Martha Stewart: Outdated Living Room Trends Designers Say to Leave Behind
Martha Stewart tapped Elizabeth Valkovics of Batten Court Design for its roundup of outdated living room trends worth retiring. The piece looks at the layouts and finishing touches that quietly hold a room back.
Her advice covers both layout and mindset: pull furniture off the walls to create real conversation zones instead of dead space in the middle of the room, and think twice about disposable decor, since it has lost its appeal as awareness of its environmental impact grows. The throughline, she says, is choosing pieces built to last.
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“It makes a living room feel stagnant and creates awkward, dead zones in the center of the space.”