Are 訪問者s 裁判官ing YOUR home? Here are the 14 things 専門家s say make it look tacky...
A stylish home isn't やむを得ず about blowing 抱擁する sums of money on fittings and furnishings. Rather it's about making thoughtful choices to create a sense of 冷静な／正味の elegance.?
But there's often a thin line between tasteful and tacky, resulting in rooms looking cheap rather than chic. So how can you 避ける the 落し穴s? Here are 14 things you should ALWAYS 避ける…
1. Sentimental pieces
They may mean a 広大な／多数の／重要な 取引，協定 but don't 陳列する，発揮する sentimental pieces such as holiday souvenirs unless you're 絶対 sure they're tasteful and not over the 最高の，を越す. A 顔触れ of figurines are just dust collectors which 叫び声をあげる charity shop windows. Choose one large ornament rather than many small 'twee' pieces.
'避ける too many trinkets,' says Alex Bourne, co-創立者 of prime real 広い地所 company, London House. 'This 示唆するs a 欠如（する） of personal 見通し for a space. Imagine your home is a collectors' item and each item has an emotional meaning and 目的.'
Don't 陳列する，発揮する sentimental pieces such as holiday souvenirs unless you are sure they are tasteful and not over the 最高の，を越す
2. Family photos
Photos of loved ones are something you may want to keep on 陳列する，発揮する but don't 落ちる for the tacky 罠（にかける） of cramming them all の上に a gallery 塀で囲む. Instead, you should 陳列する，発揮する them thoughtfully. 'Choose your very best, have them printed in 黒人／ボイコット and white and group them on a sideboard in one place in an elegant 選択 of でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れるs,' says Julia Kendell, furniture designer and TV presenter.
陳列する，発揮する your family photos thoughtfully instead of cramming them all の上に a gallery 塀で囲む
3. Matching too much
調整するing your furniture and decor can feel like a foolproof wa y to create a polished look. But these days, it looks やめる tacky - the 重要な to a truly chic space is mixing it up, says Amanda Foster, from Foster Decor. 'Pair that sleek, modern sofa with a vintage armchair. 層 different patterns and textures. The goal is to create visual 利益／興味, not a showroom straight out of a 目録.'
Be careful of 調整するing your furniture and decor too much as it can look tacky
4. Bad Berber rugs
With its cream, shaggy 宙返り飛行d design and charcoal crosshatch, the Berber rug is inoffensive and versatile. But a bad Berber is bad news and can make a room feel cheap. Make sure yours has a rustic, homemade feel to it, so it looks like it's been plucked from the souks of Marrakech.
Make sure your Berber rug has a warm, homemade feel to it so it looks like its been plucked from the souks of Marrakech
5. 塀で囲む スローガンs
'Live Laugh Love' stickers and 塀で囲む hangings have always been a no-go, but it seems there's now a 塀で囲む スローガン to be had in every room of the home. These should be 避けるd at all costs, 特に those that 明言する／公表する the obvious: 'Eat' above a dining room （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する, for example, 'Wash' above a bathtub.
'Instead, let your personality 向こうずね through with thoughtfully curated photography, artwork or even a 殺し屋 accent 塀で囲む in a rich, saturated hue,' says Amanda Foster.
塀で囲む スローガンs should be 避けるd at all costs, 特に those that 明言する／公表する the obvious
6. 有望な light bulbs
有望な bulbs 廃虚 the ambience in a room and 即時に create 'dental 外科' vibes. 投資するing in good 質 LED bulbs is a small cost for a 抱擁する difference.
選ぶ for good 質 LED bulbs to help create a pleasant ambience in the room?
7. 偽の 工場／植物s
Even if you aren't blessed with green fingers, 避ける the 誘惑 to buy big マリファナs of plastic 工場／植物s or 偽の foliage, the very 高さ of tackiness - even if they look 納得させるing from far away.?
