The worst decoration trend of the house the year you were born

If the house is where the heart is, the heart could have a bad taste.


Beauty, as the old adage says, is in the eye of the viewer. But when you look at most of the trends in the design of the house in vogue through a large part of the last half of the twentieth century, you have to ask yourself what exactly was our definition of "beautiful". (Fur toilet seats, anyone?)

In order to further reduce the light of the worst trends in the inner design of the previous decades, we have carried various lists of "worst" ofArchitectural summary,Sunset,Beautiful house, Apartment therapy and all kinds of fashion and design blogs, with a recentinvestigation Led by Samsung who has profiled trends in the most hatest design of all time. (Yes, the fur toilet seat covers froze the results.)

Thus, without any other teen, it is the worst decorative trends at the house of each year - according to the experts. And for another look at the worst art to get out of the 20th century, checkThe worst film published the year you were born.

1950: The pink attack

Due to the dull and depressing flat colors of the era of the Second World War, those who enter the new decade wanted to bring colorful vibrancing to their lives - and at home.

In the 1950s,according to Vogue, Rose provided a way to the femininity to be done in the dominant current - especially after women proved to be an uplifting force during the war. This pink attack, without any doubt almost painful to take with the naked eye, became the way to the color of becoming acceptable for men and women. And for more morbs decor, check these30 appliances so bad that they are hilarious.

1951: Red Bunting

In addition to the explosion of colors at the beginning of the decade, the use of the red agonent appearing in almost all the kitchens (which was not already painted pink). Maybe the biggest pushes in the small show is the most popular at the time,I love Lucy, whose holder in evidenceFeatured His own buntd curtains in the kitchen.

1952: Formica and vinyl dining room tables

No matter what angle you look at them, the formica and vinyl dining room tables look, to frankly, cheap it. Although Formica was invented in 1912 by Daniel J. O'Conor and Herbert A. Faber, he did not grow up in popularity before the 1950s, when spatial themes and atomic trends started taking off.

The spatio-age theme, associated with the resurgence of Scandinavian design, focusing on clean and simple lines, manufactured this laid dining room a certainty in the early 1950s,according to Vintage furniture distributor, vintage virtue. And for more design trivia at home, check these25 celebrities living in surprisingly modest houses.

1953: Red vinyl

Enter any theme dinner of the 50s (or a Johnny Rockets) and you will be instantly transported to a past in red vinyl. It was so popular when,according to Chieftain's tissues, even the United Nations in New York, have been so attracted to this design trend that they have transformed all the main offices of these vinyl chairs. You would therefore have forgave to feel some nostalgic comfort perched on a red vinyl chair on our favorite dinner. That said, actually with a set of red vinyl furniture and integrating it with any design theme today is a task better reserved for the thin pantheon of interior designers that can pull the fabric.

1954: Bathrooms Roses

As it turns around, the pink trend did not miss a beat in the bathroom - in fact, that's in fact where the trend became the most important. The trend has become so popular than, according to Pam Kueber Retro renovation and saves the pink bathrooms, about 5 million houses of 20 million houses built between 1946 and 1966 had at least one pink bathroom. In addition, the trend has done all the way to the White House, where the first lady,Mamie Eisenhower, redecorated the bathroom of the White House to reflect many nuances of rose in 1953,according to Living country magazine. And for a detour in the largest houses in the world, take a look atThe largest houses on the planet.

1955: color of the "pea soup"

Yes, this incredibly dated trend goes back to the 1950s, leaving a sustainable footprint of a decade of color schemes influenced by the Scandinavian of Midinginavie - like this one on this one on the picture above.

1956: Revival Rococo

Rococo Revival 1950s

The rococo-stimulus style sought to create an aura of opulence and luxury with art, furniture and home decoration, first emerged in France in the 19th century. During the last part of the 1950s, this form of opulence wasrevived By the American trends of Rococo furniture like the naturalistic renaissance and the Renaissance.

