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We’ll break down why popular trends like wood slat walls, pampas grass, and space-age lighting are fading fast—and what you should use instead. Plus, stick around until the end to discover three home decor trends that never go out of style!
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00:00 – Intro: Avoid These Overhyped Trends
00:45 – Trend #1: Why Wood Slat Walls Are Overdone
03:10 – Trend #2: Ditch the Macramé Hangings
06:06 – Trend #3: The Most Cliche Coffee Table Book
08:04 – Trend #4: Is Pampas Grass Still in Style?
10:41 – Trend #5: Outdated Space-Age Lighting
13:15 – Bonus: 3 Timeless Home Decor Pieces to Consider
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39 Comments
While I probably wouldn’t invest in slated walls, i love slated furniture pieces. Most look really sharp. I think they are a keeper if you just have a piece or two🩵
😂😂Macrame wall hangings and Pampas grass plumes. What’s next those big Wicker thrones?
Loved your framing fabric idea, a good hack! ❤
totally agree – coffee table books, regardless if Tom Ford or not! Why, why have books on coffee table??? Use it for what it was meant – coffee/ tea. If you need a book, then bring one and put it back in the library….you cannot keep books just for decor ! Jesus!!!!
No problem. I avoid all “trends”. They come and go, change on the whims of decorators who’ve never had an original thought of their own. They’re all followers. Be yourself. Decorate for YOUR comfort and joy. Not theirs.
What credentials do you have to support you are a "designer" vs. a decorator?
Every design has its place. Trends happen when people overuse the WRONG design for their space. REAL slat walls work in the right space, just not with that fake stuff that was shown (also, some of the examples weren't even slat wall). Sputnik or other Modern designs will still work in homes that have other MCM designs. It's not about trends, it's about context.
Stop listening to anything related to trends. Do what works for you.
I would say that, at this point, the Sputnik chandelier has been moved to the timeless category. I do not have one, nor do I have one on my shopping list… but they are classic now.
IMO anything that gathers and holds dust and cobwebs was never in style. I don't have them in my home and when I enter anyone else's home or business where dried plants and high textured hangings are present I have to try hard to hide the cringe…. probably a personal problem 😂🤣
Surround yourself with what you love.
The Tom Ford book + the Hermes throw = person who is a slave to trends, is trying to impress others and has not developed their personal taste.
Why do you film in your basement?
Wooden slats = 1970s paneling 🤣🤣
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Great video! What color paint is on your walls?
Aren't "slat walls" just outdated awful paneling? First they tell us how to choose "timeless" decor and then before we know it, suddenly it is "over-done and done"! Too much anxiety! Maybe just get a card table and a couple of chairs and get rid of all of it! lol
I LOVE the sputnik chandelier. I am buying a house soon and one is deffinately going in my home.
I like that modern lamp at the back of your home.
The porcelain vases are very
majestic looking in my opinion.
Personally, I hate fake anything, especially fake plants. That short pathetic fake plant in the corner of your room isn’t something to draw attention to. At least have a plant that fills the vertical space.
To be honest this lady doesn’t really spark knowledge to me
Very normal and average
I have never followed trends in anything. Battleships are painted grey. Grey seems to be a thing here in the UK. I have seen a house painted grey on the outside and inside with grey furniture and carpets. Why would you want to live in something which resembles a battleship? I always try to source things I love rather than go all out high street. I make my own blinds and curtains and I'm not afraid of using colour and texture. I don't buy mass produced art. I have original art purchased over the years because I love it and not because the colors suit the color of the walls. I have a lage ceramic vase, in my bedroom, which holds large artificial, cream coloured, poppies for one reason only. There is a deep recessed, narrow angle ,corner which gets no natural light. So to bring brightness to that corner I place a vase of artificial flowers there. I dust them regularly using a large clear plastic food bag and fine table salt. Put two dessertspoons of salt in the bag, insert the flower in the bag and gripping the bag around the stem shake it vigorously. The salt will remove the dust. Remove the flower from the bag and shake it gently to remove stray grains of salt. I don't follow fashion either. I buy things that I can customise. Change the buttons, add a sleeve, use silk scarves to accessorise, embroider, add panels, cuffs.
