The WORST Design Trends in 2023 that MUST Go! (These give me the ick..)

[@loangirly]

LOL, "....this is giving Pompeii"

[@mrphoenixgrey]

I’m glad someone got it 🤣🤣🤣

[@winniemwai344]

The toilet seat covers should get a life sentence

[@monamosquera2993]

😂😂😂the most horrible and ridiculous thing

[@louisefromNY]

I just bought one! Now I’m so ashamed

[@gailwilliams5278]

The final word art example has me slack-jawed…. I always joked that if you have ‘Eat, Enjoy’ on your dining room wall, and ‘Sleep, Dream’ in the bedroom, shouldn’t you have ‘Piss, Poop’ in the bathroom? I guess someone didn’t get the joke!

[@PatrickHoenig98]

That made me laugh! Good one.

[@divine-by-zero]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@michaelreid6937]

I find it a bit horrifying to imagine that toilet lid covers and surround rugs might make a comeback.😒

[@jbridges9574]

Faux plants blended with real ones are great! The real plants make the faux ones look real and disguise the real ones you’re killing. It helps keep costs and maintenance down but helps fill out a space. It works indoors and out.

[@lesliegengo9418]

I do this! I can’t keep a fiddle leaf fig or Triostar alive so I mix high quality fakes with my real easy-care plants!

[@thespicypimp423]

OMG, those awful "sofas" with built-in cup holders and phone chargers should be banished to the bowels of the Earth. I want whoever created those to be charged AND convicted for crimes against humanity. Sentence: LIFE. Ugggh! 🤬

[@michelleelmore5533]

Men seem to love them especially when’ll with leather lol

[@nicoleperson9427]

They look like glorified car seats sitting in the middle of the living room!! My husband and I have been in a 10 year argument about that darn sofa!! He wants one along with the matching recliner. His "compromise" was proposing we get 3 of the recliners since it's three of us in the house. That's not a compromise...that's even worse!!🤦🏾‍♀️ Needless to say we've been reupholstering the same Victorian sofa because I absolutely refuse to bring that mess in my house!!

[@JuliaARubin]

There used to be a show on bbc ‘how clean is your house’, and one of the hosts used to take samples of filth from a house and analyze them, and what she collected on the toilet seat covers and rugs was absolutely disgusting.

[@mrphoenixgrey]

I can only imagine the nightmare of growth!

[@cold9168]

Too funny!!!! I loved the Rae Dunn segment....I could not agree more; it drives me insane! Let's not forget to label every room in the house with it's intended use like: Bathroom, Pantry, Kitchen, Eat etc. LOL

[@Ms.MD7]

You forgot "Gather" 😂😂😂

[@judithryle2113]

Also blessed, thankful, faith, home in huge letters

[@erinsedmak2612]

Hallelujah!! I’m so glad word art is over. I had the unpopular opinion for so long and now, influencers agree with me. Thank you.

[@Stumpybear7640]

I'm with you on the instructional kitchenware. Toilet seat covers! Why? Unless you change it every 4 hours?😂

[@nancysavard4322]

I live in a ground level apartment, and some parts are dark...a mix of live and faux plants does the trick (to my eye at least).

[@michaelcristofano5863]

You are right on with all of them. Particularly the large leather/cloth sofa with the cup holder. Throw away the key if they have them in the formal family room. you can give them a break if the in the basement.

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Agreed, i can let it slide in a basement tv room, but the size of them always throw off the scale of an entire room!

[@tamaracovic-kovacevic5213]

I love my fake plants. 1.) I don’t have a green thumb. 2.) I have cats.

[@Kate.g.]

I have real, but 2 fake because you ça not have it in room with no light 😅😆, a cat and many are toxic

[@kathywalker6731]

I rarely agree with everything that designers say, but I agree 100% with you on this one!

[@Kalo2511]

You will take my faux plants out of my cold, dead, black-thumbed hands! Never ever am I submitting any green thing to my death-emitting paws.

[@Shrinksjp]

Faux plans are convenient if mase well. They are clean and easy to keep, but 1 or 2 is enough if needed. My main house is done in British Colonial Chinoiserie with genuine 18th/early 19th Century antiques and Baker reproductions., and 1 0r 2 tropical plants would be necessary. Also, another room is done in art deco, and a mirrored piece is almost a necessity - just one. Everything should be judged in its context and entirety, IMO.

