So beautiful, but so uncomfortable: home décor fashions that don’t work in real life and are impractical, from vintage bathtubs to open wall units, through long curtains and chalkboard paint. When we see home furnishing trends photographed on blogs or magazines, they always seem like fantastic ideas to copy right away. But translated into real life, that is, in your home and everyday life, often these are ideas just don’t work. Sometimes they are impractical, because they require too much work to clean and tidy up, or because they are not that good to look at in real life. If you too are fascinated by the fashion of vintage shelves or bathtubs with feet, you want to read ahead. Here are several home decor trends to avoid or forgotten and left on Pinterest photos.
1. Basin Sink
The raised sink bowl means more cleaning (yes, the drops will always end up under it too). And if the tap is even just a little too powerful, the water droplets will end up all over the place.
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2. Vintage Bathtub
Vintage bathtubs are great to look at, but often have a non-porous surface that needs to be washed very carefully. In addition, the high edges require caution when entering and exiting the tub, and if you add a shower you will have to buy several curtains to prevent water from going all over the place.
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3. Open Shelves
Plates and bowls, cups and vases neatly arranged on a shelf are beautiful to look at, but they collect dust and dirt, which you realize when you have to clean everything.
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4. Paintings and Mirrors in the Kitchen
Just like objects on open shelves, mirrors and pictures in the kitchen do nothing but collect dust and grease.
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5. Blackboard Paint
Having a wall to write on may seem like a fun idea, and it is, but only after using chalkboard paint on a house wall many realize they have to keep it even when they can’t stand it anymore. Covering it with a new color, in fact, is very difficult, and to be honest, the effect of the chalks is “dustier” and less defined than what you would get on a real blackboard.
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6. Sofas and Armchairs in Light Colors
It’s an obvious choice, because light tones go well with just about any color, but white furniture and home accessories require a lifestyle that isn’t sustainable for most people. Why choose something clear for something you will have to step on, for example?
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7. Sofa Covers
They seem very practical, right? But they never fit perfectly on your sofa, they get crumpled and they need to be fixed constantly.
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8. Bed Leaning Against the Wall
If your bedroom is small, you often have no choice. But if you’ve moved the bed close to the wall to create an intimate and cozy corner, know that you’ll have to move it every time you have to fix the sheet. That is every day.
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9. Long Curtains
Nobody doubts the scenography effect of long and luxurious curtains, but if you have a dog or a cat, chances are they will make a new, comfortable bed out of it – with all that comes with it.
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10. One Color All the Way
Look for tasteful combinations of colors and styles, avoiding making the environment one-colored and creating a boring effect, coordinating the same pattern of the sofa, cushions, curtains, carpets and maybe wallpaper.
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11. Catalog House
If you want your home to show your personality, avoid the catalog effect. What we fall in love with in magazines, catalogs or online is studied in detail and made to be photographed, not lived.
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12. Ordered Disorder
Nice to look at, impractical to live in. Disorder cannot be orderly, except in a showroom or shop window. Besides taking time, this style hardly fits into everyday life.
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13. Momentary Trends
Try not to indulge too much with the trends of the moment because you may soon get tired of what you have bought to furnish your home. Clean shapes and neutral colors can be the right choice, as they last over time.
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14. Expensive Furnishing Accessories
Before buying that expensive things you really like, think twice. Rather than investing in beautiful furnishings, look for an alternative solution that won’t bore you over time, and invest on something a bit more useful for your house.
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15. Fast Furnishing
One of the classic mistakes that people make when furnishing a home is to buy everything immediately.
Sure, there are certain inevitable things you need to buy to be able to live in a comfortable way in your home, such as the bed, the bathroom and the kitchen furniture. But once you have the essentials, it is advisable to make conscious purchases aimed at real personal needs and tastes.
It is useless to buy a piece of furniture today, settling for it. It is advisable to wait and purchase the desired piece of furniture a little later.
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16. Different Styles
Sometimes it can happen that your tastes reflect different styles, so you tend to buy furniture elements that are not in harmony with each other. Or you might be relying on current trends, which, changing from year to year, put together in the same environment generate chaos and confusion.
In a home, the first rule is to seek and follow a single common thread to give the right visual harmony. The house must respect the style chosen in each room, and over the years you can – and should – change a few details of the space, without completely modifying the feel of the room
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17. Lights and Chandeliers
It is easy to make a mistake in allocating the light points and find yourself with too soft settings or with too incisive and intrusive lighting. It is also easy to make an error in evaluating the right chandelier to buy.
A classic and relevant example is that of lighting for the dining table. Once you have chosen to place the pendant lamp in a given position (central to the table), discovering you want to modify the position of the table will not be a nice surprise.
Not to mention the size of the chandelier that can visually cover the entire view of the room.
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18. Wall Color
Choosing the colors for the walls of the house is always a difficult task, because you have to identify the right color and shade to match your type of furniture and at the same time preserve your style, giving a touch of design to every single room. A real blunder is to combine shades in discord with each other in the same environment, the same goes for rainbow houses, in which each room is given a different color.
In evaluating the choice of color, the exposure of the environment must also play a decisive role.
If the room is placed in the north side of the house, it would be better to choose a warm color, because this exposure will imply less light and fewer hours of natural lighting, while if placed in the south or, if the environment receives the right light, it will be possible to reach out towards darker and unusually cold shades. .
It will be necessary to choose the colors for the walls also thinking about spatiality: if we have small rooms, these need walls painted with light colors that amplify the spaces, while you can dare with dark colors where you have large and well-lit rooms.
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19. Curtains Model, Color and Material
The choice of curtains is essential to enhance the environment by giving it a certain personality, enhancing the style.
One of the most common mistakes is choosing the wrong curtain model, color, type and fabric with respect to the reference environment and the type of frame. The choice of curtains must involve a 360 ° assessment of the environment.
Whether for the kitchen or the bathroom, first of all you need to consider the width of the fixtures to choose the most suitable model. For example, long curtains affixed to small windows in small rooms would make the room look smaller.
Do not lose sight of the functionality of the curtains. For example, in the bedroom, the curtains, in addition to having an aesthetic role, often also have the function of darkening the environment, so the choice of fabric becomes crucial.
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20. Don’t Get Influenced Too Much by Others
Remember that the house is yours, and despite all the recommendations we have given you, and the opinions of others – such as interior designers, but also friends and family – you should always consider your lifestyle and personal taste.
Sure, the recommendations of professional figures will work as a guide for you to avoid rookie mistakes and painful decisions, but you are the only one who truly knows what you need and want!
Now that you know the trends you should forget about, and the mistakes to avoid at all costs, you are ready to start working on your home renovation with no fears!
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