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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JNCO jeans, leg warmers or pedal pushers (I didn’t just make that word up!), you shouldn’t decorate your house with outdated designs either.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!

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“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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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated 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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“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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“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.

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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.

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“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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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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“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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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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“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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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.

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“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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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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Kirsty Y
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember looking back at all the brown decor from the 70s and thinking 'how the heck did anyone think that looked good?' I wonder if all the grey is just our version of that

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like the grey and even have it in my house but I reckon grey is definitely our version of that.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love playing different shades of color off of one another. Some light and some medium/dark colors seem to give more dimension to a room. Plus I love the color teal!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I set up my home office some years back, I did some light research on the psychology of color for architectural spaces. I went with the recommendation for a warm “banker’s gray” because it supposedly tends to induce a serious mood, perfect for getting work done. I was pleased with the result in that specific situation.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Named after the dolphin’s coat, or the lowest (Lowe’s) common denominator house flipper? Is it the same shade as Agreeable Gray?

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Taylor Sublett
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

gray is the worst color, except for all the others. We can all resent gray with a shrug. Try pink and see how that goes.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We used a warm grey with pink undertones. It works because everything else in my house is an array of color. It's defibetter than the hospital mint green the previous owners had!

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Renee Aranda
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i love grey but darker than this. I hate light colored walls loke light pastels or bright white.

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Gladys Hayes Southerland
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't like the light gray carpet in our new rental but I've grown to love it. It stays remarkably clean, doesn't show dust or dirt. And to my ignorant surprise, it was really easy to furnish & decorate bc gray is neutral. I am heartily sick of the cream carpet trend. Read comment #6

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll take this over apartment rental ochre white. I actually found the exact colour of my walls at Canadian Tire. Pina Colada. Sounds tropical and fun. No. It's not a nice, tropical colour.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fifteen years ago, beige was overdone. The problem isn't grey, it's making *everything* grey.

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Janet Graham
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope, I need color. It used fashionable to use an off-white paint to show off your rug, furniture, and art. This flipper gray is supposed to give you a blank pallette to go with your industrial kitchen ad home. It is the same color scheme for governmental buildings when they painted over that prison green with gunship gray.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grey everything is incredibly depressing. I once saw a house online. Outside was a beautiful sunny yellow and I had high hopes for the inside. The whole house was grey. 2nd photo was the hallway. Grey walls, floors, woodwork was grey, somehow they managed to make the stairs grey. Next was the living room, same grey walls and floors, furniture was grey and also the sofa was grey with grey cushions. Grey rugs, painted grey coffee table, all windows had grey curtains. Even the bookcase was grey. Small laundry room /guest wc was also totally grey. 3 bedrooms upstairs plus a nursery off the master bedroom. Every single bedroom was totally grey even what they had designated children's rooms. Nursery was completely grey, crib and changing table grey. Bedlinen and curtains grey. Bathroom was also grey. Grey concrete sink, tub and somehow they managed to get a concrete toilet. I just wanted to cry

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

'It's a neutral' literally no other colour goes with this other than more grey!! Stop using neutrals!!! Colours exist!!!

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Having 1 grey wall is nice, but not the whole room!

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KM
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gray fake floors. They really don't look like wood. They are ugly, and a fad like river rock.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I especially hate the flipper gray walls with gray-toned laminate floors. It's so cold and lifeless.

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Joann Taylor
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was house hunting in St. Petersburg, FL, and 90% of the houses had grey walls and grey vinyl floors. Ugh!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Leave the color for the furnishings. Cover he walls with floor-to-ceiling book shelves and colorful paintings.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The walls are primed and ready to paint any color you want. But, yes. Go on Zillow and see all the flipped houses done in grey everything. Also, it's funny to see all the word signs in every room!