[@nathalie_desrosiers]

Another plastic item that will end up, soon or later, in a landfill. At least, dead real plants end up in compost. But I'm jealous about your Art Déco room.

[@Shrinksjp]

Will not end up in a landfill. These are high end faux plants with real tree trunks. you cannot tell them from real even upon touching them. @@nathalie_desrosiers

[@murpesc43]

I have three Rae Dunn cat bowls that I bought at Goodwill. They say “MEOW” and my cat Zoey loves them. 🤣

[@mrphoenixgrey]

I’ll alway this for pets 🤍

[@louisefromNY]

Phoenix! First, you are wonderful! Your sense of humor is hysterical! Second, Your knowledge of trends are great! Third, you just get real! I want you write a book!

[@sarahdee374]

I know what Rae Dunn was thinking: we're gonna sell a shit-ton of this shit and make a ton of money. And they were correct. I worked for TJMaxx for a few months and we could not keep it on the shelves.

[@georgiakuchinsky]

absolutely dragged me to hell over the mason jars 😭 a painfully accurate roast, and you're right, it's cuz they're cheap!

[@elizarob666]

A lot of real plants are toxic to cats and dogs, particularly some of the nicer ones. A good quality faux plant, although sometimes more expensive than the real version, can be a good alternative.

[@leamubiu]

Emphasis on “good quality”

[@MerryWidow420]

This is a must think for anyone getting real plants. I have two cats and a dog and I love real plants. I will not buy a new plant without checking online whether it's safe. So easy to do these days.

[@selah7702]

For sure I’ve mostly gone plantless because my kitties want to eat any and all.. and sooo so many are so toxic

[@MerryWidow420]

@@selah7702 , that is for sure the most careful way to deal with it.

[@virginialangford6257]

So is it OK that my ex fiancé gave me a fake diamond ring? I mean it was not cheap and was pretty…so why is it not OK….maybe just being fake is wrong

[@shabamflam]

When you said "If you have a learning disability" for the Rae Dunn set... 🤣🤣🤣 it sent me!

[@HR-re6mr]

I agree with all. They’re maybe some nicer faux greenery but usually very expensive. Most I’ve seen in homes is the plastic-y ones.

[@genevievebonneau09]

The crocheted toilet lid cover just ended me 😂😂😂😂

[@tescherman3048]

You are spot on. Nearly all of today's pop culture DIY's are tomorrow's trash. You can DIY, but only if you really know what you are doing. And Ray Dunn...OMFG. I'm sure she's a terrific person. But, Lord, save me from that cult. And I have (rarely, thank the Universe) been to parties where the toilet is encased in fabrics. I immediately leave. Seriously. And "Word Art" in a Kitchen that has a marble-topped autopsy table-sized island gives me the creeps. I feel like the owner is desperately trying to scream that they are "normal" despite their penchant for sadism.

[@lsamoa]

hahahahha so true

[@juanitasandoval6222]

😂 😂😂😂

[@benjaminbackbite]

The only acceptable mirrored furniture is a vintage 1940s 50s glam vanity. Eva Peron famously had one..

[@MariaGreece777]

Real plants get dust too, of course. You just wash them, which ever you have selected, raal or fake.

[@AlisonMurray-c4f]

Phew - I made it through without any infringements !!! I'm not the most fashion conscious of people, so nice to know the house isn't too ickky. I worry that I don't have any strands of wooden beads artistically draped around the place - is it too late ?

[@raedorin979]

I HATE those UGLY sofas. 😂😂 My husband is all about them!😂😂

[@renamitter3147]

Agree with all, but faux plants are my only possibility for greenery. My cats are killing every plant. They have even chewed a kactus.. I have given up.

[@katyaallnutt693]

My parents and sister-in-law have some of these and love them. The one I sort of have is mason jars and other recycled jars but they're holding art supplies and materials and not used as decor.

[@lsamoa]

Then you're using mason jars the right way

[@Wendy-eb2tl]

I could never understand the "live, love, laugh" signs. Hated them from the start. I'm a new subscriber, everything you commented on are my thoughts too!

