40 Decor Ideas That Walk The Line Between Creative And Concerning

Home decor is all about personal expression, until that expression makes you stop, tilt your head, and ask, “Wait… why?” This collection brings together some home decor ideas from the subreddit r/homedecoratingCJ that walk the fine line between creative and concerning.

Being quite imaginative and mildly unsettling, these interiors prove that while there are no strict rules in decorating, some choices definitely spark strong reactions.

#1 This Would Have Gone Triple Platinum On Instagram In 2013

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#2 We Transformed Our Old Kitchen Into A 1950s Diner :)

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#3 Is This Tacky?

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#4 People Tell Me My New Coffee Table Is Weird. Would Painting It Grey Make It More Acceptable?

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#5 I Asked For A Second Floor With Spiral Stairs

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#6 Do We Like My Floor?

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#7 Some Actual Photos Of The House I Grew Up In

Previous owner was the creater of the pink panther and first president of marvel animation. Definitely a little eccentric. Parents got the house for pretty cheap because nobody else would touch it Image source: Prior-Ambassador7737

#8 Is This Tacky?

Image source: sillybunny22 Is a Barred Owl tree topper tacky? It’s locally sourced (flew down the chimney).

#9 I’ve Been Debating On Where To Put A Pic Of My Horse Rug And Decided To Roast Myself Here

Image source: SelfDefecatingJokes This rug has everything. It has horses. It has a leopard eating a deer.

#10 I Just Got Lost

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#11 Does This Belong In A Residential Home?

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#12 My Elderly Father Has Dementia And Keeps Wandering Around. So We Decided To Label All The Doors To Help. But My Mom Thinks Signage Looks Tacky And Just Let Him Wander. ?

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#13 Should I Take This Out? Or Paint It?

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#14 Got A Plant

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#15 Can I DIY This?

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#16 Newest Addition

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#17 I Couldn't Stop Thinking About That Gray Man Cave From A Few Days Ago So I Recolored It. (I'm Rusty At Ps So It's Not My Best Work)

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#18 Surprise!

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#19 My Boyfriend Said I Went Too Far With My Headboard

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#20 My Brother Says My House Is A Circus

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#21 I Just Wish There Was Space For One More Barn Door

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#22 Focal Point?

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#23 The Home I Inherited From My Parents Has A Bath They Created By Enclosing The Patio

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#24 What Finishing Touch Will Tie My Aquatic Bathroom Together?

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#25 Should I Repaint The Walls To Match The Fishes?

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#26 Should I Put My Vaguely Racist Table In The Living Room Or Foyer?

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#27 What Should I Add? A Middle Staircase?

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#28 My Kitchen Remodel Is Finished!

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#29 What’s Off About Our Kitchen?

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#30 Why Are My Neighbors Trying To Form An Hoa?

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#31 The In-Laws Housewarming Gift

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#32 I Really Wanted An Indoor Pool, But My Husband Said No. So We Compromised!

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#33 The Pool Is In!

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#34 What’s Throwing This Room Off?

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#35 Why Does Everyone Who Visits My House Say This Is A Red Flag?

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#36 $15,000 Kitchen Flip

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#37 What Is My Aesthetic Called

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#38 A Compromise Between My Dignity & My Cat’s Need To Supervise My Bowel Movements…

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#39 If Lazy Was A Picture

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#40 Is There Enough Gold?

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