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Deitra Pawley
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had Grey walls in my bedroom house was built in the 50s. I found some cute pictures on Amazon to give the walls some flair and color

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I were to pick a grey then it'd be lighter in color with a dash of yellow/brown/etc. It just depends on the style of the room but I really hate darker grey's :/

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I haven't agreed with most of these, but I have never liked agreeable gray walls. It is everywhere. I'd rather have white walls than agreeable gray.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Put our house on the market and all the walls are a pale whitish grey. Wouldn't live in a house like that, but it's neutral, non-offensive and an easy colour to imagine setting up with any furniture you already have (and easy to paint over with a single coat). I hate boring grey walls too... But for selling a house if walls all need repainting it's about as safe a colour as you can use.

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Josie Sangione
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Soooo sick of the restoration hardware look. Every. Single. New house.

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Candice Kamencik
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, those whole idea of a monochromatic house is horrible, and I don't know why it's so popular!

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Pam Ives
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Helped a friend house hunt. Flipper grey was in 90% of the houses.

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Michael Perry
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd say the same with the current trend, black walls. Those work well only if you are trying to make a room look smaller or you need a gallery.

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Lori Bonfiglio
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I absolutely despise Grey walls. So drab and institutional. If I want to feel like I'm in an asylum, I'll actually go to one.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Flippers and investors are the worst things to happen to housing ever.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My living room is gray with my accent wall being firetruck red.

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Amy Doyle
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I quite like grey walls, I don't like to have grey everything though.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grey is horrendously over used in homes. It's boring, depressing and if in every single room shows no character or warmth. My place is super bright colours in every room, I love it 🌈😍

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of the long grey winters of the mid west, yuk! I keep hearing people say colors work so well with it, yet I only see gray walls grey flooring, gray cabinets, grey rugs, grey sofas! A bright colored pillow disappears in that much gloom!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not fond of this, but it's an improvement on basic white! Sterile minded designers who think that white walls, white furniture and white everything else is fashionable need to have their heads read.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On another note, all white rooms or rooms with beige are a no go for me. Landlords I keep finding are in love with all white everything and brown carpet and as for beige, if my mental illness had a color trigger, that would be it. Which is sad in a way because I do like all colors.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why the blue grey going in the guest bedroom is going to be a bit more blue than grey.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh no, I will dispute this one . We use a grey that is amazing. Depending on the light, it either looks grey blue or grey lilac. I loved the color so much I used it in my house and get compliments all the time about it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My realtor painted my interior darker than battleship grey. Gods, was that ug,ugly,! Pale grey with a hint of blue, OK. Now I'm seeing entire houses painted very dark grey. Ish, ick, yuck!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a building-inspector that sees 200+ new homes every year, I can't express how much better gray (grey) is than tan,kakhi,light brown.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's what every real estate agent tells you to do before you officially put your house on the market - paint the rooms neutral colors so you don't turn off any prospective buyers.

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Anna Tribe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate grey. It's so very cold and depressing. Houses are supposed to be warm and welcoming. Grey and white are no no in my opinion. If was the richest woman on earth I'd ban everything grey

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People do this in new construction and houses that will be going up for sale for a few reasons: 1) It's easy to paint over if you don't like it. 2) It makes the room look bigger. 3) You can put whatever colors you want into the room and it won't clash with the wall paint. 4) If you don't feel like painting over it, it looks... fine.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All of the bathrooms in my house were gray when I bought it. The powder room is only 43" wide, but the ceilings are 10' high throughout the house. It was like being in the bottom of a well.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the UK it’s Magnolia colour paint, instead of the grey.

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Julia Winfield
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My UPS guy recently painted his bedroom gray. In my head all I could think was oh boy you're going to regret it. And he does..lol I so badly wanted to talk him out of doing it but he's far too stubborn 😁

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I absolutely HATE the gray trend.... everything is gray. So depressing!

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“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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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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“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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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.

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“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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“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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“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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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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“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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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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“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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“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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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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“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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“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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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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“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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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.”

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“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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#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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“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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“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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“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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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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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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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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“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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“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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated 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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“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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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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1 year ago DotsCreated 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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