[@judithryle2113]

Also eat pray love

[@chrysteldespain143]

Hahaha! I had mirrored nightstands and dressers. Spray painted then black just a few weeks ago. What can I say. 🤷‍♀️ I give myself probation for being reformed and regretting my life choices

[@yourconnection9303]

You'll still have that charge on your criminal record though.😄

[@scenecaptured]

I laughed so hard. Agree with you on all. Some of which I’m guilty of. 😂 Keep them coming. Now you have to tell us what real plants to get that won’t die in my hands.

[@Chaos3183]

I got you, Snake plants, Pothos, and Corn trees, Stay away from ferns, cactus and succulents even if they appear to be easy. and fancy plants. Those two still require light and water but will survive with a lil care and a bit of sun

[@adrianagalli7504]

I completely agree😊 thanks for the sense of humour, too

[@cd2659]

I am a Mom. I hate Dunn dishware. Let's not include Mom's in bad decor pa'lease😂

[@patmaurer8541]

Several friends have turned a basement room into a home theater, with overstuffed reclining seats (with cup holders), surround sound, and projection screen. Their movie nights ROCK! 😎

[@sharleenmike7373]

😂😂😂😅Laughed so hard. Just love this.

[@carolefreeman2544]

I remember years ago in the 90’s, we took my parents to a restaurant . When the drinks came in Mason Jars, my father took my mother and left the restaurant 😮

[@mrphoenixgrey]

hahaahah!

[@mygoldennotebook2191]

Mason jars as decor? No. But they are extremely useful for storage, they can be used with your blender or for canning.

[@carolefreeman2544]

@@mygoldennotebook2191 that’s right! Use them only for what they are made for. Storage and Canning! Not decor or as drinking glasses!

[@lane6216]

😂 Side note: my best friend’s family growing up only drank from mason jars. We used them at home for canning only. I could never understand why they drank from them. I assumed they were too poor for regular glasses. I was little so it was the only theory I could come up with. Ha.

[@jennifergraham3752]

This is hilarious 😂

[@jbEATs5]

Again, it’s like you were plucking all of these out of my head! Especially word art!

[@hammerchickdesigns]

I agree with all of these. However, I don't agree with your shirt!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@annieknight71]

What I hate the most is an etched glass door that says pantry. Expensive to change. I’ve not bought a house because of this. There were other things not liked, but this was the turning point.

[@dimplesd8931]

I haven’t see this recently in any home but I respect your decision. I like a person who stands on principal 😂

[@Jan-qv8ku]

Agreed! I hate the words on everything.

[@shahanahussain1334]

Awesome ! I feel the same about all the stuff thst u discussed over. Basically this kind of designing overwhelm some people and they try to folloe them insanely without realizing the cost they r paying for such idioticity. Thanks u r loved 😇

[@greenmtnmellie]

The toilet seat covers...😂 Honey...my grandmother made them in felt when I was a small child. She had a Santa face that had mittens over his eyes when you raised the lid. The wall decals strike me as very "tween" girl...

[@trikywu]

I can't stand Rae Dunn stuff, but I will admit - I bought two dog bowls at Marshalls because they were big and heavy - and yes - cheap. One says "Drink Up" the other says "Dinner". I really don't care about it. I only bought them because they were big and heavy and my dog won't push them across the floor while eating. But I realized - why the hell did they put words on the bowl describing what's in there? Dogs can't read. Same shopping trip - I unknowingly bought a laundry basket and realized it was also Rae Dunn after I brought it home. I liked the white exterior and the blue striped interior. I didn't even see the word"Laundry" on it. Again - I'm looking the other way because that thing stays in the closet.

[@judithryle2113]

lol ilovedthe dog reading comment

[@lane6216]

Agree!! 100% agree!! I especially hate the Rae Dunn crap. Tell me you’re emotionally stunted without telling me you’re emotionally stunted. I know you’re talking about decor trends, but there’s a sub-text to your picks. And, I’m here for it. Keep it coming.

[@kathyorourke9273]

I even have fake snake plants!!😂

[@mickeyfash3943]

This is giving… Pompei 😂

[@divine-by-zero]

Pwahahaha!! I have kept every single glass jam jar and coffee jar and mason jar for the past 20 years! All my pantry stuff gets stored in them - you’d absolutely hate it! Yes, I know, there is no hope for me 😂😂😂😂

[@Bobrogers99]

As a male, I think anything fabric around a toilet is unsanitary. No matter how well you aim there is an invisible spray. Hard, smooth surfaces are much easier to keep clean.

