Your home's got style—and boy, did you work to achieve it. You followed design blogs, pored over Pinterest boards, and chose accent pieces and colors to add just the right note. That is, you did five years ago. Or 10.

But guess what? Style isn’t static, and your home decor shouldn’t be, either. Even the most beloved design elements can start to feel unbearably stale after a while.

We won't tell you to ditch the stuff that speaks to your soul, changing trends be damned. But if you're itching for a design upgrade and aren't sure where to start, ask yourself if your home is sporting any of these looks that have worn out their welcome.

Gallery walls

It's time to cool it with nailing 20-piece photo collages onto our walls. Instead, make a bigger splash with one large piece that leaves an impression.

A wall full of little frames, Gordon says, fails to make a statement and ends up being overlooked and ignored. Plus, those frames will just accumulate dust and fingerprints.

In the new year, Gordon says the tedious clutter will give way to "big, potentially colorful, and absolutely impactful" art that wows—think charcoal sketches or watercolors—“anything to relieve some of the monotony."

 Industrial kitchens

Three years later, and we’re still ringing the closing bell on this exhausted look. It seems old habits (and Edison bulbs) die hard.

So, we’ll say it again for the people in the back: Industrial chic is played out. It's time to flip the switch on cage lighting and aggressively exposed pipes and beams.

Industrial kitchens are “not the most inviting place to be the heart of your home—more like living in a Costco," O'Neill adds. "So, unless you are a professional chef, let’s retire this trend."

Make the swap for lush, opulent hues in the kitchen—deep (almost black) greens and blues, and dark woodwork—and lean on matte metallics for contrast, recommends Debbie Schamberger of Elite Kitchen & Bath.

Boho accessories

You know what we're talking about: The macrame wall hangings, the waxy-fake succulents ("You're not fooling anybody," Riordan says), and your Moroccan lanterns all had a good run, but it's time to rein it in.

"You can, of course, continue to  batik pillows at Target, but stuff like that is just fodder for your next garage sale," Riordan says. "It comes on really fast and goes away really fast.”

Word art

We know—we can't believe it either, but the word art trend is still happening. In 2019, however, the pros are determined to make it finally stop. Even if you can live, laugh, and love with the best of them, those words don't belong on your walls.

“Any text art hung in the home meant to be positive just comes across as cheesy and predictable,”

Kitchen islands

But isn't the island sort of ultimate #kitchengoals? Diana Blaszkiewicz, an associate with TTR Sotheby’s International Realty in Washington, DC, doesn't think so. Her clients increasingly want to ditch the kitchen island, and she’s happy to oblige.

“They’re bulky and often don’t provide adequate storage space; plus, they’re very easy to bump into in the middle of the night,” she says.

In lieu of an island, situate the dining table closer to the kitchen, Blaszkiewicz recommends, or use modular, moveable storage instead.