20 Design Trends That Have Jumped the Shark

Is it a little too easy to 'put a bird on it' these days? Everyone loves a good feature wall — and the impermanence of vinyl is awfully appealing — but some might argue that it's stuck around long enough.

Ironically, the British government's now-famous morale-boosting slogan never saw the light of day during World War Two: It resurfaced (and mutated) nearly 60 years later, and it's now associated with everything from cupcakes to karate. Thank you for your service, Keep Calm and Carry On. You’ve earned a rest.

If you're on the hunt for your long-lost copy of Mao Tse-Tung's Little Red Book, color-coding your library could come in handy. If you're looking to reference just about anything else, heaven help you if you don't have a photographic memory.

With apologies to Ernest Hemingway, big-game hunting went out a long, long time ago. There are kinder and more stylish ways to appreciate nature.