{
  "id": 1507755,
  "title": "An interior designer with 27 years of experience shares 10 things he'd never have in his own home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/an-interior-designer-with-27-years-of-experience-shares-10-things-hed",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T15:23:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/things-interior-designer-never-have-in-own-home-list-photos-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Benji Lewis, a seasoned interior designer with over 27 years of experience, has shared what he would never have in his own home. The UK-based designer, who has worked in luxury design, suggested avoiding certain trends and items that he finds impractical or unflattering. Lewis generally avoids accent walls, open shelving, oversized floor lamps, bulky retro statement pieces, vintage tin signs, cheesy retro statement pieces, inspirational wall art, porcelain tile flooring, and beanbags. Instead, he recommends alternatives such as panoramic wallpaper, carefully curated open shelving, discreet floor lamps, vintage furniture, linoleum flooring, and atmospheric lighting.",
  "summary": "A seasoned interior designer with decades of experience in luxury design shared things he'd never have in his home, like accent walls and can lights.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}