7 Design Choices That Always Make Your Home Look Tacky, According to Designers
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While we can all agree that taste is subjective, some decor decisions will almost always land you on the home design naughty list. Often, many of these are born from a love of the current trends—but it’s important to know when you’re taking the aesthetic of the day a little too far.
As we look ahead to 2025 home trends and track what’s on the rise, we thought it could be kind of fun to take a peek at what’s officially out of style, as well.
With this in mind, we turned to a few of our favorite designers to ask what they feel should never make a comeback—and reads totally tacky.
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Meet the Expert
- Melanie Coddington is the founder of Coddington Design, a luxury interior design firm.
- Kelly Hoppen is an award-winning interior designer with her own eponymous firm based in London.