Yeah, if you listen closely you can hear that train/bus scroll trend "jumping the shark". Splash!

You forgot to include dead animals in your list of mini (or, depending on the animal, "mega") trends.

LOL queenbee1230, thought it already had.

"I'm so 2008, you're so 2000-late!"

Love the dark walls and anything charcoal gray - such a cozy surround for a room.

I'm so glad I don't follow trends...

I've always been a fan of light golden oak, and I'm glad it's replacing walnut and espresso finish (gag.)

You also forgot the glam-glam. I've been seing gold pop up all over the place: bronzed table legs, gold mirrors & frames, gilded vases & lamps... scary, but shiny :)

I think I first saw a bus scroll displayed as art here on AT; it that case I loved it because it was an actual bus scroll from an actual bus a relative of the owner had actually driven. I wonder if that's how the trend began? Anyway, now I see framed bus scroll prints in the windows of the Restoration Hardware down town, and just about everywhere else, and I'm sick to death of them.

I love the curvy wall of philodendrens--it's excellent feng shui, very green, and adds to the oxygen. I don't know that I'd use it in a bedroom, though. I think it works better in an office space or a spa or salon.

Trends = Corporations telling you what to buy.

What happens when a Trend is over? Oh right, in the garbage.

Just do what you Love! If buying something that's trendy is what you love than do that, but don't buy into a trend because it's "The Trend"

I have to second the person who was glad to see lighter wood finishes coming back. I never warmed up to the dark espresso finishes everpresent at West Elm and the like.

People "upcycle" because we have to - notice the economy?- not because it's "trendy." Otherwise, Top Ramen - what a trendy meal for the under employed!

I've seen cement floors and counter tops recently here in Houston and you never saw that before. Again, this seems to be less an artsy trend than people trying to capitalize on that and save money on putting in a new carpet or linoleum, or granite counters.

I've loved turquoise for years, and I'm so sad that it's going to be saturating the market. But I have to agree about the trends, forgo them and just fill your home with what you love.

I love turquoise and I have no problem with it becoming a trend. More turquoise = better!

Well I've read all the comments and still can't figure out what the heck a train/bus "scroll" is... off to Google I guess.

Long before I discovered this website, I painted my kitchen a lovely retro turquoise blue. I thought I was really on my own. Was everyone just peeping in my window and copying me? I still love it, even if I am trendy, or last year or this year. You can tell it is close to the original 1938 color of the walls.

I am trying to figure out those light fixtures on every third house tour that look like a bath poof.

I've had the "good fortune" of seeing two of my favorite things peak as trends in the past year or two, and it can be both a blessing and a curse.

My husband and I had yellow, black, white, and grey as our wedding colors, and so we've decorated our living room with those colors as a little representation of ourselves and our love. I think it's wonderful that it's a trendy color, because it makes it so easy to find things I love! I've definately had times where I was hard-pressed to find anything yellow that I loved in stores, and this is a refreshing turn of events.

On the other hand, I've been collecting natural curiosities since the early 1980s, and have built up a pretty big collection... but unlike the color yellow, this trend has a negative impact on me, because it's driving prices up on the things I love to collect. I found the most amazing turtle shell at an estate sale the other week, and the people running it had it marked up so ridiculously that I couldn't afford it! I guess I'll just have to go back to scavenging in the woods for the next year or two.

I think "trends" can become permanent features in someone's home, in small doses, if it works for that person. I have loved turquoise for a long time, and I love that it's become popular so it isn't hard to find anymore. I also love dark walls with light molding and ceilings. The fact that something is a trend doesn't preclude me from embracing it, and if it really works, I'll hang on to it for awhile, at least until I am bored or find something else to try. As a whole, though, I try to keep my home my style, with small infusions of "trends" that I like.

I agree with ItsJustStuff. I have no idea what a bus scroll is.

I think most of the folks commenting (above) missed the point of the post. The editors were talking trends they're seeing -- not "which trends do you think have jumped the shark."

That said, I am so over dark/espresso wood but won't be embracing light oak any time soon.

But I'm glad to see Marimekko has made a come-back!

I would run from anything screaming "right on trend". Hate being a copy cat. Soooooo glad I never bought a "Keep Calm" poster even thought I loved it when I first saw it. Same with those train schedules......run away, don't walk.
Lynn Byrne, from Decor Arts Now

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