Like a famous woman trying to pull off a pantsuit or a swan dress at the Oscars, these interior design trends can either be completely amazing — or just look like huge mistakes. It's a cautionary tale, really. Here's how to get them right.
1. Hand Painted Murals
Nothing says "we will never move, in fact we are pretty much trapped here forever" more than hiring an artist to paint a custom mural on your walls. But maybe you aren't afraid of commitment. Or maybe you're just super loaded. Either way, murals are making a comeback all over commercial and residential interiors — and some of them are straight-up good. How to pull it off?
Don't do this:
Unless you live in Tuscany, in the 18th century and you your best friend is Michealangelo then avoid the above. "Realistic" murals of landscapes, cityscapes or seascapes of foreign countries especially (and in past centuries) should not be painted on traditional walls in 2012. Keep it abstract so you don't literally have the view out a window in Sienna. You are fooling no one and could cause serious injuries during alcohol-induced sleep-walking accidents. (True story.)
Something else to avoid:
Think of your mural like a tattoo. It's kind of a big deal, so choose very carefully and make sure that you love the shit out of it and that you'll still like it in 20 years — otherwise opt for a temporary wall sticker.
For more dope mural ideas, check out my blog.
2. Quilts
I'm hesitant to ever call them terrible because there is such an innate sweetness about quilting, which I love. But quilts can go two ways: an heirloom that you store in your closet until you can bequeath it or burden the next victim with it; OR quilts can be a work of art modern enough to hang on your walls and interesting enough to display all year. Your kids might actually fight over them, not vacuum seal them and shove them behind the slap chop they got from an aunt. So, how to make it cool?
Skip these old-school patterns and colors — they aren't exactly turning any of us on. Except her. If you wouldn't wear it on your body (even a pop of the color), you shouldn't put it in your house, that's my rule.
Welcome home, Mr and Mrs. Visionary. That's what this will say to you every night. And it's still an heirloom that can be treasured.
Dear quilts, you get a bad rap, but I like you — see more on my blog.
3. Old World Textured Walls
I don't like anything faux. Faux walls aren't fooling anyone, and can be very stylistically upsetting. Just look at the Real Housewives of New Jersey — they are super upset all the time and I have to assume it's partly because someone smeared diarrhea colored plaster meant to evoke Tuscany all over their overpriced McMansions. You can avoid falling into their trap.
First, don't do this:
No. No no. We are not in Spain, and your real estate is probably not an old plaster buildings. These walls are akin to the beautiful Meryl Streep getting a bad spray tan in January: they just feel wrong.
These days a lot of rug companies are taking older rugs with either really faded or questionable color palettes and dying them in these crazy saturated colors so they work with more contemporary styles. It's like BOOM. Color.
It's a trend that you don't want to go overboard with (just buy one rug and stay away from Neon, which will get dated really fast) and definitely choose a color that you really love because they make a huge impact in the room and are expensive to replace. You don't want to get sick of this thing — it's not like repainting a wall. But the good thing about these rugs is that they can be found in more affordable stores (even West Elm is doing a version of this); they're recycled and therefore "green"; and they're wildly impactful.
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