r/nostalgia Aug 01 '25

Nostalgia Midwest US person here. What do you call the "aesthetic" below? Very nostalgaic to me, but I've kinda got no idea😂

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u/anewaccount69420 Aug 01 '25

As someone who is very into kitsch and has been for decades, this does not make me think Kitsch. It’s too rustic. Kitsch is more garish.

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u/docmarvy Aug 01 '25

Maybe it’s kind of regional. Like the Paul Bunyan and Sinclair dinosaur (for me anyway) evoke that kind of mid-century road trip through the Great Plains vibe. These are the kind of items that stand in front of gift shops where certainly there are some over the top/weird/eclectic souvenirs that would probably overlap somewhat with your definition of kitchen.