The very point of hiring a professional designer is to get the job done right. Or so we’d like to think. But it seems sometimes the best laid plans can go down the drain, along with your vision of the perfect execution. Fortunately, shaming bad designs has become a favorite pastime of the internet. From the crazy, to the confusing, the downright dangerous or just plain stupid, there’s no shortage of pics on the proverbial “Design Fails Wall of Shame”.
If you’re looking for inspiration on what you probably don’t want around you, you should check out the Design Fails Insta account. It has hundreds of posts of epic interior design and architecture fails. Some might make you laugh, others could make you want to cry. Then there are those that just hurt your eyes.
We’ve put together our personal favorites. Keep scrolling for a feast of fabulous fails, and upvote the ones that leave you stunned. Don’t miss the chat Bored Panda had with Eric Dillman, the interior designer behind the account, and the host of the Pro Series with Eric Dillman podcast.
#1
The amount of skill it took to do this is insane
Image source: designfailsofficial
#2
Image source: designfailsofficial
#3
Mom finally cashed in her Marlboro Miles
Image source: designfailsofficial
#4
When you open like 8 tabs by mistake
Image source: designfailsofficial
#5
Everyone kept hitting their heads as they walked down my stairs, so I hung a sign as a warning
Image source: designfailsofficial
#6
Someone said this faucet looks like the squirrel from Ice Age and now I can’t unsee it
Image source: designfailsofficial
#7
Imagine forgetting that Gramma’s on the porch
Image source: designfailsofficial
#8
A hotel in Germany uses 3D carpets to keep guests from running in the hallway.
Image source: designfailsofficial
#9
Image source: designfailsofficial
#10
Imagine being drunk walking into this bathroom
Image source: designfailsofficial
#11
This is why I have trust issues
Image source: designfailsofficial
#12
In this bathroom I would not know whether to wash my hands or open the chamber of secrets
Image source: designfailsofficial
#13
What a great way to break a neck
Image source: designfailsofficial
#14
Gonna turn this Pizza Hut into a Pizza Home
Image source: designfailsofficial
#15
Home remodeling is my passion
Image source: designfailsofficial
#16
Oh my God
Image source: designfailsofficial
#17
Some personal news: We’re replacing our countertops tomorrow and I’m so excited, mainly because we get to remove this abomination of a kitchen sink
Image source: designfailsofficial
#18
I have so many questions
Image source: designfailsofficial
#19
Image source: designfailsofficial
#20
If you’re feeling stressed, remember to IN EX HAHA LE LE
Image source: designfailsofficial
#21
Great way to have your guest break their leg
Image source: designfailsofficial
#22
I need an explanation to why this was a thing
Image source: designfailsofficial
#23
Image source: designfailsofficial
#24
That’s what I call a “throne”
Image source: designfailsofficial
#25
Image source: designfailsofficial
#26
When Boomers wana talk about how stupid millennials are… Just remember what generation covered real hardwood floors with linoleum
Image source: designfailsofficial
#27
I know this gonna bother someone
Image source: designfailsofficial
#28
If you thought you did something dumb today…….. at least you’re not the person who did this
Image source: designfailsofficial
#29
My shower broke so my landlord came over… look wtf he done put tf up
Image source: designfailsofficial
#30
Pretty sure that shouldn’t happen
Image source: designfailsofficial
#31
Her: “babe, I want a castle in the sky”
Me: “say no more”
Image source: designfailsofficial
#32
Why hire a professional when you can do……. Nvm
Image source: designfailsofficial
#33
Some might think this is the beauty of this type of tile but the unevenness bothers the sh*t out of me
Image source: designfailsofficial
#34
Ummmmm what?! How is this staying up?
Image source: designfailsofficial
#35
My neighbor recently had some work done to his house. Definitely not gonna use his contractor
Image source: designfailsofficial
#36
Image source: designfailsofficial
#37
So does someone actually hang out there?
Image source: designfailsofficial
#38
Image source: designfailsofficial
#39
Love the craftsmanship
Image source: designfailsofficial
#40
Image source: designfailsofficial
#41
The contractor said he knew what he was doing
Image source: designfailsofficial
#42
You do know there is a cover for that dude?!
Image source: designfailsofficial
#43
That’s a lot of cuts
Image source: designfailsofficial
#44
I think they forgot something
Image source: designfailsofficial
#45
So much HOW/WHY on the left
Image source: designfailsofficial
#46
This reads a very frugal person who collects tiles from all the shops in town and installs it to save some money
Image source: designfailsofficial
#47
Better hope the tree doesn’t fall
Image source: designfailsofficial
#48
Nice open kitchen, with a perfect working triangle
Image source: designfailsofficial
#49
Image source: designfailsofficial
#50
Top tier tile work
Image source: designfailsofficial
Follow Us
