FIELD EDITOR: JENNIFER BLAISE KRAMER
32 | September 2019 BY DIANA DICKINSON PHOTOS JESSICA DELANEY
HOME DESIGN
TRENDING N OW
[PLEASE LOVE THESE THINGS]
When Dina Holland
posted a roundup of
2018 trends she wanted
to go away on her
Honey & Fitz blog,
friends started sending
their favorite ridiculous
designs. Overwhelmed
with photos, Dina
began sharing them on
Instagram @please
hatethesethings. “I
never thought I could
fi ll an account with just
things I hate,” Dina
says, “but I was wrong.”
As an interior designer,
she knows there’s a fi ne
line between creative
and bizarre. “My home
is not super original,”
says Dina about
her 1914 Victorian-
Craftsman place in
Needham, MA. “Sure,
an orange kitchen
would look amazing in
photographs, but I’m
living here for 20 years.
It needs to function
for me and my family.“
Dina’s best decorating
advice? “Give it thought.
It’s your home and
your decision, but take
time to think about what
you really want.“ That,
and a little taxidermy
goes a long way.
On her witty Instagram feed, interior designer Dina Holland points out the
absurd, but her day job is showing people how to create spaces they love,
not hate. How can you avoid decorating fails? Dina’s 10 lessons will help.
Be fearless with
color in spaces
where you don’t
spend a lot of time,
like stairways.
1
PAINTING TRIM
When it comes to trim and other
architectural features, paint them a color
that contrasts with your wall if you want
them to stand out. Paint them the same color
if you don’t want to draw attention to them.
