25 HOME DECORATING TRENDS THAT HAVEN'T AGED WELL

Living Room

• Clutter: Resembling a hoarder is never a good look, and neither is mixing too many patterns and styles.
• Fake Plants: They age quickly and get ragged and dusty. Why go fake when real plants are available?
• Plastic Furniture Covers: They’re not comfortable and they’re reminiscent of Grandma. They have to go.
• Deer Heads on Walls: Use animal trophies and skins in moderation, if at all.
• Pine Everywhere: When everything is made from the same material, the room feels like it’s eating itself.

Bedroom

• Minimalism: Just as bad as too much clutter is the too-neutral hotel room look.
• Monochrome: Obsessions with monochrome date a home.
• Industrial style: The industrial look is one that’s going to pin to a specific era.

Bedroom

• Matching Everything: When your aesthetic is “everything matching,” even if it’s all-new, it looks decades old.
• Wallpaper Borders: All the rage for a time, now there are so many better options in paint and wallpaper available.
• Animal Prints: It might be unfair, but rooms decorated entirely in animal prints seem a little immature.

Bedroom

• Inflatable Furniture: How old are you?! It’s not comfortable and doesn’t look nice.
• Shag Carpet: It’s linked to the 1970s and it’s a nightmare to clean. Replace it!
• Wood-paneled Walls: Too much wood in one place is overwhelming, and wood panels are a trend from the past.
• Elaborate Window Treatments: Valances and swags go in and out of style; for a timeless look, go with simple curtains or wooden blinds.

Deck or Outdoor Area

• Edison Bulbs: These were cool for a time, but the light is harsh, and there are so many better options.

Kitchen

• Colored Appliances: In the 1970s it was avocado green. Are you sure your choice of appliance color isn’t going to similarly date your kitchen?
• Macramé Plant Hangings: Macramé everywhere was never a good look, but it is a good way to make a room look stuck in a time warp.
• Vertical Blinds: These don’t do a great job of blocking light and don’t look great open or closed.
• Linoleum Floors: Linoleum was popular when it first came out, but it doesn’t wear well.
• Tile Countertops: Tough to clean and a little dated, marble or granite are more modern options.

Bathroom

• Glass Block Walls: Use skylights or upgrade your light bulbs instead of using the glass block walls that were so popular once upon a time.
• Popcorn Ceilings: Much maligned in decorating circles for good reason, the popcorn ceiling never looked good but was everywhere.
• Carpet: Do we need to explain why the carpet in the bathroom is gross apart from also not being trendy anymore?
• Words on Walls: The decals make it so easy, but this trend has lost its appeal.