I’m an interior designer – three trends to avoid, including the item you should never buy at Home Goods
AN INTERIOR designer has revealed three trends homeowners should avoid at all costs.
One of these was a decorative item you should never ever buy at Home Goods. It was so bad it made him visibly shudder.
Bilal Rehman (@bilalrehmanstudio) delivered his top three no-nos in characteristic good humor.
This luxury interior designer should know what he is talking about and has grown a following of over 482,000 and another 4.5 million likes.
“Three interior design trends you would never catch me doing,” he despaired in his post.
“First things first let’s talk about pattern. Do not overuse patterns in your space,” he urged householders.
“It’s just going to look tacky. [It] is not meant to be everywhere in the design, just in statement pieces,” he implored.
He had even more to say for lovers of a multi-colored look: “Everything else around it needs to be very cohesive and compliment the pattern not fight it.”
Next to come under his designer radar was trim and moldings: “Gone are the days when the trim and moldings needed to be a different color,” he said.
His style advice was to paint everything but in the same color.
“Walls, trims, doors, windows everything. It’s going to create a monochromatic very stylish and very elevated look.”
Finally, he was not impressed with mass-produced artwork and urged house proud fans to consider avoiding it.
“I have to reiterate, no mass-produced artwork. The point of art is for it to be special and for it to create a statement in your space,” he wrote.
Avoid certain stores to cure yourself of the addiction, he said.
“If you and all your neighbors and everybody else in the world have the same mass-produced artwork that you found in a bin at Home Goods, guess what?
“It’s not art. It’s just a copy and paste so ditch that sh*t and go find some cool art.”
He signed off with a cheery: “I hope these tips helped elevate your space.”
Commenters loved his design tips, with there were provisos for some.
“I don’t know about the monochromatic trim, especially if you have nice wood or the ceiling trim. Totally agree with the no to mass-produced artwork,” said this fan.
“Okay, I get the whole mass-produced artwork but like art is pricey and I’m poor,” complained this follower.
The final remark was a definite fan of his work: “I just love your advice. You are so inspiring,” they said.