Looking back at Diane Keaton’s incredible 1980s interiors in Baby Boom

If you’re a Diane Keaton fan, someone who fantasises about moving to the country someday, or a person who desires both a C-suite career and a ceramics line, we highly recommend streaming 1987’s Baby Boom this weekend. The film is especially for you if you have a soft spot for ’80s interiors. Without giving away the whole movie, we’ll just say that Diane’s character J.C. Wiatt starts off in a fancy Manhattan loft and winds up in a farmhouse in Vermont, and both places are decked out in ’80s classics, from glass-block walls to an abundance of wallpaper.

Read on to see a few of our favourite features of these two duelling homes. We know the details are a lot all together, but honestly, one or two of them wouldn’t be such a bad look in a modern-day apartment.

The ledge behind the bed: J.C.’s bedroom was made for those of us who are guilty of turning our beds into makeshift desks. There's an inset shelf behind the headboard that provides ample extra storage for all the stuff that won't fit on the nightstands, like multiple stacks of books, two reading lights, and even a framed piece of art. As fellow workaholics, all we have to say is genius.

The built-in bathtub: Here’s what we appreciate about this tub: It has a place for you to put your glass of wine. (OK, and also your bubble bath and sea sponge.) Nothing against the trendy freestanding tub, but the beauty of a built-in is that it gives you some surface area to play around with. P.S. The glass-block wall in the background reminds us how happy we are that the building material is experiencing a comeback.

Le Corbusier for days: The loft's living room is essentially $20,000 of Le Corbusier seating. If that isn’t 2010s-era decor porn, we don’t know what is. Just swap out the track lighting, throw in an oversize houseplant, and the room is ready for Instagram.

The absurdly charming facade: A farmhouse clad in pale yellow clapboard and blue shutters, complete with wood-panelled station wagon sitting in the driveway, is a touch retro, but in the best way. Who wouldn’t want this level of curb appeal, with those shady trees and all that grass? Take us back to the ’80s.

A fireplace in the kitchen: Traditional, country kitchens are always welcoming, but this one is next-level. Forget the gingham fabric in the cabinet doors—there's a fireplace on one wall and a sofa next to the dining table. This room is begging you to sit down and stay awhile whip up some homemade baby food, just like J.C. Wiatt here.

Floor-to-ceiling wallpaper: We’re not sure if we’d go for such a traditional floral now, but the idea of making a slope-ceilinged attic room even cosier with an allover print is massively appealing.