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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Eleanor Richardson

6 of the most expensive design mistakes we promise to never make again – and the lessons we've learned from these regrettable splurges

Living room with sectional sofa, drawings on walls, silver floor lamp, antique furniture and coffee table.

I look at beautiful interiors all day, every day. It's a perk of the job that I am constantly inspired by the world's best designers and the most amazing homes. But naturally, this means I often want to drastically overhaul my own spaces, and it's led to some slightly rash, regrettable, and expensive decorating mistakes.

I recently watched a video on Instagram from the designer Emily Henderson and was rather comforted when she revealed that she too has had some expensive design mistakes. She confesses to having invested in a 'viral' fig tree for her home that cost over $1,000, only for it to slowly die in the corner of her living room.

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