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Interiors have trends, much like our wardrobes. So if you wouldn’t leave your house wearing JNCO jeans, leg warmers or pedal pushers (I didn’t just make that word up!), you shouldn’t decorate your house with outdated designs either.

And if your inner interior design is in a deep winter sleep and you’re about to do a renovation, this thread from the Real Estate subreddit may be a real savior. “What current aesthetic trends do you think will age poorly?” the question popped up in the community and the responses started rolling in with bad, worse and the worst interior trends that should be canceled.

From any decor that says live, laugh, love to sliding barn doors, here are some of the most questionable interior details that, chances are, may not age that gracefully. Scroll down through the post below and share what design trend would totally ruin even the best interior for you!

#1

“I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Anything that says Live. Laugh. Love.

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BoredBirb
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3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whats what with love laugh love? Those are nice things! {Honestly curious}

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In the past couple of years, we have spent more time in our homes than we have in the past 60 years. It became obvious that our interiors had to adapt to better serve our needs with smarter design solutions, technology and organization. Our new more home-based lifestyles have inspired some fresh decor trends we may see more in the future.

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    #2

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Word signs. Yes, we know you “eat” in the kitchen.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They have been around for decades so I don't see them going anywhere.

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    #3

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid The McMansion. * way too many roof lines and roof planes. high-pitched roofs where the whole house looks like roof. * none of the windows are the same size or style. * 5 different siding types. brick, stucco, faux stone, and vinyl, on the same house! * the oversized entryway that dwarfs the front door itself. * no trees, a huge yard which somehow doesn't provide any privacy because it's just a turf covered hellscape with nothing to block the view of the next McMansion.

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    According to interior designer Lisa M. Cini, a new trend we see in furniture design in 2022 is customization. “When more people are using a space, having flexible furniture is key,” she says. Cini says it may be anything from coffee tables that raise up and convert to a worktable to dining tables that transform into family-friendly tables to seat as many as 10 people.

    Moreover, “The old tried and true Murphy’s bed is back and better than ever before, allowing you to have a full bookcase on the front, a dining table, and with a simple turn and fold down (not having to remove anything on your bookshelves), it converts to a full bed,” Cini argues.

    #4

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Open shelves in the kitchen.

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    Martin Kralik
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did try that, circa 2004, in Malaysia of all places. Within a couple weeks, everything was covered in dust and grease.

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    #5

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid All white kitchens. White cabinets, white quartz countertops, etc. Looks great in magazines but if you're actually cooking meals most of the week, it has to be a nightmare to keep everything sparkling clean.

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    btaglln
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I do not agree to this one either ... My mother kitchen is white and has always been. It looks clean without a lot of effort (and we cook min. once a day, often twice) and the very big positive side is that it is 30 year old and does not look that outfashion.

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    #6

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Anything manufactured to look like it was worn out, damaged, and re-purposed creatively.

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    Zoe's Mom
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never understood people buying hutches/cabinets for an ungodly amount of money that look like they were pulled out of a barn.

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    Another trend interior designers are seeing right now is the comeback of earth tones, from dining rooms to living rooms and even kitchens. “Dark earth tones look best in large open spaces or areas with high ceilings. You want to make sure that there’s enough room for the color to breathe and appear as intended,” says Benjamin Stenson Norsemen home improvement studio.

    #7

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Flipper grey everything.

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    Random Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate grey walls, it makes me feel like I'm in an asylum.

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    #8

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid it’s not current but it definitely was an aesthetic trend that aged poorly—cow print, painting cow print on walls, doors, or any surface for that matter.

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    Zero
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They look fine in any kind of ranch setting, but do not belong in the suburbs.

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    #9

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid 20-foot ceiling living rooms on 2-story homes. What a waste of space for a great extra room on the 2nd floor. Ceilings can max out at 10 feet and still feel high.

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    Zwiebel Suppe
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you have to waste so much energy for heating those high rooms. I'm quite sure energy consuming stuff will soon be outdated.

