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The cost of learning decoration is too low nowadays. There is never a shortage of people teaching you how to decorate on major apps or social software. Just search a keyword and you will find hundreds or thousands of posts sharing.

However, many renovation pitfalls are "secretly buried" when everyone starts learning about renovation online.

Whether it is a scam or not, you will know once you move in and as time goes by!

In this issue, we will take stock of 11 home decoration designs that people most want to tear down after moving in for a year. Many people who have fallen into these traps said that they wanted to tear them down not because they were being pretentious, but because they were really not easy to use and they could no longer tolerate it!

Magnetic door lock

The name "magnetic lock" sounds high-end and has been very popular in recent years. Even when many people renovate the doors of their new homes, merchants provide magnetic locks as standard.

To put it simply, the principle of the magnetic lock is to utilize the principle of magnets. When the door is closed, the magnet of the lock body will attract the magnet of the door frame, thereby achieving the effect of "silent locking".

▲Netizen @安安小yiyi: The magnetic suction fails and cannot be locked at all

But what the merchants won’t tell consumers is that after a few years of use, the magnetic force of this thing will diminish over time, and it will become difficult to stick firmly, causing the door to not close tightly or at all.

▲ Netizen @老梁的琪: The magnetic lock failed and I was trapped. I finally solved it by violently dismantling the lock.

Another bigger hidden danger is that it is different from ordinary mechanical locks. Once it breaks down and locks people in the room, the locksmith can do nothing about it. They can only force the lock to be opened or take the door down. In fact, it is not as good as the traditional mechanical lock!

Bathroom Shower Glass

▲Full of scale

The shower room, which was originally installed for cleanliness, transparency and splash-proof, became the decoration product that the family wanted to remove the most after moving in. The first annoying thing is the scale problem, which needs to be cleaned every few days. If it is not cleaned, it will become thicker and thicker, which has become a big worry over time.

▲Takes up a lot of space

Secondly, it really takes up space. The glass of the shower room is fixed. If you make it bigger inside, the bathroom cabinet and toilet area outside will appear cramped. If you make it smaller inside, you will feel cramped while taking a shower while standing inside.

▲Finally, I found that shower curtains are the best choice

This is what happened in my house. In the end, I just took it down and replaced it with a shower curtain.

Although it is not as beautiful as a shower room in terms of grade, it is much more flexible and free. You can close it when taking a shower and open it when not taking a shower. The space becomes larger and is easier to maintain.

Right angle wash basin

The customized right-angle washbasin has a matching size and a decent appearance. It feels so classy right after it was installed that I even have to show it off on my Moments.

▲Right-angle washbasin

One year after moving in, the right angles started to turn yellow and had to be brushed almost every two or three days. In the end, it accumulated more and more and even brushing was impossible to clean. It was completely dirty and had no use except for looking good.

▲Cleaning the pool every two or three days

▲Over time, the stains become stubborn and yellow and cannot be brushed off.

Therefore, don't install right-angle basins, vegetable sinks, laundry sinks, etc. Moreover, these right-angle basins are generally spliced ​​with marble glue, and the probability of aging and leakage in the later stage is also very high.

Coated kitchen sink

“It feels good to install it, but you’ll regret it later”, this is what this coated sink is like.

This thing is just like a non-stick pan. When the brand new coating is intact, it is hydrophobic, oil-transmissive, stain-resistant and easy to maintain.

▲The beautiful coated sink

But what is a kitchen? It is the "battlefield" of our pots and pans, and it is inevitable that metal and ceramics will be scrubbed and bumped. Over time, the coating will fall off, not only will it be ugly, but it will also become dirtier and dirtier, and eventually it will be more difficult to clean than an ordinary stainless steel sink.

▲The true face is revealed once the coating falls off

Let’s take a look at the buyer’s follow-up comments. After three months of use, the coating has obviously started to fall off.

▲The more I use it, the worse it gets.

There are even some coated sinks that have been used for a year and have become "stained". It is really unbearable and I want to smash it and replace it with a stainless steel sink every minute.

Low back sofa

▲The popular low back sofa

Speaking of sofas, many people go shopping in furniture stores and fall in love with this minimalist sofa with a low backrest at first sight. It looks like a tofu block, simple, neat and beautiful!

▲It really makes my cervical spine tired and my neck strained

However, after moving in, many people said that their necks hurt after sitting for a long time. When playing with a mobile phone, the backrest is too low to support the head, shoulders and neck. Our necks can only lean forward consciously. Do you think this is healthy? In the end, we had to add a pillow as a backrest.