'Instead, 投資する in some low-維持／整備, real-取引，協定 青葉 and consider 会社にする／組み込むing some stylish, mo dern planters,' says Amanda Foster. 'Sleek ceramic or 固める／コンクリート マリファナs can 即時に elevate even the most basic 青葉, and you don't have to worry about keeping them alive.'
避ける the 誘惑 to buy big マリファナs of plastic 工場／植物s or 偽の foliage, the very 高さ of tackiness - even if they look 納得させるing from far away.
8. Handmade furniture
While handmade furniture can be a 広大な／多数の／重要な way to 追加する personality and style to your home, it must be used in moderation. 'Too much can make a room look cluttered, messy and cheap,' says Sylvia James of HomeHow.co.uk. 'A 選び出す／独身 piece of DIY furniture, such as a handmade coffee （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する, can be a 広大な／多数の／重要な conversation starter and can often complement other furniture pieces in a room.'
The 問題／発行する, she says, is balance. 'If you fill a room with too many DIY pieces, it can start to look like a mess of mismatched furniture.'
Handmade furniture can be a 広大な／多数の／重要な way to 追加する personality and style to your home but use it in moderation
9. Limewashed 塀で囲むs
In 最近の years, limewash 塀で囲むs have been the boomerang 傾向 of 内部の design, as they've been in, out and then in again. However, this 傾向 can make your home look cheap if not 遂行する／発効させるd with care, says Zara O'Hare.?
'Whilst limewash 塀で囲むs can look beautiful in the 権利 setting, they can also appear garish if done haphazardly or in spaces with 極小の lighting. For example, in a modern and minimalist home, 適用するing limewash to all your 塀で囲むs might 衝突／不一致 with the 全体にわたる aesthetic.' Consider using this technique as an accent 塀で囲む or in rooms with a more 伝統的な or rustic feel.
Limewashed 塀で囲むs can make your house look cheap if not 遂行する／発効させるd with care
10. Animal print
詳細（に述べる）s such as ヒョウ print can be fun, but if your room is cluttered with 多重の animal prints, the result will be tacky. 'Be careful to use just one or two ? a zoo will take away the elegance from your room,' says Georgia Metcalfe, 創立者 of French Bedroom.
Use just one or two animal prints in a room so as not to make it look like a zoo
11. Drinks trolleys
While they've seen a 抱擁する resurgence in po pularity over the past ten years, drinks trolleys have also become a bit of a cliche. 避ける rattan trolleys, 設立する in almost every high street 蓄える／店, and go for an elegant marble 最高の，を越す instead.
Drinks trolleys have become a bit cliche - 避ける rattan trolleys
12. 不正に laid laminate
A 床に打ち倒す that click-clacks when you walk on it will すぐに make a room feel cheap. '床に打ち倒すing should never be a DIY 職業 unless you are very proficient. Always call the 専門家s in,' says Julia Kendell.
Make sure your 床に打ち倒す doesn't 'click-clack' when you walk on it. Always get a professional to lay your 床に打ち倒すing for you
13. All-white bedding
As crisp and clean-looking as all-white bedding can be, it can look uninspired, uninviting - and cheap. If you're keen on the white look, mix it up with some colourful cushions or a throw which matches other colours in the room.
If you want all-white bedding, make sure you mix it up with some colourful cushions or a throw that matches other colours in the room?
14. Plastic 議長，司会を務めるs
They may be 罰金 outdoors but inside plastic 議長，司会を務めるs 簡単に downscale your room, no 事柄 how 利益／興味ing or expensive. 'Plastic 議長，司会を務めるs can often 衝突／不一致 with the decor and style of a room,' says 内部の design 専門家 Zara O'Hare, from Land of Rugs. 'Whether it's a modern, 伝統的な, or eclectic design 計画／陰謀, plastic 議長，司会を務めるs often appear out of place, 混乱に陥れる／中断させるing the 全体にわたる aesthetic harmony'.
避ける plastic 議長，司会を務めるs indoors as they can downscale your room, no 事柄 how 利益／興味ing or expensive they are?