1957: yellow-everywhere

Although this particular yellow nuance is a more dynamic touch than the typical pale hue of fashion in the 1950s, it has again spoke of the dynamic color schemes of the decade. Despite this color being theoptimal choice For kitchen cabinets in the 1950s, we just could not imagine evoking the same decades of bold features later.

1958: Metal patio sets

1950s Metal Patio Set Worst Home Decorating Trends

Similar to the sets of dorsal furniture found in Midcentury dining rooms, ministry and minimalist metal patio sets were typical of Scandinavian design, where less is considered more. However, this trend has been largely reversed in the most recent decades,according to Architect's magazine. Nowadays, most buyers are trying to get the most out of an outdoor space, unlike the 1950s, where the design of a big interior takes precedence.

1959: Florals Ditsy

According to Apartment therapy, the floral pattern said began to grow in popularity from the turn of the decade and wore in the 1960s. In fact, this floral statement would serve as an indicator of the power of the flower, in order to speak, in The trends in the interior design of the 1960s. Let's just say that we are glad that it did not have much time.

1960: Bad Linoleum Floor

Although linoleum floor covering was invented in 1860,according to Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, he was the most popular of the 1930s across the 1960s. While the more deaf tones of previous decades do not lend themselves to any particularly lively criticism, brightly colored linoleum floor coverings. Collected many disgust exclamations - mainly because these vibrating colors are no longer fashionable. In fact, brilliant linoleum tiles, as in the shot above, are not even available for purchase, perhaps avoid returning to a trend that should never exist in the first place.

1961: TV trays

1960s TV Tray Worst Home Decorating Trends

Almost a decade after Swanson introduced the first television dinner, television trays were a current design shelf in most American households.According to The National Museum of American History, at 1960, 90% of American households owned a television, which means that the television plateau was an essential element of the American existence, allowing Americans to watch their favorite shows and to eat A hearty meal at the same time. However, that'sis The American dream (food and television), it is prudent to say that the stylized netflix shows and meals worthy of Pinterest today are far from far superior.

1962: Chair in hand

Mexican artistPedro Friedeberg Created this Quintessential cabinet in 1962, no idea that its creation would become incredibly popular in the years to come and decades. Despite being one of the most popular design design out of the decade, Friedeberg is fast in voice of his disdain for creation: "I hate them. They have become like an icon or something", "he said Architectural summary. Fortunately, many critics agree with him.

1963: striped sofas

According to The interiors blog design + deliver, striped sofas were only one symptom of a period obsessed with bold patterns and dramatic color schemes. Although no expertise is really sure of the origin of the striped couch, they can agree on one thing: that he should never come back in style.

1964: Art of ropes

String Art, incredibly popular in the mid-1960s, testified to the movement of the arts and crafts that were also held in the world of design during this decade,said Connox magazine. String Art, as the lamp described above, ended up being the most hated example of this movement, with other staples like studio glass, ceramics and handwoven carpets standing the test time.

1965: influx of gadgets

During the height of the spatial breed, the focus on design and "gadgets" dominated the world interior design. Four years before the man finally landed on the moon, the owners wanted their own feeling for the future, investing in materials in future research that have often not arrived at cheap or incredibly false,according to Complex.

1966: circular showers

1960s Circular Shower Worst Home Decorating Trends

If you like to harm your relaxing time with a fresh dose of claustrophobia, the circular shower would have been the perfect trend for you. Although they have been around since the beginning of the 20th century, the circular shower has attended a resurgence in popularity in the 1960s, when designers rebelled against previous standards of uniformity.

1967: Animal print

This trend can be mainly attributed to the first ofThe graduation In 1967, when Ms. Robinson, played byAnne Bancroft, draped in the impression of animals, his best seduce each man on his way (especially).According to Vogue, this mode declaration has led to the reincarnation of this impression, filling houses and closets with mounds of animal impressions of all varieties, however, to be honest, many critics consider that it adds to it. that the chaos of the design palette of the 1960s.

