WANT to spruce up your home but don’t know where to begin? Well as long as you avoid these interior design ‘icks’ you should be alright.
Ethan Gaskill and Robert Gigs took to social media to share some of the common mistakes people make all the time – so are you guilty of any of them?
Decorative ladders are a big no-no as far as the pros were concerned[/caption]
First up, the interior designers roasted decorative ladders and slammed them in a viral video with over 815k views.
“Unless you have a bunkbed or you’re a firefighter I feel like you shouldn’t encounter ladders in your day-to-day life,” Ethan said.
“Anyone who buys this, I know exactly who you are[…] we see you and we would love you you to give the ladders a rest,” he continued, noting that the trend is common amongst hairdressers.
The interior pros then shared some alternative ways you can display your blankets or towels.
Ethan suggested getting a nice cabinet to display them, or simply drape one or two over the sofa.
However, he added that most people don’t need to display towels and blankets at all, because they’re likely to be there for more practical reasons than just looking good.
In your bathroom, Robert recommended keeping things simple with a rail to hang towels from instead.
The pair also shared another home ick, and this time it wasn’t an item of furniture they couldn’t stand, but rather a style of art you should avoid.
He slammed the Banksy rip-off style of art and said: “It’s usually neon graffiti, cartoon characters, bags of money, dripping graffiti hearts, super chaotic, always coloured and I just don’t love it.”
Just like with the decorative ladders, the duo pointed out that a very specific type of person usually goes for this type of art in their home – and you shouldn’t be one of them.
And Ethan chimed in to point out the artwork often reminds him of the crazy artwork on the side of fairground rides.
Instead, they recommended more simple artwork that won’t look so out there with the rest of your interior.
Photography prints can work well, but overall they suggested looking for something more “timeless.”
That said, the pair previously warned against a common mistake people make when it comes to their own pictures.
Next up on the pair’s list of interior design icks was a simple mistake many people are also guilty of, and that’s printing family photos onto large canvases.
The idea might be nice, but ultimately they can look cheap and blowing the pictures up to such a large size can make them look blurry too.
Robert said: “I don’t want to be at your house with your middle-aged father staring at me while I’m lying on the sofa.
“I never think they’re tasteful, they’re usually blown up on canvas with no frame, which is the worst offender of them all.”
Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t keep sentimental photos around your home – just avoid the large, pixelated canvases.
Instead, the duo suggested buying frames for your pictures, rather than making them so big.
After sharing the icks on TikTok many agreed with their picks, and one person commented: “Decorative ladders are soooo tacky!”
“You’re so right they so scream hairdresser lol,” a second said.
But another added: “I think it depends with the ladders, they can be good to display quality quilts are fabrics but it has to be done right.”
Meanwhile, someone else said: “The Banksy knock-offs belong in 2016.”
“I know exactly what you mean when you say fair graffiti art,” another said.
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