"dead" design trends for 2015?

my husband brought my attention to a design-related article on yahoo.com yesterday. the title of the article was "design trends that are dead for 2015". usually, when i see these types of articles, i look over them briefly, and pretty much agree with everything. mostly because they list things like "wallpaper borders" or "chevron everything" , which in my mind were out years before the article was even written.
when i read THIS article, i was a....well, confused. and totally NOT in agreement with the "dead list".
i am going to paste the entire article here, so that you can see it, (including the pictures that were used.)
you will see my rants in red, just under each item!

Design Trends That Are Dead in 2015

Katie BrownEditor in ChiefJanuary 4, 2015

The start of a new year isn’t just the perfect time to get serious about fitness, health, career, and maybe even finding love.

It’s also a chance to dump some tired, tacky, and downright troubling design ideas and make a fresh start for your home. Yahoo DIY is here to help with 10 trends to banish this year (and beyond). Make up your own mind, of course, but don’t be afraid to toss out those old design ideas along with those 2014 calendars.

1. Smocked Bedding:

(Photo: Soft Surroundings)

Because you do not want your bedding to look like old curtains from “Gone with the Wind” or a bridesmaid dresses that you never wear again.

OK. quite honestly..is this really a trend? i mean, yes, we see these duvets fairly often, and west elm, pottery barn,  and target all have their versions of this look, but anyone with a (AHEM) *messy teenage girl, would see this as an awesome solution to an always-wrinked-anyway bed situation. yah. that would be me. 

so...say it is a trend. I'm still not hating it enough to be over it. maybe i am off on this one. but just read on. it gets better.

2. Tile and Marble Everywhere:

(Photo: Home Bunch)

YES! You can have too much of a good thing.

UH, did she really just say that? having tile on your floors and walls AND shower is TOO much? i totally disagree. i think this is a classic look that will always be in style. and i am sorry, but she should have tried a LOT harder to find an uglier picture of this "trend". i mean, this bathroom is pretty dang nice, and i would venture that just about anyone would agree that it doesn't feel overdone.

3. ALL One Color ALL the Time:

(Photo: Mel Cleaning)

Shake it UP! Because this gets old so fast. You have to have varied shades and colors in a room to keep it feeling alive!

so...not sure how i feel about this "dead trend"...i mean, i happen to like the use of a single color in a space. several shades of a single color can add a lot of depth and interest to a room, and i don't see this approach to interiors a trend. some of the most beautiful rooms i have ever seen are rooms in which a single color is used judiciously and expertly, to yield dramatic and beautiful results.

4. Indoor Hammocks:

(Photo: LibroDeSecretos)

Hammocks should stay outside. It takes up way too much room and makes it nearly impossible to create a nice flow through a room.

did anyone else realize this was a trend? 

5. Fake Canopy Beds:

(Photo: Bark & Linen)

They are just wrong. There are so many more interesting ways to highlight a bed.


yah. this is where i started getting a little HEATED. i mean, just LOOK at this picture she used to illustrate this "trend"! that bedroom is amazing on so many levels, i barely know where to begin. for REAL, katie brown? and since when are canopy beds a trend? or "wrong"? ugh. am i totally out of touch or is this a little weird?



6. Taxidermy:

(Photo: Sojorner)

The days of having dead things gazing down at you are over. This décor idea can really pull focus in a room and drown everything else out. Taxidermy is literally and figuratively DEAD.

sure, i will give her this one. i mean, it works in some spaces, but when someone slaps an animal head up on their wall 'JUST because', it can look trendy and tacky, but in a LOT of cases it can look great.



7. Chalkboard Paint Walls:

(Photo: Nellie Bellie)

They have become so grating that when they are spotted in a room you can hear the nails running down them. Enough already. This trend is way overplayed.

true. definitely a trend. i don't hate chalkboard walls, but i can see how it is getting a tiny bit predictable. this isn't a look that i think will vanish overnight...or possibly EVER, but trendy? yes. sure. 


8. Too many textures in one room:

(Photo: Lushome)

Because nothing can make a room more confusing and overworked. The chaos is exhausting.

dont agree with this at all. i mean, texture is a major design element that can bring variety and contrast to a room. not sure why she thinks that too many textures can be "confusing" and "overworked" and "exhausting". i like texture. i embrace it. 





9. Painting just one “accent” wall.

(Photo: Apartment Therapy)

Make up your mind! If you do not like the color enough to use it on all the walls then just skip it. Nothing breaks up a room more than a disjointed choice like this one.

i have never really been on board with this look. i feel like this was "trendy" 8+ years ago. i try to avoid the contrast accent wall almost always, but i have to admit, that it can look good in certain applications. 


10. Sentiment on Canvas:

(Photo: Stephanie Lynn)

NO MORE preachy words on wall art. No one wants a décor accent to tell him or her how to feel. DONE DONE DONE.



again, not my personal favorite trend, and not something you would see in my home, but is it just me, or are her words a bit STRONG?

(PS--i am pretty sure the last time i *TRIED to watch the katie brown show she was doing some gag-inducing craft like making pretend sunflowers out of paper plates and egg shells or some other nonsense! no thanks.)

i don't know folks. what are your thoughts on this article? in my mind, she was pretty far off. 
am i crazy??

please, please chime in. 
this has been bugging me. UH-LOT.
i NEED your feedback!