House decoration at the time. ..

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seemed lovely but looking back makes you cringe? I remember putting a peach carpet on my bathroom floor in my first flat and loving it and now think OMG!!😂😂

I went to town with the statement wallpaper in our old house. Feature walls in every room.

I have my theories about which of the current trends will age very badly...

What ones @WineGummyBear ?

My first flat had a black leather corner sofa and recliner chair with peach cushions!

Those big flower prints like red on black or vice versa that seemed to be a feature wall of people’s livingrooms a couple of years ago, maybe more. Didn’t like them then and still don’t like them now.

Pink carpet
Matching duvet cover and Austrian blinds

I've always lived in magnolia places.

Love a bit of magnolia, you can't go wrong.

Interested to hear the predictions about what current trends will age badly.

I was only thinking just the other day that coloured bathroom suites would probably never come back. Ours in the late 70s or early 80s chosen by DM when I was a child I hasten to add was fuisha.

Ergh yes feature walls, usually with flowery wallpaper

Curiously I've always went for neutral colours, so on the downside it's very dull, but the upside is over the last twenty odd years any home decor hasn't really dated if I look back.

The only exception would be i once tiled a kitchen all different coloured tiles, which was very in then, and dated quickly.

My mum carpeted the side of our bath. Though thinking about it none of us ever thought that it was lovely!

I remember the 80’s being horribly over ornate. Every wall in trendy houses was stencilled, swagged, rag rolled, or covered in hugely patterned paper, while the windows were almost obliterated in swathes of ruffled and layered fabric!
As an autistic with sensory overstimulation issues, I was very relieved when the minimalist, pale magnolia and/or Scandinavian look replaced it.

I prefer to go with neutral colours, magnolia, cream, white, soft beige colours and then accessorise with colourful soft furnishings to jazz it up. Means it can be changed every few years when things go out of fashion or you just don’t like it anymore without costing a fortune.

Those big flower prints like red on black or vice versa that seemed to be a feature wall of people’s livingrooms

Particularly beloved by the tearful family back home on Wanted Down Under. Almost without exception.

I bet a lot of people regret all the artexing they did too.

I love going with a trend. I’d much rather think back and laugh fondly over the peach carpeted bathroom then live forever in a beige box because I worry about design trends changing.

Textured walls - I've always hated them ad when we were buying 18 years ago they were everywhere. We bought this house because they didn't have them!

I think the current trend for very dark paint of grey/dark blue/green/black (as seen all over instagram) will date quite quickly and them be a pita to get rid of!

How about big flowery wallpaper with a bit of flock?

People are asking about decorating disasters when viewed retrospectively - not about how amazing the magnolia look is.

I hope those god awful letters spelling out words that people have everywhere will piss off soon. Soak, cook, family- urgh.

And a sticker on the wall saying Live, Laugh, Love or a definition of Family. They always appear on WDU or Eat Well For Less.

Ah. Those green walls I thought would look ace in my first house 🤮.

I am colour blind btw.

Oh grief, yes, LostinShoebiz - I hate those words on walls too. They’re all over the place in Location, Location.
May I add wood chip wallpaper from the 1970’s to this horrorfest? Utter nightmare to try and remove from walls, especially with several layers of paint on top!

Here are my predictions for trends that may not age well:

Grey on grey
Bifold doors
Metro tiles
Wine fridges in kitchens
Fishtanks in kitchens
Industrial style lighting

(I do have some of the above in my house...)

Yikes, forgot about ARTEX. Our first house was awash with it

www.facebook.com/groups/buyitWolverhampton/permalink/1936674759762779/?sale_post_id=1936674759762779

I'm sure someone's going to regret this in the future.

I don’t see how bifold doors will ever go out of fashion? Surely they look better than standard patio doors??

Artex! My dad artexed the bathroom. My sister and I had a fight and she pushed me into it and I skint all my face. There was also a wee baldy patch next to the toilet roll holder that I used to pick when I was on the toilet.