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    Eco-friendly designs and materials have also become a hit in the last year with more and more people opting for sustainable lifestyle solutions. We are talking materials that have been recycled, reused, or made from reclaimed wood. This new trend is a result of people becoming more educated about the environmental impact of the choices they make. Moreover, eco-friendly materials are often allergy free.

    #10

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid I ban any decorations with words on it, no matter how cute it is.

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    Sander
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really cringe at those. Just like "clever" t-shirts.

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    #11

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Kitchens that are floor to ceiling subway tile (and all it’s derivative tiles) on all walls. It resembles a rest stop bathroom and will start to feel as dated as taupe walls in a McMansion do now.

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    Torsten
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Floor-to-wall-tiles look like you're in a morgue", my wife says.

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    #12

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Paint everything that’s old white.

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    Random Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Painting wood furniture should be a crime.

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    One of the most popular interior and lifestyle design trends, hygge, which became a hit throughout the world in the last decade, is likely not going anywhere either. Cozy spaces still reign on social media, where much of the interior design content is dedicated to this particular style.

    This is largely because hygge, unlike other interior design styles, not just makes our homes look good. It rather creates a lasting feeling of safety and comfort, something we all lack outside our homes in these uncertain times.

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    #13

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Marble countertops, literally. Not marble-look, but actual marble. People need to be ok with the kind of wear that occurs on marble and I think most people are not. Marble in a kitchen is especially going to quickly accumulate stains and etching.

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    Bee she/her
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you want marble put it in a bathroom and use a more durable stone in the kitchen

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    #14

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Vessel sinks, they’re an impractical use of space and always make me feel like I’m at a restaurant that probably still serves molten lava cake.

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    #15

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid As much as I understand the need for cheaper alternative housing, I believe "tiny homes" will be viewed for what they are: mobile homes. They're nothing revolutionary. Also, so many of them are absolute fire death traps. Loft bedrooms with no means of egress.

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    Jessica Cooney
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never thought about it like that, but you're right. Easy to get stuck up there with a kitchen fire.

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    In our previous interview with Eva Taute, interior designer and creator of “Hygge Styling” studio, which focuses on minimalistic design, natural elements, personal touch, and uniqueness, we talked about what makes hygge so popular.

    “We have spent our whole lives gathering experiences of spaces. Some of them we felt more at home in than others. We cannot always put our finger on why, but we know it when we feel it,” Taute said, referring to the psychological effect our homes have on us.

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    #16

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Ugly modern urban apartment exterior where everything is multiple colors/boxes/textures and the inside looks sad and basic. I realize not everyone loves more period feeling houses, but god, at least Victorians and the like were INTERESTING. The current housing trend is like vanilla ice cream... no attitude, no flavor, and it looks like every other house out there. And that's insulting to vanilla ice cream, frankly.

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    C W
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not every person can have a Victorian house.

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    #17

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid I don't know if this is everywhere but where I live the new trend in kitchens is to have the whole kitchen on one wall with a long island in front of it. No other walls in the kitchen because on one side is the dinning area and the other side is the living area. It's too open and to make things worse you get maybe 2 upper cabinets and maybe 3 lower cabinets because the appliances and sink take up most of the space. I can see where people might think it looks nice but it's completely not functional and gives such a small amount of storage.

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    Martin Kralik
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people nowadays like to dismantle the upper kitchen cabinets and replace them with a simple shelf + artwork / paintings. It's playful, but if I did that I would end up with literally zero storage. Plus at 6'5'', I hate to bend down all the time.

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    #18

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Open layouts make the house appear bigger, but I can't get over how much it makes a house echo. When you have more than a few people in the space it's impossible to have much privacy.

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    Ash
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Open layouts are also harder to heat, which means both higher heating bills and worse for the environment. Smaller rooms are more economical and environmentally friendly.

