29 Just Really Random Household Items That Every '90s Parent Had In Their Home (And That You Probably Haven't Thought About Since)

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: