These outdated bathroom trends are hardly spring chickens.
Lets set one thing straight: Old doesnt mean bad.
However, where you get into tricky territory, is withoutdated trends.
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When a home decorating trend booms into popularity, it can crumble into obscurity just as quickly.
While trends often cycle back into fashion, some bathroomdecorating fadshavent aged so favorably since they hit their peak.
And not in a good way.
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These were all the rage from 2015 to 2018 especially among builders and house-flippers, she says.
Romanoff recommends sprinkling in color and texture to make your bathroom more unique, interesting, and modern.
Both their style and wear and tear may render glass blocks into fossils.
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These days, when Feldman encounters a laminate countertop, she goes ahead and replaces it with marble.
That’s the first thing that we like to remove, Romanoff says.
Low Vanities
Vanity height always catches my eye, says interior designer Missy Steffens.
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They used to be lower and now, the norm is higher.
Now the standard is the same height as a kitchen counterabout 34.5- to 36-inches.
Now, she prefers a frameless glass shower door, which she says feels more clean and modern.
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Chrome Finishings
Youll be hard pressed to find chrome in many new bathrooms.
Glass tiles fall firmly into the dated category, according to Feldman.
Overhead Mirror Lights
Another mirrorlighting fadthat may date your bathroom is overhead lighting.
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Sconces that flank the mirror provide the best light for your face, says Feldman.
It’s better looking and its also the best light for putting on makeup.
The only exception, she says, is if youre doing tile wainscoting.