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    Taute explained: “Our home can reflect our inner world and how we feel about ourselves.” Not only that, but “We can also use our home to reflect the message we want our hearts to hear. It can be a place that supports our well being. We can do that by unraveling our experiences with space and finding those colors, textures, and materials that help us feel at home. Help us create that cozy feeling that brings us rest.”

    #19

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Vinyl signs and labels on everything. Everyone and their mother has a damn Cricut and those stupid vinyl cutouts are on everything at my school. Am teacher. It looks super trashy!

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    C W
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Motivating positive affirmations in a school are a good thing

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    #20

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Those accent walls with the abstract diagonal lines. Will age like popcorn ceilings and wood paneling on walls

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    Bee she/her
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, I like them. Maybe not the wood accents but the colors are great

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    #21

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Pallet wood. You have no idea what the hell soaked into those things during their lifetime/transport.

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    arienne libbrecht
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're not wrong. However, depending on the industry that pallet was used in, the chemicals and such that have soaked into that pallet might not be something you want to deal with.

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    Robert T
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How to authentically create the look of an old mineshaft in your livingroom!

    Darren Brown
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, between pesticide treatment of the wood and unknown chemicals that might have leaked onto the pallet during use, pallets should never be used indoors

    Nikki Sevven
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://generalpallets.com/pallet-markings-and-what-they-mean/

    Zoe's Mom
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a specific number you look for in pallets that show you that they are safe to recycle and I'm sorry but can't remember the number. It was 800 something. Saw it on a home improvement show.

    Lisa Hewes
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't mind this trend. Also, old pallets are great for building raised garden beds.

    Sasha
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why this honestly. Its the cheapest shittiest type of wood, that why it was used for pallets. And yeah, its not gonna dry consistently, the characteristics of the wood will vary very widely. Its like cutting the tops off shampoo bottles and using them as glasses in your kitchen.

    Dara Cathy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks cool and is reusing materials. Good things, IMO.

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    Yayheterogeneity
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, I'd say that risk is rather limited.

    Johnny
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you can pick your own pallets, then you know where they've been -- a guy in the shipping room at work was saving all of our pallets for some project at home. They've only carried paper, computers, etc... .they aren't soaked in fuel oil.

    Memere
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But does he know for sure that the pallet wood wasn't chemically treated to resist rot? That's the main risk of using them indoors. They're treated the same way lumber is for outdoor only use. You really don't want that stuff indoors.

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    Sivi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am planning to use pallet wood outside to make a bench/storage.

    greg tatar
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hard to tell but is that floor real wood or is it that fake ugly hideous vinyl. It would be funny if someone was trying to show how cool they were for recycling and yet used that phony fake disgusting vinyl floor that you're supposed to pretend looks like wood.

    weatherwitch
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yes! And people use them for vegetable plots too. They genuinely have no idea of the horrendous chemicals transported that can get into these. I'm in a DIY on a Budget group and people make special beds for their kids using pallets potentially exposing their child to brutal chemicals. Wagon drivers need training and certification to be able to transport the chemicals sometimes carried on these pallets and not all are qualified enough to transport these. Then someone uses the pallet to make a princess bed or climbing frame bed 😔

    Sali Seydel Mounce
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son once told me: "I have a really good idea for using pallet wood: a bonfire!" Agree.

    Alex Cummings
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my family members just did the palate with things to their ceiling in their house and everybody compliments it it's awesome it's gorgeous it's recycling it's creative it's beautiful

    Love it or leave it
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love upcycled wood, very rugged and homey!!

    Brad Elliott
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bird poop, lots & lots of bird poo...

    Memere
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For those who love this look, go for it. I'm not interested in splintery, dirty looking walls that can't be cleaned easily. Also, people who scrounge old pallets & DIY this - it's truly dangerous. Here's some good info as to why, & what to watch for when reusing old pallets: https://www.1001pallets.com/pallet-safety/#MB_pallets_are_not_Safe_Check_out_this_information_fromnbspToxipedia

    Ellie Rosser
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even worse is fake pallet wood-you paid a bunch to have perfectly fine wood made to look like s**t.