1968: Orange and yellow cabinets

Start the transition in more daring impressions of the 1970s, printed cabinets like these began to appear more and more in the United States homes. This design element blended the popularity of geometric patterns in the 1960s, with richer color schemes from the 1970s. And retrospectively, this combination is the one that should never happen again.

1969: Color Furniture Tie

Barely two years after the start of their first album, the grateful dead brought an entirely new trend to the table-colony table. As this decade was at a tie tie furniture, became less against counter-culture and more friendly, with furniture, like the one shown above, offered at a much larger frequency. In fact, equal, one of the main creators of this fabric,won A price of Coty for his work in this craft in 1970.

1970: Bathrooms Lawaders

According to the Samsung survey, the lawado bathrooms are one of the most hatest design trends of all time. Similar to the tendency of the pink bathroom, it has dominated households to dominate around the world, with many of them, like the one shown above, go further with lawyer mats in the match .

1971: Wood panels

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Although the wood panels has been part of the world of design since the 15th century, it witnessed arecurrence During the last part of the 1960s and in most of the 70s. It was also incredibly popular because of his affordable. And, although this is considered one of the worst design trends of the decade, it isto recover with revenge - again.

1972: Shag carpet

shag carpet

Greatly influenced by the popularity ofBRADY BOUQUET and their luxury shag carpets stretching on their home, this decoration trend appeared in almost all the houses of the country,said Architectural summary. Next on the way to the previous decade, these rugs have often come to a variety of bright colors, and more often, nuances that were not exactly stains.

1973: blurred toilet seat covers

Even today, blurred toilet seat covers are still popular among the oldest of the generation, probably because they are trying to relive a previous era of the glory of the bathroom carpet. Although it is unknown that has created these spectacular-fluffy devices, it is undeniable that they create a comfortable atmosphere, although ugly.

1974: Artex walls and ceilings

Artex Walls Worst Home Decorating Trends

This surface coating used for the interior decoration differs from the plaster because it is intended to create a more textured finish. However, unfortunately for those who participate in this trend of popular design in the 70s and 80s, it was made with white asbestos, contributing at the end of this fashion very quickly after its adverse effects were discovered.

1975: Carpet Walls

Although the actressJayne Mansfield Seemed to appreciate his carpeted bathroom (photo above), we can only imagine how many vacuums she had to cross to maintain the dynamism of these pink carpet walls. According toDavid Heathcote, author ofThe House of the 70sThe houses during this decade were particularly revolutionary for their different use of textiles and open places.

1976: Pearl Curtains

Beaded Curtain Worst Home Decorating Trends

According to The New York Times, the use of pearl curtains exploded during the last part of the 70s, mainly because of the first ofThe Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which one of the characters blocked the light of the sun entering his room through a chain of pearls. Inevitably, these pearl curtains, which could be used in a window or door, have become a part of the hippie design scheme, still in the kind of stores that sell movie and incense posters. Decades later, the Samsung survey revealed that the vast majority of people hated this invention.

1977: interior wicker furniture

Like many critics vehemently proclaim with vehemence, this trend of wicker furniture would have returned to where it belonged to the outside. Even the incredibly popular peacock chair (described above), fits into the "back to earth" trend of the last part of the 1970s, where more natural accessories have started to gain steam. Upon arrival, it was only the beginning of the trend of outdoor furniture in interiors.

1978: Check Wallpaper

AsSunset points outPlaid is only acceptable in extremely small doses - unlike the overwhelming kaleidoscope of the plaid that appeared to be the popular trend of wallpaper going to the next decade.

1979: Wooden TV cabinets

Wooden TV Cabinet Worst Home Decorating Trends
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According toIndoor furniture resources, the 1970s were all about "manufacturing" -Mans that designers have created furniture with a certain amount of features involved. At this stage of the decade, TVs become bigger and therefore the cabinets where they were stored. Thus, in order to make the most of this excavation of space, the designers started to create a storage space on all sides of the television, which resulted in this functional and incredibly ugly trend.