Reality – thanks to HGTV's mainstream popularity, NOTHING is timeless anymore. Home decor trends, including expensive built ins like kitchen cabinets, have maybe a 5 year trend cycle nowadays. It's insane.
People are broke ! No one is buying anything now
Never did get the Tom Ford craze👀
Oh my gosh I did that dried grass look in the early 90’s I can’t believe it’s back.
That plant in the corner doesn't take up enough space. It looks off. Need taller and fuller.
Do what you like. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks. They don’t live in your house!
Wainscotting is considered a classic wall treatment, but it is also a very common wall treatment and seen everywhere, so does this mean it's overused and therefore should be avoided? It would seem so if using the same reference you suggest regarding slatted wood paneling being a trend. Whether used on walls or in furniture design, slatted wood in interior design has been around for hundreds of years and is just as classic and timeless as wainscotting. The last recent popular renaissance of this design was the mid-Century aesthetics of the 1950's/1960's , which in turn was inspired by Japanese design regarding wood paneling called Ramma. There may be a current revival, but I suspect you may be seeing more and more of this type of wood design because it offers a cleaner and more streamlined look to contemporary design while keeping all the warmth and elegance of wood. And it works. With variations in the types of wood used and with the width and spacing of the wood slats, many looks can be created ranging from a more airy and casual to a more sophisticated design. There seems to be a more rounded aesthetics to furniture design lately with edges and cornices being softly rounded instead of square edged, and this has even found its way to cupboard doors, to console pieces and in kitchen cabinetry, The sleek wooden slats actually make the curvature of pieces more interesting and balanced, keeping it from looking too soft. If the architecture of your home is more modern, then wainscotting would not be an ideal choice, whereas slatted wood panelling would give that warmth and visual interest of wood in a sleeker way.. So making such a blanket suggestion that wood slat paneling is a trend because it is seen everywhere (as is wainscotting by the way) and therefore should be avoided is a little too misaligned in my humble opinion, However, I will agree with you that it would drive me bonkers keeping things dust free. (Which is why I never fell into the open shelving in kitchens but that's another topic entirely. 😉 )
We are doing Asian inspired design so wood slat walls are definitely in the works. Do I like wainscoting? Sure but that doesn’t match the design aesthetic we are going for. Honestly these videos are so ridiculous because they don’t factor in styles and they “outdated” every thing every year. It’s wasteful
Stop following trends in home design or decor. If you love something and it reflects your personality and taste, it won’t matter if it’s trendy or not.
Stop following trends in home design or decor. If you love something and it reflects your personality and taste, it won’t matter if it’s trendy or not. Also, had to skip forward a lot, too much filler.
I don’t agree with you about the slats. I’m going to put it around my kitchen island. I think it will add a warm look to finish my kitchen remodel. I research and shop for whatever material I’m planning on using. Got mine from Home Depot at a fraction of the cost of most other websites.
Spiders will love those slat walls. 🙂
I prefer use twisted willow branch than pampa grass way less messy!
All of this advice seems very rigid. She tells you what you "should" avoid, then tells you what she thinks you should have. WT….? And just what is her problem with boho? I love boho! Just avoid boho if it's not a reflection of your personality. That simple.
Again I couldn’t disagree with your foundational assumptions more. All you’re doing is guiding people away from one trend and towards another. An example of this is overusing the terms ‘timeless’ and ‘classics’ yet then saying the Sputnik concept is overused. Nonsense. It’s an iconic lighting concept that has influences far, wide and evolving and should not be avoided for its ubiquitousness any more than a table with four legs should be.
TRENDS are dead, honey
I don't get coffee table books. Very pretentious crap.
HATE the Sputnik!
For the slat wall I was really thinking that I liked it until she said it collects dust. Nope
Idc im going to get the slats anyway