Pinterest serves up design trends based on popularity. But something that looks great on Pinterest doesn’t always translate well to the home. Here are four hot Pinterest trends to skip when planning your Orange County home remodel.
Open Kitchen Shelving
Pinterest loves open shelving in every style of kitchen imaginable. Sure, replacing a run of upper cabinets with open shelves genuinely saves money. But then must live and cook with those open shelves. The design above foolishly places the open shelving directly above the cook area. With every meal prepared on that stovetop, the items on the shelf above get a light coating of steam, grease, and food particles. When you’re done, dust sticks to the mix. It might look good in a photo, but in a working kitchen this is a disaster. Either it’s a horror to keep clean or gross if you ignore it. Take a hard pass, either way.
Instead, put open shelves in their place. Notice how this kitchen includes open shelves above the sink, away from the cook area. They work beautifully and save money, as they are placed correctly.
Dark Cottagecore
Dark cottagecore fills Pinterest boards with moody vibes. Dark colors and finishes certainly add drama to any home remodel, whether it’s in Orange County or not. But a little goes a very long way, especially with the OC aesthetic.
Black marble backsplashes add a wow factor; green cabinets certainly add depth and richness. But when you put the two together in a room with little light, it’s not moody. It is depressing.
Pick one or the other, add designer touches, and your home remodel becomes a dream, not a nightmare.
Dark cottagecore, when used in any room, creates spaces that show every speck of dust and creates a challenge for lighting. This is another hard pass in Orange County.
Inspired Remodels uses dark colors to add drama and set a mood that is anything but depressing. This bar incorporates white and rich gold tones and ample natural light that’s a far cry from moody.
This look lasts long after dark cottage core exits the design scene.
TV Over the Fireplace
If you’ve seen it once, you’ve seen it at least a thousand times. Take a feature wall, add a fireplace, then mount the TV above the mantle. In the image above, the television and gas fireplace look great. That is until someone decides to watch the TV. Not only is the seating at the wrong angle, but the TV is at the wrong height.
Hanging your television above the fireplace makes watching TV a literal pain in the neck. The angle is wrong. Generally, the bottom of the TV ends up at eye level.
In addition, warm air rises. Any heat generated by the fireplace rises up and fries the electronics.
The better approach moves the TV away from the fireplace. Inspired Remodels created a feature wall with a fireplace and TV. But notice how the TV sits lower on the wall for easier viewing. In addition, the heat from the gas fireplace stays away from the electronics.
Vessel Sink on Wood Countertop
Bet you’ve seen something very similar to this on Pinterest. Vessel sinks perched atop wood cabinets and countertops bring warmth to bathrooms and powder rooms.
They also bring real problems. Face it, water splashes all over vessel sinks. Some of it runs down the side of the vessel. Then it pools. Water pooling on a wooden counter or cabinet equals water destroying the wood finish.
If your Orange County home remodel includes a vessel sink, mount the sink on an impervious surface. Sealed stone, such as marble or granite, or quartzite makes a better perch for your vessel sink than any wood surface. This stunning red vessel sink looks fabulous and will not harm the countertop.
Orange County Home Remodel Beyond Pinterest
If you want a home remodel with timeless appeal, go beyond Pinterest. Sit down with the designers at Inspired Remodels. You’ll get the modern features you want and style that lasts for ages.
