Joanna Gaines guide: Tacky items and decorating mistakes to avoid

Joanna Gaines guide: Tacky items and decorating mistakes to avoid

Your home is more than just four walls and a little bit of paint; it’s the place you come home to at night, your safe haven after a long day at work. It’s the place where you’re raising your family and sharing laughter and joy. Because your home is such an important part of your life — after all, you’re going to spend literally most of your life there! — it needs to be a reflection of yourself and your personality.

With that in mind, nobody wants their domicile to reflect outdated decor, antiquated furniture and outright tacky accessories. And if you’re looking for expert advice on how to avoid having a cringeworthy home, then you need to turn to Joanna Gaines, host of the show, Fixer Upper. Alongside her husband Chip, she’s helped turn outdated houses into stunning abodes.

If you want to have a home that you can be proud of (and will also get Joanna’s seal of approval!), then you absolutely need to banish these items from it completely. Otherwise, you may find yourself realizing that your home is speaking volumes about you…and you probably won’t like what it’s saying.

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Have you ever been yelled at by an adult for your unruly behavior, followed by a demand to know, “Were you raised in a barn?” Well, unless you really want people to think that you were brought up in a building more suited to farm animals, then we really recommend that you don’t spring for barn doors for your house.

Barn doors

While Joanna is a fan of farmhouse chic, this reads more bovine rather than fashionable. If you want your house to look classy, then it’s advised that you skip the barn door completely.

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