Interior designer shares the most hated trends, including a popular room design

Some interior design trends are just worse than others, at least as far as this interior designer is concerned.

From the dated features that lower your home’s value to the furniture you constantly have to clean, Canada’s Nick Lewis shared it all.

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Nick explained that some of the items on his list haven’t been trendy for decades, and if you have them anyway, that’s even worse.

But when it comes to the glass tables, the interior design professional said he just can’t stand them.

His reasoning? Glass is “just not a good choice of material.”

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a coffee table, a dining table, a side table or even a garden table – it’s still an absolute no-go.

“I can’t stand fingerprints on glass tables. You have to clean that thing every day and it’s really annoying,” he said.

Next one Nick’s list included wood and marble effects on furniture and home accessories.

It’s not that marble or wood are bad, but the problem is that the ‘fake version’ of the design can look quite cheap.

Nick recommended buying something second hand that is solid or veneer instead of the printed laminate.

Nick also mentioned a design feature that could lower the value of your home, if you have it: popcorn ceilings.

“They always look gross, it’s not a nice texture, it looks like your sticky skin has acne,” he said in his viral YouTube video.

In addition, the texture causes dust and dirt to stick to the ceiling, making it almost impossible to keep clean.

The interior expert also admitted that he hates “boring lamps,” mainly because of the “missed opportunity” to do something more creative and fun.

That doesn’t mean you have to spend a fortune on a designer lamp. Something nice from Ikea can also be enough.

Nick also finds carpet in the bathroom hideous. “This is the most hated of all the hated things,” the author says.

Although they aren’t very popular or trendy right now, Nick recommends that anyone who still has carpet in their bathroom remove it as soon as possible.

And when it comes to adding art to your home, you can go wild — as long as it’s not word art.

“Word art is bad art, we don’t have to label things, we don’t have to recipes “If we stand up, we don’t have to tell people what room they’re in. I think this is really stupid and we need to get rid of it,” he said.

Vertical blinds are also on Nick’s list because they don’t block out light very well and they are a pain to clean.

Finally, the interior designer explained why he would never choose matching furniture sets in a room.

He suggested choosing pieces that are similar, but not the same.

“Maybe they look similar in color or texture, they feel related somehow, but they’re still different enough to complement each other,” he said.

This makes your home feel cohesive but also interesting, he added.

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