The term "blog clean" and the expectation we're all supposed to live up to it. I get that this mainly an internet overkill thing, but FFS who has that kind of time.
The idea that all decor/house projects/remodeling is blog worthy. Sorry but 9 out of times times the wheel isn't being reinvented and you are not that creative.
I like my counter height table too. I'm short but more comfy when my legs dangle. It's all great for old people, they can just slide right on and right off, no stooping required. I also have a pretty massive eat in area so it works for us. It's also the same height as Rubes' highchair which is nice.
Tuscan themed houses, rooms unless you actually live in Tuscany.
Last, neutral everything (except maybe paint/furniture) in kitchens & bathrooms. I long for colored tiles, floors, cabinets, appliances...anything! I am sick of everyone designing for "mass appeal" or someday selling. It doesn't need to be a rainbow or primary colors but something permanent or semi permanent with color is refreshing. I am digging the Jonathan Adler colored sinks for Kohler for example.
Hmmm.. One of the bathrooms have open shelves. I guess it's not bad since it's a bedrooms private bathroom.
I never like bar height counters/tables.
Sorry! I just... hate them, lol. I must be in the minority, though, as they are everywhere right now!
Unfortunately we had no choice. Half has doors and drawers, the rest are shelves because of the toilet in the way. I originally designed it to be just the sink cabinet and drawers but cabinet maker recommended to go wall to wall 5.5ft wide).
I love pub tables and grey :-( I'm tall so tall tables are more comfortable and grey has been my favorite color since I was a kid.
I hate vintage looking things that are new. I love me some rust and nicks and character, but not that I can buy at tj maxx. With that I hate the fake curated look that comes from these items.
I like my counter height table too. I'm short but more comfy when my legs dangle. It's all great for old people, they can just slide right on and right off, no stooping required. I also have a pretty massive eat in area so it works for us. It's also the same height as Rubes' highchair which is nice.
Post by lightbulbsun on Oct 16, 2012 7:20:10 GMT -5
I have a pub height table in my kitchen. But that's more functional for me, because it's a tight space and we use it more for extra prep space than we do for actually eating.
I'm sick of wall words. I don't need to be told to eat when I'm in a kitchen or sleep when I'm in a bedroom (or dream when I'm in a bathroom?).
Painted kitchen cabinets, unless they are done very well. I think they look good in blog photos, but as we have been house hunting, I can say that the majority of houses with painted cabinets we have seen look crappy in real life.
Wall words. I have never liked them.
Turning closets into other things - like an office or a reading nook or something. I like my closets to serve as closets.
Painting old furniture that could be beautiful if restored to its original state. Not everything is better with a coat of white paint. I've seen some pieces on blogs that make me cringe, lovely pieces that deserve better than getting a coat of paint slapped on them. Sure, some pieces are damaged enough that only paint will save them, but with some pieces, it's a crime to paint them.
Painting old furniture that could be beautiful if restored to its original state. Not everything is better with a coat of white paint. I've seen some pieces on blogs that make me cringe, lovely pieces that deserve better than getting a coat of paint slapped on them. Sure, some pieces are damaged enough that only paint will save them, but with some pieces, it's a crime to paint them.
Amen. It makes me so sad to see someone so proud of taking a great piece of furniture and covering gorgeous wood (and ruining its value) with paint.
Along the same vein, it makes me so sad in our house hunting to see how many amazing mid century modern homes have been ruined by someone putting in an "upgraded" kitchen or bath, wainscot, crown moulding, etc., or any other iconic style home that has had the design completely dishonored. I often wonder why someone bought a very distinctive style of home if they were just going to try to turn it into something that it isn't. Not that it needs to be a museum or anything, but why buy modern if you want traditional, or spanish colonial if you don't like arches and roof tiles?
DIY art. I feel like it is overdone. I never see a really nice piece in someone's home anymore. Don't get me wrong I love DIY I just feel like art has become unoriginal.
BAD kitchens. I've been looking at real estate lately. Why these long runs of cabinets that are exactly the same height and depth with no variation? One raised cabinet here and there, one with different doors, maybe a different size or depth somewhere, maybe even...one floor to ceiling cabinet if you're feeling really wild and crazy! It's doesn't take much to make an off the shelf kitchen look at least a little upgraded. But those longs runs of identical cabinetry...blech.
I'll agree in theory at least... I LOVE floor to ceiling cabinets, but I HATE when the designer puts them in the middle of a long run of counter. I like to have wide expanses of counter top, not broken up spaces - they just feel too confining. My kitchen pet peeve is not putting in taller or bigger uppers if you have the space for them.