[@eddiefniii]

I have a dozen mason jars. Old old old ones. In the box in the garage. But cool. Blue glass

[@MmeO]

Mix in faux with real here and there - faux Boston Fern Is the only way to go...a quick shake once in awhile releases any dust!

[@user-iz4op3eg4n]

Yay! I have zero offenses, not lying- I was so scared to have one offense from design daddy.

[@pamelahowell2082]

You are so funny.. AND SO RIGHT! Toilet seat covers?! Good grief 🤢

[@bricksloth6920]

We bought a 1900 farmhouse and the bathroom has Mason jar vanity lights and raw reclaimed barnwood walls. (We're ripping it out down to the studs and starting over.)

[@sandrahannor9001]

Hello I am a new subscriber, your critique on Rae Dunn was so on point I knew instantly, I found my people. Thank you for saying what I have thinking, Thank you.

[@kaysha]

Love these series. Useful too as I'm moving to a new house

[@pennyrichmond9341]

You made me laugh so many times on this video. And I so much agree with you. You have to wonder what people are thinking. 😊

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Thanks for watching! So glad I could bring a good laugh to your day 🥰🤍

[@lacasadelmango8712]

"It's giving Pompeii" 😂😂😂

[@mrphoenixgrey]

I’m so glad my joke was understood 🤣🤣

[@vvitch-mist20]

The only piece of Rae Dun that I ever want is a jar that had "Urn" on it. Obsessed with it. I'm spooky so a lot of my decor is going to be odd things, and Halloween decorations lol.

[@nancyjones9404]

You are kind and fun to listen to.❤

[@dominikakratochvil860]

I do have those vertical blinds and they are practical to me. But I also have curtains (pair of white see-thru over windows, and pair of solid cream ones on the sides). During summer, I put them down on “let light in mode”, and thanks to that my apartment is nice and cold without AC (we don’t have them in my country). And my friend has a lot of word art. But she has calygraphy as her hobby, and all of it is hand-made, and quite luxury looking.

[@SuperPiper27]

I just found you and I’m here to stay. I agree with everything even though I am an offender lol My husband wouldn’t care if I decorated my home in pink tulle everything(I wouldn’t ) but he asked for a lazy boy and it will never leave. I also move around very often so faux plants it is for me. Love your channel!

[@maryellengraham8098]

You are funny as hell.love watching you!!

[@JackieHagge]

I love your eyeglasses frames!!

[@timhazeltine3256]

Your comments are on point and humorous. Now let's dive into the perils of mesh shirts as statement pieces.

[@sdophoto1405]

Great video as always! Where did you get your shirt? Love it

[@mrphoenixgrey]

This one is from asos ❤

[@mmariedelle5511]

You are hilarious... and completely correct about all these design offenses... I had no idea the toilet seat cover thing is being actively brought back, thank you for the warning.... I am now your new subscriber...

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Thank you so much! And welcome 🤍

[@LisaMarie-br8tn]

I have many real house plants and sorry I love them but they are still dust collectors! Only worse because if you don't keep them clean they struggle to thrive through that dust!

[@dimplesd8931]

I think the multi color LV logo wallpaper is cute for a teen girl room. I have mirrored nest tables in my guest room. Sorry NOT sorry. I wipe them off once a week for dust. They make a small room feel bigger. If a decor piece is from a actual design style i.e. Bauhaus, French provincial, mid century modern and is good quality, it’s timeless. I have a “modern organic/mid century modern” home but our dinning room furniture is Duncan Phyfe from my grandmother. Solid, amazing quality and still beautiful after 65yrs. ❤

[@BabyGirlTiny]

Never had the on seat covers but my mom had the one for the top of the seat and the one in front of the toilet.

[@patmaurer8541]

Instead of word art, I have a small journal by my bed to record thoughts and quotes that inspire me. I leaf thru it- and add to it- often. 😊

[@kathrynkerr3317]

Thanks. I didn't even now about most of these. And I agree with you about the ones I did. Except maybe the blinds that are practical and available.

[@debraviola9184]

Love you. You are one of the absolute best!!

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Awe thank you so much 😊

[@SarahKingsleyHaussman]

I agree with everything you spoke about. I really hate the big lazy sofa with built-in cup holders.