1980: Rolling walls

In the early 1980s, some painting techniques such as rag bearing replaced the maximalist wallpaper trends for the previous decades - however saying that they were more minimalist would be incorrect. Over all,according to Ideal houseThis technique has been used to cover imperfections on the walls under painting. Finally, this method has become a trend and less of a form of art to hide the imperfections of your home.

1981: Bathroom Carpeted

Frankly, this could be the worst trend of the whole20th century. Photo above, this bathroom 1981 ofBest houses and gardens New decoration book Combines several old design design from previous images of previous decades, with Shag carpet covering every inch on the ground, causing a bathtub.According to Nancy Mitchell at the Apartment Therapy, this trend did not last very long because the carpet finally succumbed to the mold.

1982: Vertical blinds

Vertical Blinds Worst Home Decorating Trends

Although the vertical blinds first thought it was better to disrupt light filtering through your windows, they quickly turned into an appropriate obsession and a beginner design trend in the early 1980s,according to HGTV. In addition, they were easier to clean, because the dust had no way to settle at all corners, as opposed to the more conventional horizontal blinds. But alas, whatever their practice, the voters of Samsung's investigation hated them about the couple, and we can not blame them for that.

1983: country floral bedspread

Not surprisingly, this combination of massive floral motifs, pastels and Furllly details is no longer a pleasant crowd. Although,If you take it Architectural summaryThis country design, associated with a white enamel bed frame, stuck until the early 1990s, then draped on four-poster beds.

1984: Walls of glass blocks

glass block wall Worst Home Decorating Trends
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From the 1930s, many architects like Andrew Rebori Based on Chicago began incorporating glass block characteristics into their buildings - and finally inspired the renewal of the 1980s, including ten thousand houses across the country.According to Architectural summaryThese walls were the most popular in the bathroom, although finally found their way in different parts of the house. Decades later, they are one of the most stripes design trends in the 1980s - and that said a lot.

1985: Gold Appliances of Harvest

1980s Harvest Gold Appliances Worst Home Decorating Trends

Not only have designers in the mid-1980s have witnessed a resurgence of wooden accents, they paired them with the color of the gold crop and plastered the concoction on the devices. Fortunately, the trend lasted only a few years, but finally gave way to the darker and darker colors of the 90s.

1986: Grandmother Curtains

Pretty in Pink Grandma Curtains Worst Home Decorating Trends

Not only didMolly Ringwald inspire a decade of "grandmother Chic" with the beginnings of 1986 ofPretty in pinkBut she also brought this fight against this lace, feminine and inspired by vintage in the world interior design. And, although we appreciate this transition of the epaulets with lace, the invention of "grandmother curtains"said Lonny magazine, is a tendency to never be repeated.

1987: Laura Ashley florals

laura ashley floral sheets

At the top of the floral movements of the 1980s, no other name brand was more desirable than Laura Ashley. At this point in the 1980s, there were more than 200 points of sale from Laura Ashley. (These days, there is none in America.) Now, HGTVcompare This style of bedding to "live in a version of the size of the life of the Barbie dream house".

1988: Floral Chintz Furniture

At the end of this decade, Florals were still powerful, listed in one of the main trends in these Floral Chintz Furniture Years. SinceGeorge Washington has decided to take into account its succession, from Mount Vernon, in "Chintz Paper", this trend has made multiple appearances over the years, but especially in the 1980s, otherwise known as the era of "more, it is more". This impression was so excited, in fact, that the prince of Chintz himself, an iconic designerMario Buatta,admitted ToVogue: "Chintz was excited in the 80s".

1989: Laids pastels

1980s Ugly Pastels Worst Home Decorating Trends

We would be delighted if we did not include this interior design trend, one of the few with the honor separate to transport most of us in another time.According to Beautiful houseThis trend started in 1983 with more deaf colors, then finally followed the world of fashion by incorporating more dynamic watercolor pastels and became a cultural icon of the time.

