Home accessories from hell – Part 10
5.3.2025
Translation: Veronica Bielawski
Beauty, famously, is in the eye of the beholder. These items from our decorative range, however, go far beyond the question of mere taste. Welcome to Part 10 of my personal interior design nightmare.
Grubby felt baskets
I think felt is nasty. Depending on the fibre, it can be a dust and hair magnet and is difficult to clean. And it just looks old. And I’m just not a fan of how it feels. And yet the dreaded felt comes in many forms – slippers, placemats, bags and so on. But at the top of my I-have-goosebumps-but-the-bad-kind list are large, grey felt baskets. Why? Because you can’t not see them as they sit there on the floor acting as dust magnets.
Storage baskets
Quantity discount
CHF8.95 per piece for 3 units
N8werk Felt storage basket 40 cm dark grey
1 x, 40 cm
Sound machines that capture «nature’s beauty»
I can accept that some people enjoy listening to recorded nature sounds. But not in the form of a sorry sound machine! Placed in your bathroom or bedroom, they’re supposed to create a sense of harmony, grounding and a connection to nature. So why is their design so antithetical to these goals? The standard recipe for design seems to be: a kitschy stock photo + maximum colour saturation + a random shape = definitely a bestseller! It just doesn’t work for me. The speakers just look so damn artificial that any connection to nature is lost. A not-so-creative attempt – but an attempt nonetheless – to escape the gaudy horror is the wooden aesthetic. There’s definitely still a lot of untapped potential here.
Atrocious hordes of picture frames
Look, I get it. You’ve got several photos and want to put them up on your wall with as little effort as possible – enter the premade collage frame. But have you ever taken a closer look at these frames? Frankly, they remind me of a clump of tortilla chips held together by too much cheese. The individual photos totally go under in such massive collages. I prefer to thrift some matching second-hand frames and arrange them myself, leaving some distance between them. Not only does it look more personal, it probably comes out cheaper too. You can find my colleague Pia’s guide on this matter here.
Do you see things differently? Join the conversation in the comments section.
Header image: Relaxdays
Natalie Hemengül
Senior Editor
Natalie.Hemenguel@digitecgalaxus.chAs a massive Disney fan, I see the world through rose-tinted glasses. I worship series from the 90s and consider mermaids a religion. When I’m not dancing in glitter rain, I’m either hanging out at pyjama parties or sitting at my make-up table. P.S. I love you, bacon, garlic and onions.
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