For as long as there’s been great design, there’s been really, really bad design. Popcorn ceilings, shag rugs, beveled glass—the list goes on, we're taking you back in time for a look at some of the industries biggest design crimes. Here, some of our go-to interior decorators expose major design disasters you should avoid at all costs, from 1989 to today.

VESSEL SINKS

“Vessel sinks are aesthetically offensive, functionally ridiculous, and a prejudice against your cute petite friends.” —David Kaihoi

LEATHER SOFAS IN FAMILY ROOMS

“Some guy’s butt stuck to a leather cushion? No thanks.” —Estee Stanley

KARATE CHOPPED PILLOWS

“The karate-chop of a pillow is as dated as wearing Brut aftershave, just more offensive!”—Martyn Lawrence Bullard

BRASS KITCHEN FAUCETS

“Please stop.” —Madeline Stuart

ICON-ITIS

“Too many iconic pieces together in one room. A Mies van der Rohe with a Herman Miller with a Saarinen is too much information at once.” —Joe Nahem

FAKE FANCY

“Would you swing around a fake Fendi? If you can’t afford the name brand, don’t buy the knockoff.” —Young Huh

SENTIMENTAL DECOR

“I am not very sentimental, particularly if it’s ugly. Your grandmother’s Hummel figurine collection? Torch it.” —Miles Redd

ONE NIGHT TABLE

“Unless you have a twin bed, not having bedside tables on both sides of a bed is not friendly and not functional, especially for the person without a place to set down a book.” —Ellie Cullman

POORLY DONE “MORE IS MORE”

“When you declare more is more, it better be more quality pieces, more collectible than otherwise, and more taste than money can buy.” —Richard Mishaan

HOTEL-INSPIRED ROOMS

“The idea that a hotel room has a 'look' you’d want at home is ridiculous.” —Brian McCarthy

DARK LAMPSHADES

“Lampshades in patterned fabrics or dark hues are just gloomy.”
—Ellie Cullman

TOURIST ART

“Please shop for anything at all while you’re traveling—the loudest Hawaiian shirt, snow globes, mugs. But please don’t make me hang your tourist art. If there are buses parked in front of the gallery, go elsewhere.” —Young Huh