1990: Taxidermy

Taxidermy Worst Home Decorating Trends

Voted as the second most hated inner design trend by the Samsung inquiry, taxidermy, the practice of preserving an animal's body via assembly or farce, has become a popular decoration clip in the early years 90. Since the Middle Ages, this practice has maintained a slight popularity. However, he had an incredible awakening in the 1990s because of artists likeDamien Hirst, which has often experienced to preserve various animals,said Elapse.

1991: Incredibly chilling bedding

Overly Frilly Bedding 1990s Worst Home Decorating Trends

The continuation of the trend "more is more" of the 1980s, the Bedding Fringly and the accents of the room were all the rage, however,according to LonnyThis trend of vintage inspiration will have no place in future design schemes.

1992: false flowers

Fake Flowers 1990s Worst Home Decorating Trends
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After the decorative traces of the movement of the fougere in the 1980s, the owners watched the plants (this time, the false variety) to bring more light and color in a space. Whilefake flowers Telled a little more realistic in recent years, those offered during this period can be compared to those available in the artisanal section of Walmart.

1993: Heavy Draperies

Heavily Draped Curtains Worst Home Decorating Trends

In the early 90's, only curtains with enough fabric to completely obscure the outside world were acceptable to account for your home in. Decades later, we are more obsessed with the level of natural light, rather than hiding every occasion. we have.

1994: Match and match style

Monica Gellar Friends Apartment Worst Home Decorating Trends
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With the first in 1994 of the incredibly famous apartment (and savage unrealistic) of Monica Gellar, the show,Friends, made this mixture and corresponds to the tendency of the interior design a phenomenon of 90s. In fact, asshown by Beautiful house, theFriends The apartment has captured some of the most important interior design aspects of the 90s, including open shelves, copper accents and yes, poor purple walls. And, although we are all still in pine after the apartment of Monica (especially in a nostalgic sense), the trend of the mix-and-match is now considered one of the most hatest widths, as indicated by the Samsung investigation.

1995: Decorative border wallpaper

1990s Decorative Wallpaper Border Worst Home Decorating Trends

While,according to Elapse, many other retro wallpaper trends come back in style (likethose '60s-inspired geometric patterned impressions), a decorative border wallpaper (including the IVée stencil) is left in the past.

1996: Brass and golden color appliances

Brass Hanging Light 1990s Worst Home Decorating Trends

According to Realtor.com, the brass was the most popular alloy of the 1990s, luminous luminaires, bath buttons and a variety of other home accessories. Fortunately, the owners clearly allowed this trend in the more recent years because the brass luminaires were notorious for seeking cheap because they tended to copy.

1997: totiable French country

Similar to Chintz Reincarnation, this French-based bedding trend aimed to bring a tone of sophistication at home, butaccording to Lonny, remains a rather unsuspit room statement.

1998: Inflatable chair

The inflatable chairs were so popular during the last part of the 1990s that the princess of Pop,Britney Spears, appreciated to lounging on them from time to time. I will say, as a young in the 90s, this chair was the ultimate indispensable accessory - and while this feeling has been solved and again, it does not counter the fact that this invention is incredibly uncomfortable and cheap. Despite being one of the trends in the most popular interior design of the 90s, manycriticism are more in line with his failures as an invention.

1999: Hunter Green Walls

Close one of the worst decades for domestic interior design, the walls of Hunter Green appeared for the first time like the color vogue in the late 1980s, but grew up in popularity a decade later when it was presented in aEclectic style interior design Spread magazine, published in 1998. Now the color is avoided at all costs - at least with regard to the decoration of the house.

2000: red and yellow floral fabrics

In 2000, the red and yellow floral pattern, lined with frills, caught up with almost all pillows, duvet and curtain in the United States. This is just one of the many floral models thatLonny has put theBlacklist interior design. And for more ways to learn from these trend errors and create your own indoor design statement, see these40 upgrades at home you should be at 40 years old.

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