I can't stand the wall words - especially the cheesy sayings.
Back on kitchens - I hate overly fussy kitchens with lots of decorative mouldings & columns etc that serve no purpose except to catch grease & dirt.
DIY art. I feel like it is overdone. I never see a really nice piece in someone's home anymore. Don't get me wrong I love DIY I just feel like art has become unoriginal.
I hate poorly done or too much DIY art if it's obvious. Doing a few pieces here and there is nice, but having everything poorly DIYed bothers me.
The baby name above the crib is a trend that just won't die. And it's not just in internet land, either - it's in just about every nursery I've visited IRL. I don't get it.
BAD kitchens. I've been looking at real estate lately. Why these long runs of cabinets that are exactly the same height and depth with no variation? One raised cabinet here and there, one with different doors, maybe a different size or depth somewhere, maybe even...one floor to ceiling cabinet if you're feeling really wild and crazy! It's doesn't take much to make an off the shelf kitchen look at least a little upgraded. But those longs runs of identical cabinetry...blech.
I'll agree in theory at least... I LOVE floor to ceiling cabinets, but I HATE when the designer puts them in the middle of a long run of counter. I like to have wide expanses of counter top, not broken up spaces - they just feel too confining. My kitchen pet peeve is not putting in taller or bigger uppers if you have the space for them.
I can't stand the wall words - especially the cheesy sayings.
Back on kitchens - I hate overly fussy kitchens with lots of decorative mouldings & columns etc that serve no purpose except to catch grease & dirt.
Oh - good point. Kitchens that some one designs to look good at first glance (either with impractical cabinetry or decorative details) but that aren't functional.
Maybe there are just a lot of really lousy kitchen designers out there? ;D
Along the same vein, it makes me so sad in our house hunting to see how many amazing mid century modern homes have been ruined by someone putting in an "upgraded" kitchen or bath, wainscot, crown moulding, etc., or any other iconic style home that has had the design completely dishonored. I often wonder why someone bought a very distinctive style of home if they were just going to try to turn it into something that it isn't. Not that it needs to be a museum or anything, but why buy modern if you want traditional, or spanish colonial if you don't like arches and roof tiles?
What is a fad/trend in real life, on your average design blogs, and what is in in high end design blogs is completely different. Case in point this post in my reader that made me think of this post:
If the average blogger could afford some Hicks pendants, a Beni Ourain rug, and Massimo Vitalli photography yeah maybe I would be sick of them but for now I like all of those things even if they are a fad in high end homes.
I hate raised bars separating a kitchen from a living area. We have one, and the barstools feel ridiculously high. The kids have fallen off of them repeatedly. The only reason to have it raised is to be able to hide clutter on your kitchen counter. BFD. I'd rather have the extra counter space and have it all one height.
I've been over wall words and wood words for a long time. I don't mind letting my kids have a wooden letter representing their first initial that they've decorated and placed on a shelf, but I don't need their entire name spelled out on the wall.
I'm tired of the whole look I keep seeing on blogs: white walls, semi-modern furniture, and bright "pops of color" in aqua/teal, yellow, etc. Just, no. No, your space does not look airy and bright and bold and modern. It looks like a half-done space decorated by a color-blind person. Sometimes people can make that look work for a nursery, but a whole house done like that is just awful.
In terms of kids' rooms, I'm also massively over owls and giant tree decals on walls.
I wish oil-rubbed bronze fixtures would go away forever. They look dirty to me, and they're going to be so dated, especially now that antiqued gold is the new trend.
I hate, hate, hate ceramic or wooden animal heads on walls. Not that I prefer dead animal heads on walls or anything, but I just don't see the purpose in having a ceramic antelope head on your wall. It does not make you look cool.
Along the same vein, it makes me so sad in our house hunting to see how many amazing mid century modern homes have been ruined by someone putting in an "upgraded" kitchen or bath, wainscot, crown moulding, etc., or any other iconic style home that has had the design completely dishonored. I often wonder why someone bought a very distinctive style of home if they were just going to try to turn it into something that it isn't. Not that it needs to be a museum or anything, but why buy modern if you want traditional, or spanish colonial if you don't like arches and roof tiles?
Completely agree!
This is my neighborhood exactly. Every renovated home that I've seen come on the market has a traditional, "tuscany" style kitchen. These are modern post and beam houses from the 50's with walls of glass! The kitchen just looks bizarre.