I have several of the out dated curtain matching valances. I also have a few crocheted doilies made by my grandmother and I don’t care if they are old-fashioned, they remind me of her.
I have 5. Guilty of curio cabinets, but they are not futzy pieces of furniture and one is full of my coolest shoes, the other is stuffed with masks and hand decorated Mardi Gras throws.
I wouldn’t consider my house on trend at all but I’m pleased to notice I only have one of those outdated trends - we have mahogany bedroom set - it’s fairly understated/plain so it looks more traditional than outdated, IMO anyway! I wouldn’t choose it if I were purchasing today (I’d do a more eclectic look rather than a set of matching pieces), but I still like it.
I have:
Wicker and Rattan furniture (in sunroom though)
Tiffany lamp…in sunroom
Granite overload (not sure what that is)
Tuscan kitchen
Big silk floral arrangements
Block glass (basement windows)
Curio cabinets (part of entertainment center in basement)
Wood paneling in FR…will be painted within the year.
Valances
Popcorn ceiling (more sworls)
Oversized leather sofa
The classic traditional oriental rugs. What to do with them? They just don’t go with the clean neutral gray/white color themes. Had to stage our house to sell—stuck the rugs up in the attic —what time do with them now? Love the rugs but any decorating themes do not go with them without looking extremely dated
Have a curio cabinet. It is midcentury modernish from Scan Design. It houses some local handblown glass and Orrefors stuff. Plus a few Lomonosov tea cups.
The rugs can go to a consignment shop, somebody still wants them. I’m done saving furnishings in case the kids ever want them. They don’t, and they won’t. My gift to them is getting rid of it. Sometimes a little tearfully. But I like that someone who really wants and values those things will get a great deal on them.
Big talk from me, I still have to sneak some of it out past DH.
DH is the worst at wanting to hang on to stuff. I’ve started clearing out small things he will never realize it’s missing. I donated 50 books a couple years ago, tons of stuff from the basement storage room. I do what I can when he’s not looking.
I’m making him tackle the attic this spring for the neighborhood garage sale. I actually think he might be up for that.
Oh, I’ll love this thread. I love home decorating and follow lots of influencers.
Plants are definitely in. Real - and GOOD fake. The key is occasional fake among multiple real. All three of my kids invest in plants.
I think the thing is…it’s not so much a THING that goes out of style - it the STYLE of a thing! Make sense?
Wreaths - are fine! But your wreaths from 20 years ago? No. Time to update. It looks good to you but no one else.
Wallpaper - removable wallpaper is IN. Sometimes a feature wall in a room or a bold print in a small bathroom. Wallpaper border? NO.
Brass fixtures? Actually IN. But not the shiny cheaper looking fixtures from the 80’s. Brass is also popular now in kitchen cabinet hardware. I love it. I think silver/pewter is on the decline.
I’m going to check out that list @conmama posted. 
I think those classic oriental rugs go with just about everything! We had one that we put in storage because our dog kept having accidents and it was expensive to clean. D1 took it and it looks really good with her mid-century modern style couch and coffee table.
That was a fun article - wow, 54 trends to get rid of!
I tested positive on these:
1 small Tiffany style lamp - it’s basically a nightlight.
Glass block - not in the shower but we have an small area in our kitchen. I think a window might look weird there though.
Heavy wood headboard - a spring goal! Getting rid of our sleigh bed!
I was never a fan of granite. Got rid of valances years ago. I do like and have leather furniture but more midcentury modern leather - streamlined.
And honestly I would ADORE having that avocado refrigerator they showed - I’d scoop that up in a minute!!
What does everyone put on their small windows? I still have valances on our bathroom windows, kitchen window and laundry room window. No balloon style. I think these small windows look really bare without something. The colors and texture add to the rooms.
Don’t get rid of your plants! Very “in.” At most update the pots and/or plant stands. (Lots of inexpensive, hip options at Ikea or Target, for example.)
I painted my living room celery and never liked it once it was on the walls. So when we put the family room addition on I painted that, the dining room and the living room all Barley (they open into each other.) I really like it.
Haven’t had wall paper for years and even then it was only in my front hallway and was a off white silk paper with no pattern.
No fake plants in my house ever. But I have 3 trees and a few potted plants that bloom (peace plants and orchids.)
