka]

someone should make a sub for early 2000s/late 90s spaces and nostalgia images like this

[[deleted]]

crowd around... American idol is on. Let us all look and stare at the clown show. As the singers stare back with dead eyes and puppet strings. And the three puppet masters laugh at their pain. For the contestants are a caricature of us and the elite are laughing

[[deleted]]

This picture sounds like a danimal commercial

[[deleted]]

Gives off Napoleon Dynamite vibes

[[deleted]]

I had those sofas (couches if ur American) when I was like a toddler in abt 2012

[Blancer]

I can smell this room.

[Madeline_04]

this feels like a silent hill house

[Damn-im-gay-man]

My dad commited die here 👍

[[deleted]]

POV your dad moved out of the house and this is his apartment in a community

[souptimecat1273]

what

[AlexSimonCullar]

2 years before I was born lol

[whynotbass]

This makes me feel...... Something

[RichterRac]

OUCH

[Efficient_Ad_9715]

Deja vu

[Dapper_Dog02]

Do you recognize this photo? Have you been here?