We've all fallen prey (though we won't admit it) to some of the ugliest home decorating trends in history. Here is a list of the top 10 worst decorating trends of all time: 
1. Popcorn Ceilings - Popular during the 1960's and 70's, popcorn ceilings were used to help eliminate echoes and reflective sounds. This horrid ceiling trend usually contained asbestos and was prone to dirt, grime, and smoke stains. What's worse, some popcorn ceilings often contained: (cringe!) gold glitter.  - 2. Shag Carpets - Another revolting trend of the 1970's, shag carpeting was popular in pale yellow, red, lime-green, and worse yet: orange.
3. Foil Wallpaper - This horrifying trend of the 70's looked like it belonged in Ron Jeremy's porno set rather than in Grandma's bathroom. Eww! 
4. Pink Bathrooms - Be it pink tiles, pink countertops, pink walls (or all the above), the pink bathroom phenomena is another trend that has us all scratching our heads saying, "What the hell was I thinking?!"  5. Orange Formica - This design disaster of the 1970's adorned kitchen, bathroom, and bar countertops everywhere. Hamburger orange, burnt orange, brilliant orange... was everyone high during the 70's?! 
6. Wood Paneling - Born in the 50's, made popular in the 70's, perfected in the 80's - no home escaped the horrors of wood paneling. Even our cars, station wagons, vans, and boats didn't escape the wood paneling trend.  7. Bean Bag chairs - Immensely popular during the late 60's and early 70's, bean bag chairs were the mod fashion staple every "rec room". Don't write these comfy blobs of yesteryear off just yet - they're making a comeback with alternative fabrics and fillings like PVC and memory-foam. The term Bean Bag has also evolved into "Oversized Sac" and "Foof Chair". 
8. Patterned Linoleum and Vinyl Flooring - This cheap flooring trend of the 60's and 70's was usually highly patterned and extremely busy. What's worse, it was typically brown, pale yellow, orange, or green (or all the above!).  9. Velour Animal Print -- The 80's and 90's saw an explosion of animal print fabrics. It adorned everything from gym pants (yikes!) to couches. To make it worse, the cheetah, leopard, and zebra prints were popular in velvet and velour fabrics. 
10. Bathroom Carpeting - Whoever thought of carpeting in the bathroom should face the firing squad! The bathroom floor gets wet (ew toilet water!), water attracts mold and mildew, carpets suck it all in... any questions? (Written by: K. Skowronski) **If you feel there are other horrible trends that should be on this list. Please feel free to add them in the comments section**
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