A person’s home is their castle, their sanctuary — their proverbial fortress of solitude. A home should be unique, it should reflect the owner’s personality, and absolutely nobody has any right to tell you how to decorate it, right? Wrong.
The truth of the matter is that modern home design trends are a lot like opinions: everyone is entitled to their own but that doesn’t necessarily make it correct. With that in mind, have a look below and check out these 15 terrible modern home design trends that people need to stop doing.
Having More Bathrooms Than Bedrooms
Go as modern as you like, I really don’t care, but your number of bathrooms should never exceed the number of bedrooms.
Minimalist Design/Decoration
Why do people like to pretend that they don’t actually live in their homes? I get the compulsion for organization, but lived-in and messy are two entirely different things.
Ridiculously Tiny Kitchen Islands
Kitchen islands are stupid, it’s as simple as that. All they do is get in the way and interrupt the flow of the room.
People Who Plaster ‘Live. Laugh. Love.’ Signs All Over Their Houses
Don’t tell me what to do, house — you’re not the boss of me!
Every Hallway Needs Its Own Built-In Microwave
Said nobody, ever. I mean honestly, who microwaves on the fly and why would you ever need more than one?
Terrifying Bathroom Art
Cat people are weird and terrifying — don’t let anyone try to tell you anything different. If I saw this in someone’s home, I’d run away screaming.
Why Do We Need So Many Throw Pillows?
Furthermore, why do they all need to be velvet? A pillow is something you sleep on, not a decorative item.
Using Fake Grass or Astroturf
It’s not only uncomfortable but an eyesore as well.
Beds That Look Like Things
I don’t know what this is, but your bed shouldn’t look like anything other than a bed and certainly not a pair of stinky feet.
Interpretive Art
Have you ever longed to look up at a ceiling of guns? Neither have I. All I can say is that I hope none of these are loaded.
High-Density Newbuild Apartments
I understand that the population in major metropolitan areas has been on the rise in recent years, but can we stop it with the god-ugly buildings and cramming people in like sardines?
Every Room of the House Should Be Filled With Music
OK, I hear where you’re coming from, but let’s not take things too far. A bluetooth speaker would work just as well.
Pot Fillers
Are you so lazy that you can’t bring your pots to the sink for filling? Not even the great Gordon Ramsay needs a pot filler in his kitchen.
This Looks Like Something Out of a Tim Burton Movie
Call me crazy but a riveted chair with a lion’s head doorknocker fastened into the back is just a tad gauche , as far as I’m concerned.