    Susan Corbett
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pallets generally have stamps on them which give you a great deal of information about how they have been treated. If the letters KD & HT (kiln-dried & heat-treated) appear, then your pallet is safe. Other markings will show whether dangerous poisons have been used. Google it. And recycle!

    Gina Mangin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you live on a Ranch, we like this! Especially in Texas when your covering the cracks from the foundation shifting...ALL THE TIME!

    kit kat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have made $100 every hour in one day.That was my ideal day in my life and my boss was very content with me..CNN is additionally intrigued from my work and is very happy..check further subtleties by open the underneath site.. go to this link…………… 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤.𝐜𝐨𝐦

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    Cathy Hurd
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like it as an accent wall in a rustic house. Just put a sealer on it.

    Janet Graham
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used wood is very attractive and versatile. It may be called pallet wood, but that is probably not where it came from.

    Lara Kristelle
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have pallet wood for a bed frame. It's awesome.

    Amelia Bee
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dunno, I like this one. The wood has a lot of personality, and there are ways to seal the wood so there's little risk of exposure to anything toxic.

    Barbara Vandewalle
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Barns boards are even worse. Barns that house live stock have all sorts of body wastes. NOPE

    meeja ann
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that a bug and water on the floor?

    Diane Herman
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I promise I won't lick the wall.

    Jennifer Sheppard
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh I dunno. If your eyes work half decently well you should be able to pick out and remove any boards which aren't in the best shape or which have anything soaked into them.

    Matthew Stark
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Untreated pallet wood only, stain it yourself after it's up.

    Matthew Stark
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True that! Some of those planks look as if they've been in soaked in carcinogenic creosote.

    SweetsEve
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It can be cleaned like anything else. It's extremely useful lumber.

    JLBigboote
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why they don't traditionally use seriously weathered pallets....

    Gladys Hayes Southerland
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rec room, play area. Not the living or dining area-too ugly.

    Jonathan Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As long as it's sealed...I'm talking about coating every surface of the wood with epoxy or polyurethane.

    R Wagner
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey look another entitled post! There's NOTHING wrong with using what's around you. Seriously, people...

    Anonymous
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this!! I'm not gonna walk on it,sleep on it, lick it,or put an infant on it, Chances are that I'll never even touch it, So I'm good with it.

    Austin Frank
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I take it that you're one of the people that eat off the wall.

    Juls Cote
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its an accent for country folks who have been taken out of the country

    Reinaldo Fuentes
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet another idea from Things Designed by People Who don't have to Clean Them!

    Nicole Tomme
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just make sure it is treated and sealed.

    Lydia Owen the Bi-tch
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why you seal them with polyurethane...then they are sealed.

    Charmwashere
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually really like this look lol but maybe I'm just basic ? 😜

    Haley Andersen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who cares? You're not eating off of them or burning them indoors and inhaling the fumes

    Jeanette McKell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ewww. Never thought of it that way.

    El Dee
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pallets are made of poor quality wood that's just good enough for its use. Try scaffold boards instead..

    NannyChachi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love our pallet wood wall with the old fireplace mantel on it. It's not everyone's taste, though.

    Olga Aftyka
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that's why you paint over those with some kind of see-through varnish

    J
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What are you talking about? The chemicals used in pallets are not radioactive or something? If people make recycled patio furniture it's whatever.

    T.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No but most of times they're quite toxic.. Food industry pallets are oftentimes plastic or untreated brandnew wooden pallets. Unlike the rest where you have no idea what happened to them during use. So I would not use used pallets for anything to build from.

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    Jeff Lum
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this person licking their wall?

    tyler vey
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not licking my walls...

    Kadie Sloan
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You’re not gonna eat on the wall. What does it matter??

