Interior Designers’ Home Decor Taboos: 11 Awful Things to Steer Clear Of

Home decor taboo: Frameless posters

Art can come in all forms, posters are a perfect example.  We don’t have a problem with posters, but pros are opposed to lazy aesthetics. Generally, you’ll find them taped onto the walls of college dorms. If you want to hang up a poster, dress it up a bit by framing it.

This helps it stand out more and makes it feel more like a design decision than a placeholder. And by choosing the same frame in numerous quantities, you can also help unify a bigger collection of posters and get them to flow more cohesively throughout a space.

Home decor taboo: Matching furniture sets

Matching furniture sets are most typical in bedrooms. Many interior decorators commonly see matching sets in master bedrooms, where the nightstands, bed, and dressers are all the same finish and color. But it’s more visually attractive to switch up your furniture.

For instance, you can begin with wood grain for a dresser, a fabric headboard, and a solid-painted nightstand set to soften up the space a bit. You can even switch this combo up, but the visual difference creates contrast. Designers also commonly see these sets in living rooms.

So instead of getting the same loveseat and sofa, choose two different fabrics that complete each other. Doing this reads less, “I got this at a discount,” and more, “I made this design decision on purpose.”