Dad transforms the top floor of his home into an 80s time capsule

Pete has created his very personal man cave – with a fully-fledged 80s theme (Image: Mercury Press)

Pete Fredrics, 42, severely loves the Eighties.

A lot so, he’s turned the highest ground of his dwelling into an ode to his favorite decade, loaded with greater than 1,000 retro items.

The dad-of-two, from Nashville, Tennessee, has spent ten years increase his assortment of 80s paraphernalia, together with old-school gaming machines, boomboxes, classic video games, and even Madonna’s previous cheque e-book.

He estimates his stash to be price round £20,000.

Pete mentioned: ‘I began amassing as a enjoyable interest then it began to get out of hand – I’ve devoted the entire high ground to the gathering and it’s mainly become a museum for the Eighties.

‘I really like to gather all issues to do with pop-culture in addition to previous home goods, toys, promoting, and even cereal packing containers.

‘I’m an enormous fan of celebrities from the time too – I've one in all Michael Jackson’s hats, Madonna’s cheque e-book, Joan Jett’s pants and I've props from the films together with an enormous Mega Maid from Spaceballs.

‘Though I've all these cool issues individuals appear to be extra amazed by the less complicated stuff that they thought that had forgotten about.

‘Stuff just like the video games and even the purple Pizza Hut cups actually carry individuals again to their childhood.

The dad-of-two has amassed a formidable assortment of retro items (Image: @totally80sroom/Mercury Press)

Together with a boombox and music from the last decade (Image: @totally80sroom/Mercury Press)

‘The 80s are making a comeback now and it’s getting so widespread so I actually should combat for these items!’

Pete was an 80s child, and says it was the very best decade to develop up in.

So, he’s eager to share that period with the world – and hopes that his dwelling will act as a time capsule to launch individuals again to the previous.

‘For my part, the 1980’s was the very best time to develop up in,’ he mentioned.

Pete describes the area as a museum devoted to his childhood (Image: @totally80sroom/Mercury Press)

He needs to share simply how nice the 80s have been (Image: @totally80sroom/Mercury Press

‘It was a a lot less complicated time and other people all the time have fondest reminiscences.

‘Issues again then felt extra vital to individuals as a result of though we had loads of issues out there however they have been all the time restricted in contrast to now.

‘In the event you needed to see a TV present or a film, you needed to ensure you have been there at the moment to get pleasure from it.

‘Issues have been extra vital – you needed to be extra current.

‘In fact, there was numerous nice know-how, simply much less of it – as a child, you went exterior, obtained train, and performed head to head so issues have been positively extra particular.’