20 Decorating Trends From The 1990S Nosotros Should All Forget

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Growing up, my family's kitchen was the paradigm of 1990s chic: a hunter-green sponge- painted border, goose contact newspaper lining the drawers, linoleum flooring. It's a await that should rest solely inwards my memory, along amongst these twenty trends that should live on banished for good: 


1. Wallpaper borders



2. Oak kitchen cabinets

3. Brass calorie-free fixtures

4. Oddly shaped Whirlpool tubs

5. Overstuffed sofas

6. Ivy-themed kitchens 

7. Obnoxious beds-in-a-bag



8. ANYTHING inwards hunter light-green (bonus points for an accent wall!)



9. Elaborate imitation finishes as well as sponge painting


10. Pouf valances

11. The stuffed creature "pet net"


12. Hollywood vanity lighting


13. Inflatable furniture


14. Silk blossom arrangements


15. Giant wooden decks (the to a greater extent than tiers the better!)


16. Celestial motif

17. Super-vaulted entryways amongst THIS chandelier



18. Dusty rose carpeting



19. Track lighting
20. Plaid sofa slipcovers

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