Tacky Home Decor Trends People Think Need To Disappear
But recently, real estate agent @EricGoldie asked people on TikTok for the decor that they think screams "this home is tacky." Judging by the responses, there's a handful of choices that people pretty much across the board think is tacky.
Here are some of the most-agreed-upon responses:
Mirrored furniture.
—felipewitov
"Taj Mahal" stone (quartzite with gold veining).
—Royalrusset
Anything that starts with "In this house..."
—kattales54
"That damn Tom Ford coffee table book."
"When a regular house has a beach house theme."
—kayatreea
Studded couches or bed frames.
—serenalucila
"Anything Rae Dunn 🚩🚩🚩📌📌📌"
"Quotes all over the walls. Stop it."
—cnormgo
"Signs announcing what room it is... "Kitchen", "Bathroom: Wash your hands!"
—lillian7129
"Mounted dead animal heads."
—KGo-Key
"Couches with cup holders."
—dmarie19694
"Anything with a luxury brand logo. Chanel doesnt make toilet seat covers babes."
—deeayeego
''Family' displayed everywhere. Like wtf else is living there."
—jessyourmess
"American flag as decor. 😬"
—miss.andryy
"The big wooden fork and spoon hanging in the kitchen."
—susanwillis361
"Not necessarily decor, but being nearly knocked out by apple cinnamon [scent plug-ins] (or any scent really) the second you walk in the door automatically makes everything else about the house extremely tacky."
—russtor
"I'll die on this hill but televisions in bedrooms."
—Spliffthekid
"Bible quote placards all over like, 'As for this house, we will serve the lord!'"
—moonflour475
"The multiple gothic crosses on one wall."
—macebee
"MAGA stuff, confederate flags."
—lilith.yarrow
And finally, a reminder: "Rent so high I don't even feel right commenting on this. If you got a house, you're doing a good job. A home is a luxury."
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