I know when I say a room or decor is 'dated' I'm saying that it looks like the quintessential 19__ look. Like the Brady Bunch house is quintessential 1970's. Many houses still have all the original bath and kitchens from the 1950's or have been recreated to look so. So 'dated' to me, means it looks like a decade that is past, is not only not current looking, but isn't even classic or timeless.
I find much in home decor to be timeless or classic. In other words, you have a bit of trouble telling exactly what decade the picture was taken in. Some styles, colors, textures scream a timeframe (macrame, avocado green and gold say 70's, while turquoise and pink say 1950's), others seem to transcend decades.
It's a hot thing these days, and many younger people are looking for and creating 'dated' homes. Some eras, I kind of like to see, others I don't care for, because they are not 'out' long enough to be 'back' in style (like 1980's oak kitchens?).
I know when people look at my home, they will see 'dated' in many areas. Some of it I'm still loving, like my 1990's bedroom, with lots of hunter green, rose, mauve etc. I love the room as much today as I did when I put it together in 1994. Other places in my home, I've already changed to look more current. I did it by removing wall paper, painting, changing some of the wall art, but still keeping some much loved accents that I think I will always love (my Rowe Pottery).
I will do the following to change or update the look of my home.
Remove wallpaper, borders and paint.
Change the floor covering (even the 'new' in our house is now 25 years old, so needing to be changed anyway)
Replace upholstered furniture. Again, we tend to keep it for at least 20 years, usually longer.
Replace some home decor pieces and wall art, but actually find a way to use a lot of my pieces in the 'newer' look.
Change the window treatments, but I never buy expensive.
In rooms I've gutted, I tore out the baseboards and replaced with a much more upgraded look.
The more expensive things I've done to make the house look updated so far include a complete kitchen gut and remodel, all new interior doors, all new exterior doors including garage door, all new windows. All these things needed done, and I chose styles that I feel are much more classic than the original 1973 style look those components had before.
Bathrooms really could used remodeled.
But over all, I don't update my wood furniture, I still have every piece I've ever bought and still love them. I also don't change things often. Most rooms, furniture and walls are the same for a minimum of 20 years before upgrading or changing.
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