▲Finally, I found that the high backrest is more comfortable

So this time when I changed the sofa for my parents' house, I undoubtedly chose a high-back sofa for the elderly. Although the style is not as fashionable as the low-back sofa, my parents said that it is so comfortable to sit and lean on it.

High cabinet basket

I wonder which idiot is still selling this kind of high cabinet pull-out basket? Sorry, I raised my hand silently again.

▲High cabinet pull-out baskets that are easily left unused

Yes, I installed it at home. To be honest, it is quite smooth to pull down and push up, but I just feel that it is troublesome to use. First, I have to open the cabinet door, then pull it down, take out the things, put them back, and then close the cabinet door. Oh my god... After such a set of procedures, I might as well hang the things on the wall directly. The key is that this pull-out basket also takes up more than half of the storage space, and now it is gathering dust in my house.

Folding wall bed

For many families, the wall bed is really a "wish".

▲The popular invisible bed

Before installing it, I thought that when guests come, they can put it down to sleep. When not in use, it won’t take up space when placed upright, and the room will also feel more spacious.

▲I found that it has not been moved for a whole year and it still takes up space

But the reality is that this bed takes up the space of a wardrobe. It was originally intended to save space, but the storage space is smaller. Moreover, many of them are never opened all year round. There are few guests at all, and they eventually become "big garbage" in the house. They can't be used, and it's hard to throw away. It's a headache!

Built-in minimalist clothes drying rack

When not in use, it can be embedded in the ceiling. It is narrower than the air outlet of an air conditioner and looks quite invisible and high-end.

▲Built-in minimalist clothes drying rack

However, its beauty only stays when you don't use it to dry clothes. Everything is peaceful and quiet when you don't use it.

▲As long as you hang clothes, it’s not minimalist anymore

But once you put clothes on the clothesline, it becomes the same as an ordinary clothes drying rack. The key is that this thing sacrifices functionality for simplicity. Whether it is load-bearing capacity or user experience, it is not as good as an ordinary lifting clothes drying rack.

▲Not as good as ordinary electric lifting hangers

In comparison, I still think that ordinary electric clothes drying racks are more practical and have a large load-bearing capacity. They are very convenient for drying quilts, children's toys and large amounts of clothes. Moreover, it is quite simple to raise it when you are not drying clothes.

Elephant Ear Bed

▲Internet celebrity elephant ear sofa

The "elephant ear bed" has been very popular in the home furnishing circle in the past two years. I advise you to think twice before buying it!

▲It really takes up the length of the mattress

Because many tall people found that the mattress, which was originally 220cm long, was actually too short when they slept on it. Their feet were sticking out of the mattress!

▲The head of the bed was pressed several dozen centimeters inward

In fact, the design of this bed has serious problems. The bed presses down on the mattress, compressing the mattress by several dozen centimeters. If the height is over 1.8 meters, the bed will not be long enough.

▲If you want to buy this kind of bed, you should buy one with padding at the bottom.

Be careful to identify before buying, and choose a style that does not press down on the mattress, such as the improved style in the picture above, so you don’t have to worry about compressing the size of the mattress.

Open cabinet

If I were to say which renovation I regretted the most after moving in a year ago, the open cabinet in my home would definitely be ranked second, if not first.

▲The open cabinet I want to smash the most is messy and dusty

Like wine cabinets, screen cabinets, display cabinets, etc., any cabinet without doors will eventually be filled with miscellaneous items. They are either messy or accumulate dust. They have no aesthetic appeal and only add unnecessary housework.

Modeling TV background wall

Do you think I am talking about the old-fashioned stone molding wall? No, I am talking about the popular gypsum board latex paint molding wall.

▲The high-end TV wall

Today's decorative walls have a more minimalist feel, which is high-end and neat. But in fact, the difference from the previous ones is only in appearance, and the function is still the same.

It does look high-end when there is nothing in it, but after moving in and putting in some decorations, speakers, and other equipment, it no longer looks so good.

▲The atmosphere changed immediately after check-in

▲No sense of luxury

The minimalist feeling can be destroyed in an instant. To be honest, this kind of decoration is only suitable for viewing and is really not suitable for living, not to mention the built-in TV. If you want to change to a larger one in the future, won’t you have to destroy the entire design?

Okay, this is the end of this issue’s list of 11 decoration pitfalls to avoid. There are many decoration methods online, but it is not recommended to follow the trend blindly. You must read the real feedback from others before deciding whether you need it!I hope this article can help you avoid pitfalls and mistakes on the road to decoration.

If you also have a decoration that you want to complain about or regret, you are also welcome to leave a message in the comment area. Thank you for reading, and see you next time!