[@mrphoenixgrey]

🥰🥰 thanks for watching

[@bart7309]

Love your videos!! If you think you are bad with plants..... I have a restraining order just so I stay clear of Vincent van Gogh's sunflower painting....

[@RochelleLang]

Baby, I. kill. plants. I kill weeds. People hired to stand in their yards as human weed killer. On the plus, I’m safe for pets and children…mostly

[@merrywalsh2809]

Haha. You should have called this “Prosecuting Criminal Design Trends.”

[@janwong9437]

That top you're wearing MUST GO 😂

[@katcallender6699]

The only good faux plant is a bouquet style because you can get dried, real flower versions, or amazing looking fake ones that won't die after a week. So I use those with nice vases, but fake house plants never look real.

[@judithryle2113]

I agree with you especially signs that day something

[@shaunaburton7136]

I live in a barn and love mason jars.

[@lisamareepritchard6375]

My first time watching your channel & I love it 😀 ❤ I'm happy to say I have none of these items & it's hard to pick the worst 😂

[@meikahidenori]

I'm guilty of recyling glass jars 😅but I'm using them for growing passive hydroponic plants so....😂

[@chrismults1500]

Toilet seat covers are trying to make a comeback?? I had no idea! As a child of the 80’s … Don’t do it 😂😂 Great video! No hate, these are all right on! ❤❤

[@HavilahDagostino]

what a fun video! JUST SUBSCRIBED!

[@mrphoenixgrey]

Thank you so much ❤❤

[@quietstorm1050]

😅😅😅😅 this should not be so funny lol. I'm guilty of a couple of them!! 🌴🌿🌱

[@annedonofri2863]

GREAT LIST, So agree with you on the oversized furniture & NO IT IS NOT Comfortable in my opinion! The rest of the list was purely ridiculous & I'm still laughing at your delivery of the list.

[@nylaguinness6857]

Me staring at your faux plant, thinking you just blaming Brody and you forgot to hide it 🤣. I kid. I'm not into judging people's home decor( though recently I've been listening to a few youtuber/decorator, like yourself, giving their opinions, quite funny. I'm also not a "trend" follower . With that said , I will not use any bathroom with carpet on toilet and I would never purchase any Rae Dunn, never will be my taste. I do respect other people's idea of decor though and leave it at that. You on the other hand made a career out of decorating and giving tips and what not to do, so you get a pass judging decor .eheheh.

[@Sophie-sp7dw]

I agree. Didn't even know some were a thing

[@sweetkitty3249]

First video I've seen you yours. I agree with everything, so now I'm a new subscriber.

[@stella971]

Oh Daddy you crack me up 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 and so wright 🥰

[@mariannevandeventer5324]

Toilet seat covers always feels like “are they hiding something worse”. Then I take a better look and think to myself that nothing can be worse!

[@nothingworksworks3511]

Our store sells faux plants & personally have zero poker face. I ring these up w that "ate bad shrimp" face

[@NickEEManaj]

Foam Furniture should be consider as Federal Crime!!

[@mrphoenixgrey]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one that feels this way lol

[@kateowens45]

I have to dust my real fig and orchid leaves also for good light absorption.

[@judithryle2113]

Oh I hate those big recliners with the built in cup holders

[@mikki3961]

OMG, I laughed and frankly thought, I don't know him, but...I love him.

[@treevvoor]

😂😂😂😂 This video is SO. ON. POINT.

[@mygoldennotebook2191]

Must confess I do have two night stands in a mirrored finish. because the alcove where the bed lives is quite dark the mirrored finish works. The top is a dark marble and the nightstands have proved to be useful and rather unobtrusive. They go with the Gustavian style that I have going on in that space. So i’m sticking with them but I do get your point.

[@dimplesd8931]

I have mirrored nest tables in my guest suite and I’m not sorry. It’s a small room and they disappear so the room looks bigger. #mirror4life 😂

[@lsamoa]

Ooh, I love the Gustavian style. I bet that room is gorgeous.

[@maryannemoll]

Ray Dunn font gives me horror movie vibes. I don’t see why people think it’s warm and whimsical.

[@mrphoenixgrey]

I'm so glad im not the only one that feels this way!

[@judithryle2113]

Just terrible ugly clutter