As an expert Seattle interior designer and design news junkie, I recently read an article in the San Francisco Chronicle. Lots of great information and commentary overall. What captured my attention was a short list by writer, Anh-Minh Le, that focused on the seven trends she wanted to disappear.

Here are seven trends in vogue for the past few years to step away from:

• Homes that look like taxidermy shops. Enough with the wall of antlers and animal skins all over the floor!
• Flat-screen TVs mounted so high above the fireplace mantel, you get a neck cramp before the first commercial break.
• My favorite! Home makeover shows that set unrealistic expectations about decorating a space. There are usually scores of people working behind the scenes whom you never see on screen. Plus, we’re firm believers that good design takes time.
• Shallow sink basins that result in water splashing everywhere.
• Outfitting a room top to bottom with reproduction designer furniture. We’ve seen too many homes filled with so much Eames, Bertoia and Saarinen they look like soulless showrooms.
  Amen to this one too!
• The phrase “man cave.”
• Watch any house-hunting program on HGTV and, chances are, granite countertops are on the buyer’s wish list. But with so many options now available - including recycled paper and glass products - our wish for 2010 is for anyone embarking on a remodel to think beyond the ubiquitous granite and stainless steel combination.

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