Recently, Reddit user u/uwfan893 asked, "Interior designers, what will this generation's version of shag carpeting be?" Basically, what modern trend needs to go, go, go?
Here's what they said:
1. "Someday people are going to realize that having entirely white walls and exposed concrete isn't very homey."
2. "Boho chic. I see a lot of former Airbnb homes needing full restyling."
3. "Definitely barn doors."
4. "I am not an interior designer, but I cannot stand the whole 'farmhouse chic' trend and can’t wait for it to go away, it’s everywhere. What’s everyone going to do when it becomes dated and they can’t sell their homes bc it looks like an effing farmhouse?"
5. "Shiplap. HGTV won't shut up about it, so clearly there's going to be far too much of it in a few years."
6. "All-white kitchens are seriously going to date houses in a decade or so. You know the ones I mean — white cabinets, quartz countertops, white backsplash."
7. "Gray. Everything gray. It’s the orange and brown of the '60s, '70s, and '80s. It’s the beige of the '90s and '00s."
8. "Open concept floor plans will not last. It is a lot easier to heat and cool individual rooms if they were still rooms."
9. "Cabinetmaker here: Grey-stained EVERYTHING dominated the early 2000s. White oak was most common. It’s also a huge pain in the rear — grays and whites are the hardest stain color to work with. Trend is not done either — I just did a consult with another cabinetmaker a couple months ago because he couldn’t get the damn grey stain to work."
10. "Any sarcastic wine-related signs. I absolutely cannot stand them. 'I tried to run, but I kept spilling my wine.' It just screams annoying."
11. "Vinyl 'hardwood' floors. I’m already tired of seeing them."
12. "I’m still training in kitchen interior design for a retail store and in my short time in this department I can tell you everyone wants white shaker-style cabinets. EVERYONE. I’m so sick of doing basic, unimaginative kitchens. The white in-stock shaker-style cabinets are also our biggest sellers. In-stock cabinets are complete trash and fall apart if you look at them wrong."
13. "Live laugh love posters."
14. "The constant signs everywhere. 'HOME' and 'WINE.' Like, stop. They can literally ruin a beautiful room or kitchen."
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15. "Fake wood ceramic tile floors."
16. And lastly: "All of the flat white and concrete is just going to make the houses look dated in about five years. Big concrete squares don't look good, people!"
Did they miss any? Let me know in the comments below!
Responses edited for length/clarity.