I’m an interior designer and there’s a TV error that gives ‘skipping leg day at the gym’ effect – we call it ‘big back’
TWO interior design pros have revealed the home trends they can't stand, and it's bad news if you've made a certain TV mistake.
Robert Gigs and Ethan Gaskill have made a name for themselves on social media thanks to their viral videos sharing the trends they can't stand.
In a recent video the pair slated a popular some popular furniture trends that make any home looks tacky.
First up, having a large flatscreen TV isn't always a winner, especially if the console below it is smaller than the TV itself, the pair explained.
Although Ethan confessed he's been guilty of this mistake in the past, it's a big no-no if it can be avoided.
"You don't want to be the person who never does leg day at the gym and that's what this looks like," Robert joked.
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And it's not just TVs that give this "big back" effect, they noted.
Mirrors and art work on the wall should also never be bigger than the chest of drawers or console table below them.
It's not just about size either, the pair added.
If you want your home to look luxurious you should make sure you mount your TV at the right height - having it too high, or even too low, won't just hurt your neck but make your space look off-putting.
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Next up on the pair's list of interior design icks was a simple mistake many people are also guilty of, and that's printing family photos onto large canvases.
The idea might be nice, but ultimately they can look cheap and blowing the pictures up to such a large size can make them look blurry too.
Robert said: "I don't want to be at your house with your middle aged father staring at me while I'm laying on the sofa.
"I never think they're tasteful, they're usually blown up on canvas with no frame, which is the worst offender of them all."
Of course, that doesn't mean you can't keep sentimental photos around your home - just avoid the large, pixelated canvases.
Instead, the duo suggested buying frames for you pictures, rather than making them so big.
After sharing the home icks on TikTok many people agreed, and one person commented: "I feel the same about family pictures.
"We got married last year and although frames it was giving shrine, so now they're in the bedroom and just one is on the main floor."
A second agreed: "So glad I'm not the only one who thinks blown up on family photos on canvas are weird!
"I just have a few photos of my daughter sprinkled around the house in cute frames."
"Oh I HATE when people have ugly gallery walls with canvas photos, so, so bad," another said.
And as for the TV slander, one said: "Everyone makes fun of my small TV, now I'm just gonna show them this video."
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And someone else said: "I feel like having a large TV as a focal point of the room in general is an ick."
"Huge TVs are one of my biggest icks too," another chimed in.
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