9 Options for home design that decorators would never insert into their own houses

Home is more than just a retreat for designers. It is a creative playground, a test place for new ideas and a room to refine your aesthetics. Here you cross boundaries, explore your passions and perfection the details that define your style.

But even the brave designers agree: some decisions are simply design Misconduct. Curious what to avoid? At home we asked experts to reveal the decor decisions that they would never make in their own houses.

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Open shelves in the kitchen

The Georgia designer Lesley Myrick likes theoretically open shelves, but not in practice. “You look great in perfectly designed magazine shootings,” she says. In real life, however, open shelves are often “a hot mess of non -matching cups and dust”. Instead, she prefers “the clean look (and mental health) of the closed cupboards.”

The designer of Dallas Courtney Batten agrees. “Open shelves look beautiful on Pinterest, but that's the problem. Who wants to be photographed around the clock to have their hardworking kitchen photo photographed? Keep some closed cupboards for practical everyday life,” she suggests.

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Gap

It is time to accentuate walls, especially those that have angular shape or disguise points, says designer Dréa Peters. “These types of walls can feel forced and disturb the river of a room. They often attract too much attention to an area, which means that the room feels unbalanced,” she says.

Sharp lines can be excessively structured and make a room appear less elegant. Instead, take an integrated approach for color and texture in the entire room “for a harmonious, timeless aesthetics”.

Matching wooden furniture

If you stick to just one material and a completion, your space will be one -dimensional instead of lived and dynamic. Instead, the designer Alicia, based in Austin, prefers “different types, surfaces and materials to create a warm, organic and layered aesthetics,” she says.

“Some wood types have an extraordinary character with knots and grain patterns such as a pine tables or a recovered oak console, which are best shown next to cleaner or modern pieces.

Barn doors

Due to their rustic charm and clearing function, barn doors became popular, but they are not without their defects. When Myrick's house came with a barn door in the primary bathroom, her aversion to the trend is increased. “It is incredibly loud to open and close and does not block light,” she says.

For small rooms (such as a clothes house), however, barn doors can serve as a possibility to protect an area from sight that otherwise does not fit a traditional door.

Freestanding bathtub

This first may be surprising: a free -standing bathtub. “They are sculptural and a great focus in the bathroom, but very difficult to clean,” says Austin -based architect Brian Carlson from McKinney York. “We usually develop bathroom areas with a sub-judgmental bathtub in a tile or stone deck. The horizontal surface is easy to clean and a great place to sit and place candles, products or something else.”

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Faux materials

Gainesville, Florida, Designer Lori Evans has never been a fan of excessive trendy or counterfeiting. “If it is on sale in a big box in the end cap, I don't want it,” she says. Another thing that avoids is gray wooden floors. “I appreciate authenticity and want things to look as they look,” she says.

Designers can be recognized quickly – and avoid – material that imitate luxury but fall flat. Faux -Marmor -War aids look good from afar, but can easily scratch, while luxury vinyl plank can be durated instead of real hardwood soil and yet is poisonous. Evans' snack bar? Always invest in real materials.

To British lighting

Clear and visible light bulbs and hard lighting will feel your home than warmth and ambience, says Peters. Lighting that feels your space more inviting and comfortable is always the goal. “Soft, diffuse lighting with covered onions often seems better to achieve a balanced and coherent look,” she says.

Switch all the cool and white light bulbs for soft white LEDs, add table lamps, pules and trailers for a visually interesting room.

Awkward on television

For Florida Designer Victoria Meadows, it is uncomfortable to put a television in an unusual place, like behind a couch or in a corner. “Designers don't always like the black rectangle in their beautifully curated room, but why do they sacrifice functionality for a customer?” A better approach? Take the TV as part of the design (and consider whether you use a background effect for guests inspired by artwork) or hide it in a built -in shelf system.

Room filler furniture

“Designers would never buy something to have something to give a place,” says designer Kelly Neely. “We are thoughtful in our approach and would rather keep something specific instead of choosing something safe.”

In the same way, designers would never sacrifice the function for aesthetics or change something to stay in the trend. Pro tip: If you feel impatiently in an empty corner in your house, try to turn the setup with a temporary piece that you already have until you find something that is exactly right.

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