83 Times People Got Seriously Creative With Their Home Decor And Nailed It (New Pics)

Good design is universal, and it doesn’t matter if you’re talking about products, technology, or furniture.

According to iconic designer Dieter Rams, the fundamental principles of good design include the following:

1. Good design is innovative
2. Good design makes a product useful
3. Good design is aesthetic
4. Good design makes a product understandable
5. Good design is unobtrusive
6. Good design is honest
7. Good design is long-lasting
8. Good design is thorough down to the last detail
9. Good design is environmentally-friendly
10. Good design is as little design as possible

Or, to flip the script for a moment, badly designed products would be derivative, not useful to the consumer, ugly or tasteless, difficult to understand intuitively, and obtrusive or disruptive.

They would also be dishonest, short-lasting, lacking thoroughness, environmentally unfriendly, and overdesigned.

Ideally, every product you buy will have a good balance of function and form.

If you take a piece of furniture, for example, a couch, then there are two main design traps that you can fall into. It can, for instance, be overly functional or too focused on aesthetics.

In the former case, the couch might be very comfortable to sit on, but it might be drab, dreary, or clash with the rest of your interior design decisions. In the latter case, the couch might look artistic, stunning, and cohesive in your room, but it might be completely uncomfortable to sit on, and therefore lack its main functionality.

The ‘Home Decorating’ online group has been inspiring people with great interior design ideas all the way back to late 2011.

Over the past decade and a half, the community has grown by leaps and bounds, and currently boasts a whopping 513k weekly visitors, who make an impressive 10k contributions every week. So, if you’re in the mood for even more design inspo, this is who you turn to!

Once you’ve finished scrolling through this list and upvoting your favorite photos, we want to hear from you in the comments.

Which of these interior design and home decoration ideas inspired you the most, and why? On the other hand, were there any pics that didn’t quite match your taste and sense of style? What’s the newest change you’ve made to your home that you're super happy with? Join the discussion down below.