The only one I’m guilty of is the heavy wood headboard. It took me almost 20 yrs to convince my 6ft 6in hulking husband we needed a king size sleigh bed, I don’t care if it’s outdated now!!!
Not sure if quartz countertops counts as granite overload or not?
Trends go - and come. Save those oriental rugs, they WILL be trendy again. Just like 60’s furniture, just like art deco - we’ve seen these styles dominate, fade, then come back.
I personally like mixing things up: antiques with modern & ethnic. To me, a beautiful old curio cabinet looks great against, say, a concrete wall. Extreme example but you know what I mean.
Like @abasket I love to look at photos of interiors and there’s so much available online. Things I’m totally over:
- The gray trend, totally overdone by house flippers and developers.
- White subway tile with dark grout. Please, it’s in every new home, enough already!
- Mid century modern.
- Minimalism. It looks good on pictures. In real life, it makes me ask, “does anyone live here?”
- Giant couches
- Matching furniture
Things I like:
- Wallpaper. When it’s done right. I especially love grasscloth wallpapers that give a room texture and warmth. When you walk in, it’s like being hugged.
- Texture in general - lots of warm fabrics mixed up, with ethnic touches.
- Great quality casement windows. They’re worth every penny. I used to like the black metal trim around windows/French doors, but I’m seeing them everywhere and it’s just too trendy.
- Mixing up of styles. Hard to do, but done well, it makes a room look timeless.
- Repurposed and refinished furniture. I have a great little refinished dresser in my dining room, where it holds place mats and table cloths. A friend updated a dark, glossy finish on a 50s secretary/storage piece, put a little light in the glass cabinet above the secretary and it looks fabulous in her modern loft.
- Creative uses of outdated items. For example, those doilies lovingly made by a grandma and great grandma. I’ve seen stunning examples of them framed.
I like being old enough to see trends as a cycle that will inevitably change. Though I didn’t read the posted list, I have read enough on FB to know what they like to accuse those of a certain age of holding on to. In cold wintery places, I like rich color to liven the space, and that includes oriental rugs, colorful artwork and my single Tiffany lamp. Color being out of style makes me a bit sad, as color is mood influencing. In my area there is a fung shui expert who recommends colors and home design based on many factors. The colors tend to be wild and juxtaposed in interesting ways and the spaces she creates are gorgeous, not at all monochromatic and austere. On another note are trends that come and go, and there is more timeless design.
I have heard that brown furniture is out, which makes me laugh. Wood is brown typically, and furniture for the most part is made of wood. Oak and the sturdiness of hardwood in general will be valued again, though it may take a while.
Years ago I wanted to rag or sponge paint an entry way but now am glad I never got around to doing so.
I remember shopping for a new house in 1995 or so, which was near the end of the time period when pretty nice new houses still had laminate counters and vinyl flooring. The big look then was dark green counter tops and ivy stencils on the walls. I loved (maybe just for a month or two) the idea of a long strand of ivy stenciled all around the kitchen or dining room. We didn’t end up with that but I did have dried flower arrangements mounted over doors -similar to dried wreaths but more horizontal.
I’ve spent the past 28 years removing all the wallpaper from my house. It was everywhere except the hallway and bedrooms (entry, living, kitchen, baths, formal dining) and all of it was country blue and mauve.
From this list I still have popcorn ceilings (on my to-do list), vinyl floor in one bathroom that hasn’t been updated yet), wicker furniture in the sun room, and heavy antique mahogany furniture which I inherited. I love it and it looks ten times better than new stuff, to me.
^^^ I think we called those floral swags.
In the end you should decorate how you like. But just your personal self (IMO) - the same hairstyle, type of clothing, ACTUAL clothing, make up, etc. - isn’t it due for a refresh every so often??
I mean, maybe you love valances. GO FOR IT, have your valances. But is your valance been hanging since 1986? Maybe get a new one, something different to change your space and in turn, pleasantly change your visual view.
And maybe challenge yourself to look at your room and think if you are looking at it truly saying…
- “I like this room! I love it! It makes me happy and good to be in it”.
or are you saying - “This room is fine. Why change it? The drapes/couch/lamps/window coverings (take your pick - one or all of these) are still in good shape and usable. Why change them?”
Why change them? So you can feel like #1!!!