The pattern repeats because you forget these feelings by next holiday season. · so, halfway through 2025, i asked five designers : · from over-the-top trends to seemingly practical pieces that turned out to be more trouble than they were worth, we’ll unravel the secrets behind these design regrets and help you avoid similar mistakes. · sometimes, we regret purchasing certain holiday decor. · we tapped decorators for shopping advice and gathered a list of things designers would never buy , from word art to bar carts. From oversized figurines to clashing colors, many holiday accent pieces fail because they overpower existing décor instead of working with it. Which home buys do they already wish they hadn’t made? Their answers range from common interior design trend traps to the surprisingly superfluous – proof that even the pros sometimes fall for the wrong thing. We asked designers for their take on holiday decorations that are a waste of money. You recognize these purchases as mistakes while still surrounded by holiday decorations.
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