25 Biggest Decorating Mistakes

HGTV enlists some of today's hottest interior designers to count down the top 25 decorating crimes in American homes.

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25. Toilet Rugs

Outdated, out of place, disproportionate, lopsided, overmatched, undressed, uncomfortable: This is a fearless exposé of the most common decorating bloopers, from clashing fabrics in the living room to furniture that is just wrong. Find out how it happens, why people do it and best of all how to fix it when decorating taste has simply gone south.

These are cut to fit around the toilet and sometimes have the carpetlike matching seat cover. They can be disgusting for obvious reasons. While a lot of people use toilet rugs because they don't want their feet to be on the cold floor, go for a regular rectangular-shaped rug away from the base of the toilet or wear slippers.