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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Charlotte Olby

I'm letting you in on a designer's best-kept secret to creating a stylish, layered home – here's why it is time to 'think outside the matching set'

Large dining room with beige and green/blue floral wallpaper with a fireplace and large window with a large red lacquer dining table and retro pine chairs.

When I started decorating my first home, fresh out of college, I thought buying furniture sets was the smartest move – adult, easy, and instantly “finished”. But there was something so personality-less and showroom-like about it that it left my space feeling flat – and looking like everyone else's.

At the top of every 'outdated furniture trends' list, matching furniture sets are one of the quickest ways to make a home look dated in 2025. But now that we've got confirmation they're truly out, how do you go about fixing that?

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