Shopping the aisles and hoping to narrow it down for homeowners, an interior decorator revealed the items you should stay away from if you want to maintain a luxe look.
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Design guru Julie Sousa (@the_avantgarde) understands the appeal of Home Goods, but she said you have to be careful when browsing the store.
“Things I would avoid as an interior decorator shopping at Home Goods,” she began in the clip.
First up on her list was un-matted photo frames.
Pointing to one with a thick white matt, she said it looked a lot more elevated than the frame without a border.
Next, she said to fight the temptation of buying décor items that feature words and phrases.
“It leaves nothing to the imagination.”
She got the approval from one viewer on that topic, who commented: “Words!! [laughing emoji]. I totally agree!”
Julie then pointed to a mushroom statue and an artichoke sculpture and said to steer clear of “décor that is very literal in nature.”
Moving onto the abundant pillow aisle, she said to skip those that don’t have zippers on the cover.
“Since they don’t have the inserts that you can remove, they don’t chop as well, and storage is a hassle.”
A commenter noted another reason to avoid this style: “And everyone needs to be able to clean their pillow covers.”
Sticking with sofa throws, Julie said blanket shopping is tricky.
“Avoid any that are not really textured, like this,” she said, pointing to a grey one.
“Instead go for something textured or anything that is knitted.”
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