YOUR HOME IN 2026
Some choices age badly. Here's what to swap and what to use instead.
DATED THING 1
The coloured POP border ceiling had its moment that moment was 2009. A plain flat ceiling, or a simple recessed cove, reads infinitely more current.
DATED THING 2
When everything is glossy cabinets, shutters, countertop edge the kitchen reads as a 2012 showroom. Matte and textured finishes have replaced gloss entirely in modern Indian kitchens.
DATED THING 3
The sofa-plus-matching-chairs-plus-matching-centre-table package from one showroom is the fastest way to make a room look assembled, not designed. Mix considered pieces instead.
DATED THING 4
Four walls of the same bold repeat wallpaper florals, damask, heavy geometric closes a room down instantly. One considered feature wall, done right, is the entire move.
DATED THING 5
Bronze-tinted or smoky glass on every partition and cabinet door was a luxury signal in 2008. Clear glass, fluted glass, or solid matte panels are what current design uses instead.
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