    Daniel Alicea
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmmmmm, someone does not know what stain and sealer is, do they?🤨🧐

    Paul Z.
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, you shouldn't be licking them now should you?

    felicia wills
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you eating off it? Your furniture will give off more chemicals than those pieces of wood will.

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    You know guys, that you can buy pallets from furniture stores, specially made for using them for building your own furniture. Okay, they are 25-30 euro, not 2-3, but if you like the look, you can have it ... they are safe, and cheaper then "normal" furniture-items.

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    #22

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Brass faucets and other brass accents. It's part of that disgusting 80s retro look that has become popular along with hunter Green and mustard yellow colors. Stop it. It was gross back then, it looks no batter now in the 2020s.

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    Random Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a personal preference. I've always liked brass details.

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    #23

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid The Moroccan tile everywhere. It fits in some houses, but it's being put everywhere right now. I think it's not going to age well except in houses where it's aligned with the rest of the architecture.

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is true of any kind of decor. If you use it smartly, it will age well. If you don't, it will look tacky.

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    #24

    All these b******t minimalism facades that was made for Instagram. I hate it. It looks like a mindfulness guru took an architecture class. The buildings lack character and I can’t distinguish neighborhoods from each other. Every city also is now sort of looking the same because of this.

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    Martin Kralik
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, in my hometown I noticed people knocking down elegant prewar villas and replacing them with bunker/diner-type windowless white boxes. It looks awful.

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    #25

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Barn doors and farmhouse sinks, unless the house is actually on acreage/a farm.

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    #26

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Corrugated metal siding. It's everywhere here in Alaska and it's ugly as s**t imo.

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    Robert T
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I suspect in Alaska it is there for a reason. Hauling bricks up there is going to be difficult and wood will rot.

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    #27

    Gold faucets, gold knobs on kitchen appliances, gold light fixtures, etc. We tried this back 50 years ago and we agreed since that it sucked.

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    PandaGoPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, what's the alternative? Silver toned metals, which are fine it you like cold colours but personally I would rather go for warmer gold.

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    #28

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Linear mosaic. Oh god it’s f*****g ugly and there was a period where everyone was asking for it. I straight up tell our clients not to do it. It’s going to look like s**t in 10 years. It looks like s**t now but it will be so obviously dated.

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    Random Panda
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I disagree, if used well I don't see something like this becoming dated so soon. And it's not a new trend either.

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    #29

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Black painted houses. Annoying as f**k to upkeep.

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    J
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why? My house is black and if seems to be just like any other paint.

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    #30

    Shiplap. It’s literally just wood paneling but in white. I can’t stand it!

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    ispeak catanese
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It reminds me of that awful couple Chip & Joanna and that makes me hate it and them even more!

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    #31

    —The New Construction Home... a bunch of random styles mashed together cheaply, usually some sort of gray with brown, a cheap looking garage plopped in front, and lots of open space inside, few walls —The Flipper Special, dystopian gray s**t everywhere, arguably tied with the above for the title of World’s Tackiest —The super bright white with some black and silver “could work as a background for THX-1138” interior —Houses that look beautiful in the front but are just a gray vinyl blob in the back —Abstract “modern” homes with tons of glass and right angles. Actually probably not, most people seem to love this sort of house and they’re usually really expensive, but I think they look like s**t

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    Disgruntled Pelican
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can we talk about the fact that most of these new constructions have almost zero storage in kitchens? I'm sorry, but I like to cook and bake but there's no way that I'm paying $300,000 minimum for a house with a kitchen that has 6 cabinets and no pantry.

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    #32

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Painting everything bright white with an assortment of cheap black trinkets as decor. I hate modern farmhouse, and I hate painting over wood.

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    #33

    No eaves. In our rainy climate the siding stays permanently damp. You get mildew growing in the first year, moss by year five. I imagine by 8 or ten the mushrooms start popping out.

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    Šimon Špaček
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No eaves? Where are you supposed to sit with cup of tea or glass of whiskey and enjoy the rain?

