Accent walls—just paint your room one color. If you want to be bold, be bold.
–Amy Thomasson-Ramirez
Valences.
–Ashley Avrea Cathey
Lamps that finish at different heights in the same room.
–Betty Lou Phillips
Matchy, matchy, matchy.
–Brant McFarlain
An over-designed room and too much fringe.
–Liz Lank Williamson
Beige.
–Amy Berry
Chandeliers that are too small.
–Catherine Dolen
Spaces that feel anonymous.
–Debra Owens
Modern with modern, and interiors that are all new and not collected.
–Jan Jones
Over decoration.
–Elizabeth White
Trends—I hate the overexposed.
–Philip Thomas Vanderford
Beautiful pieces only create beautiful design when they relate to each other as a whole.
–Lisa Sorenson
Nothing good happened in the 1980’s design-wise, so the trend to return to them is not good.
–Jan Showers
Textured walls.
–Lisa Henderson
TV shows that make everything look so easy and fast.
–Joanie Wyll
Round rugs.
–Julie Stryker
Too many elements in a space yelling, “look at me.”
–Mary Cates
Unfinished rooms.
–Stephen Dunn
You can have a great–looking piece, but if the scale is wrong, it’s like an ill–fitting dress.
–Samantha Fisher
Knowing where all the room’s accessories were purchased.
–Susan Bednar Long
Too fancy.
–Emily Summers
Clutter and overall darkness—not enough contrast so that everything is muddy and has no life and sparkle.
–Suzy Childress
Too much pattern–on–pattern.
–Tracy Rasor
I don’t like to be uncomfortable in a room. I really don’t like when scales are off: massive armoires, oversized light fixtures, and rugs too small for their rooms.
–Cynthia Collins
Rugs sized like postage stamps? Not on our watch!
-Dawn Bergan, Charlotte Comer, & Leslie Jenkins
