50 Poorly-Aging Interior Design Trends That This Interior Designer Says You Should Avoid

This company, first of all, is known for its homophobia and racism and people are still buying it. It bothers me that such a great company like Smeg partner with them to create these atrocities. These nightmares they created are going to cost you a down payment. This isn't something that you want to actually appreciate in your home, especially in your kitchen.

Which have come in by storm in 2022, transitioning into this year. Travertine is stunning, don't get me wrong, but these DIY-friendly coffee tables that people have been making are typically made from stone pavers from hardware stores, which are super porous, and liquid nails are not going to keep it together to last longer than a season if you're moving it around, the structural integrity of these just doesn't work out. But yes, it does look beautiful.

As beautiful as the color is, I find it looks negatively, and it looks extremely uninviting and decreases your overall energy in the space. Also, the way that light reflects on any pink or peach tones looks terrible on your skin tone when you're actually looking in your vanity mirror.

Which was used in the seventies and eighties, has started making a comeback. Yes, there are performance fabrics for this, but avoid the genuine one. You can never use water to clean it, otherwise it's going to completely ruin it. You can only use white vinegar to clean this kind of material, and it leaves a terrible smell afterwards.

I know, I hate microwaves. They are a complete eyesore and they don't look great above your oven either. Having them in your island is a great way to hide it away, but if you have not tried using one of these, it's at the height of a 4-year-old and it's going to hurt your back reheating that meal.

Those all-black kitchens look absolutely dreamy in photos, but you will literally see every speck of dust that is collected even on the vertical profiles of those cabinets, the DIY trend of painting your refrigerator or even your appliances at any point.

Another really impractical design choice for your home. Yes, it's a great way to free up a lot of space and it can disappear under the dining table, which is a huge plus. But if you've ever been on a chair without any lumbar support, leaning is inevitable and optimal. Distance of the seat to the table is ultimately up to who you're sitting on that bench with, and no one is built the same.

High reflectivity. The high reflectivity of these finishes make your base and your kitchen look extremely cluttered, and everything around it is reflected. It's also gonna show every spot and watermark that you forgot to Windex.

I get it. They're very trendy right now. They look super cool, but I want you to think about the water and the grime buildup in your shower, and you're going to hate cleaning them. So I would avoid them at all costs.

Yes, I love wallpaper. I love using it in all different instances, but in your bathroom, where you have a lot of humidity and steam that builds up, the wallpaper is going to start peeling at those edges. Trust me on this, the wallpaper is gonna look good for a month and it's going to start peeling because no matter what glue you use, it's going to start coming off.

High gloss tiles are honestly beautiful. They can give you such a luxurious look because of that high reflective quality, and depending on the application with that reflectivity, they really can make your space look larger. But these can also be very dangerous. I would avoid using them in any foyer entrance or even your bathroom because if they get wet, it's a disaster waiting to happen.

It's a very high-contrast, high-energy color. That personally does not work well in a bedroom unless you get the other meaning for it. Inflammatory emotions activate the mind so much for a color like this that you can't really be comfortable and relax and fall asleep with it. If you do like red, though, I would go with a moodier, more saturated look. That's darker versus vibrant.

Colored appliances can look great in the proper setting, but if you paint it yourself, I find it just ends up looking really cheap. Photographs look amazing, but in hindsight of living with it, it's going to have every chip, every scratch, everything is going to be visible on it.

I am not apologizing for this because one, it can be beautiful in the right setting, but from a practicality standpoint, the textile itself is a loose woven fabric weave that catches on absolutely everything, and at the end of the day, it's gonna end up looking like a cat scratch post. If you do like this fabric, because it is beautiful and it's great to add a lot of texture in, I would highly recommend at least adding it for pillow throw covers or covers themselves. That way you're not investing in large furniture pieces and wasting your money.

The molded shape is so extremely uncomfortable and it honestly looks like public school chairs, as iconic as the shape and style design is. It is not for me.

Yes, that means boucle, tweed, knits, and corduroy. These are terrible fabrics if you have pets, and it's going to snag on your jeans, a ring, or even your pet's claws. Not to mention that a lint roller is not going to actually remove any dirt, and if you're using one of those upholstery vacuums, it's going to ruin and pull on those fabrics.

The reason being is that if it's not done professionally, it ends up looking like you ran outta paint and tried to add water to really extend it as much as possible, and it looks messy on your walls. It doesn't give you the same look as it does on Pinterest. Photos that are heavily photoshopped s**plap. I know I'm gonna get some hate for this one, and I'm probably gonna end up on a mom group on Facebook saying how much they hate me. The main reason why it usually looks so bad is that it, once again, has to go with the style of your home and what works with what interior design style you're actually showcasing.
Otherwise, it looks so outta place. And really basic, all of these design elements are beautiful and honestly, they can look great in your home if they match the style of the architectural setting. If you're randomly putting these in, they're gonna look super trendy and they're gonna look so outta place.
So keep that in mind when you're matching the style of your home.

These were introduced late into 2022 and are really picking up momentum into this year. Be advised, if you hand wash your dishes, you're going to have difficulty fitting these into any drying dish rack because the lip of them is so high, they don't fit in a standard, and you may have difficulty also fitting them in your dishwasher. Personally, I love artistic pieces. I think they're beautiful, but think from a practicality standpoint and how you use them every single day.

I personally love them and someone will have to pry them from my cold dead hands to get rid of them. Unfortunately, if they don't work with the architectural style of your existing home, they just don't work. An attempt was made here to add them in, like most people do, but the crown molding above completely ruins it and negates the whole idea of this architectural style of a curve that looks timeless. If you want to include arches into your space, incorporate them into mirrors, decor, and other styles like that, that aren't as permanent in your space.

Platform and surround bed frames. Most of these designs come out way further than the actual bed themself, and that's where you're gonna have a problem. It's very unlikely that the average person has a bedroom big enough to fit these. They take up an enormous amount of room, and honestly, you are going to stub your toes or hit your shins like. Crazy, especially if they're unupholstered.

Another big crime that I will never partake in is matching furniture sets for your living room or your bedroom. I've said this before, but it gives big box store on clearance. I know that this is a standard for an entrance furniture when it comes to having your own place, but avoid buying everything from the same store. Take time to curate the space to what you like.

Another one I'm never going to buy or always make sure of is sofas with no middle support, trust me on this one, if there isn't a middle support, the structural integrity is going to be little to none. Unless you weigh less than a hundred pounds, you're probably not gonna have to worry about it. But sofas are usually investment pieces because you have to spend a lot of money on them and you're using them on a daily basis. The last thing you want is to sit down in the middle with some force and it snaps in half. You'd be surprised. It happens more often than not. Always check the specs if you're looking at line, or even if your showroom bend over, take a look and see if they have that middle support underneath. It's going to make a world of a difference. Trust me on this one.