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    #34

    Greige, live edge pieces, LED strip lighting everywhere.

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    Random Panda
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Disagree about the live edge pieces, that is timeless furniture.

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    #35

    Kitchen sink in the corner.

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    Zoe's Mom
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If placed correctly, they work really well.

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    #36

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Artificial olive trees.

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    Random Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just artificial plants in general.

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    #37

    "Farmhouse" light fixtures where it's an empty square or rectangle frame around a bulb.

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    Lisa Hewes
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't mind this one. It's canned lighting that I don't like. Makes the house feel like an office.

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    #38

    Who thought pairing granite countertops with busy tile backsplashes was a good idea? Cant they see how they often clash? And what is with the distressed-look cabinet doors? In 30 years it will look like our generation never cleaned and had dust and gunk on our cabinets!

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    SkekVi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's so cluttered!!! Granite is a good material but does it have to be so BUSY ugh.

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    #39

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Chonky microwave hood combos.

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    Jono
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think those horrible net curtains at the window are worse!

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    #40

    Brown granite countertops with white appliances.

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    #41

    Hunter green cabinetry & gold faucets and hardware.

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    MotherofGuineaPigs
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    80's FLASH BACK!!! Don't forget that awful magenta-ish red and rose borders...

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    #42

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid These drawer/cabinet pulls. They're literally everywhere and wildly overused. In ten years it'll be impossible to give them away, especially in oil rubbed bronze color

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    MAL
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those are so easy to replace though. Changing hardware is actually a great way to update your kitchen on the cheap.

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    #43

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Wallpaper with bold prints. It goes in and out of fashion and has for decades. I think it can be super cute but don’t kid yourself that your big floral with the toucans is going to be timeless in some way. Encaustic tile is having a moment but it’s too much of a pattern to have real staying power and will be the Tuscan kitchen of the 2020s. I think huge giant tile will also go off trend, not because I dislike it but just because it’s a particular look and looks cycle out. I really hate the houses that look like someone started with a Tuffshed and then took a bunch of Sketchup shapes and just mashed them together on the facade. Adding brick facing on the front of the house but using vinyl siding on the sides. Like, if you’re going to use fake brick, at least make it convincing.

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    #44

    All those skinny, multi colored tiles in black, blue, gray, white, etc. I’m not describing it very well but they’re everywhere now and the business makes me wanna vomit.

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    #45

    The tired blue cabinet / gold hardware fever for kitchens and bathrooms.

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    #46

    White farmhouse exterior with black windows - WAY overdone, which means people will get sick of it, and it will look dated in 5 years.

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    Got Myself 4 Pandas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The houses where I live are mostly old brick cottages that are white with black window frames. I bought paint last year to paint it very pale blue with grey window frames, just waiting ever so impatiently for my husband to finally get around to doing it

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    #47

    Rustic ladder shelves and bookcases.

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    #48

    Fake hardwood flooring will be the avocado shag carpet of our time.

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    #49

    “I Straight-Up Tell Our Clients Not To Do It”: People Are Sharing 30 Of The Worst Interior Design Trends That Everyone Should Avoid Painted brick, if you didn't want to look at it, render or stucco it, or if you want to see the out line of the brick, bag it. Painting is a quick and not well thought process of restoring brickwork.

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    Gwyneth Jones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kind of like white painted brick -- it goes way back to lime washed walls.

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    #50

    Gray vinyl flooring. Wood isn't gray. Stop pretending it is.

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    #51

    Painting walls like it’s a canvas instead of a solid color.

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    Liu Woods
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, I love that! I wish it was more popular.

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    #52

    Cottagecore

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    Paul C.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If only I knew what, Cottagecore, was.

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    #53

    Wet rooms. I don’t want my bathtub in my shower, thank you.

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    NsG
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not necessarily an aesthetic - my parents have a wet room for accessibility reasons.

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    #54

    Doors that pop with color.

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