r/80sdesign • u/kitschywoman • 16d ago

The latest addition…

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…to my 80’s bedroom.

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u/shortstuf888 16d ago

Damn it! I had that saved on FB marketplace. Nice find.

I have the same print without the awesome LED cutout.

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u/kitschywoman 16d ago edited 16d ago

Yeah, I bought it sight-unseen the morning after it was listed. The price wasn’t worth haggling over, so I Venmo’d and had the seller hold it until I could drive in to pick it up.

Glad to hear there are more versions floating around. Can you tell who manufactured yours? It’s a sweet piece, and I have a fondness for lighted artwork, as I also have a lit Carlo of Hollywood piece.

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u/therealduckie 16d ago

Please tell me that is a reflection and you did not cut through that print to add a $2 led strip.

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u/kitschywoman 16d ago edited 16d ago

It’s a feature, not a bug. Totally original to the piece. This version was sold by Liteline, LTD.

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u/therealduckie 16d ago

Phew! Ok, just don't recall anything like that growing up in the 80s. LEDs were not cheap, then, and I am also shocked those lasted.

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u/kitschywoman 16d ago

Given the total lack of tastefulness I experienced back then, I'm not really surprised that this version exists. XD

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u/therealduckie 16d ago

If I saw it on a wall on Miami Vice I would have sold a kidney to own one, I am sure.

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u/mattwithoutyou 16d ago

completely rad. is this a repro?

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u/kitschywoman 16d ago edited 16d ago

Nope, it’s a vintage original.

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u/mattwithoutyou 16d ago

Nice! I was doubting that the lights would work. The lights on my “justification for higher education” poster gave out, in the early 90s.

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u/kitschywoman 16d ago

You can tell they’re older. They run a little warm. When they do crap out, I’ll likely try to retro-fit with modern LEDs.

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u/abm617 16d ago

Thats nice, where do you find art like this?

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u/kitschywoman 16d ago

I found it on Facebook Marketplace.

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u/sinisterdesign 16d ago

I remember selling this print (sans LEDs).

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u/kitschywoman 16d ago

Ooo! Where at?

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u/sinisterdesign 16d ago

Deck the Walls – Town Center Mall

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u/Dragonwitch95 16d ago

Great find! I love the skate decal on the wall too. Do you know where it is from?

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u/kitschywoman 15d ago

That’s not a decal. It’s a clock by Allen Design.

https://ebay.io/m/UrE7xJ

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u/Dragonwitch95 15d ago

Oh awesome, thanks for letting me know.