Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Bad ideas in home design, pt. 173
According to the style experts at the New York Times, the new trend in kitchen design is hiding everything. The picture above depicts a refrigerator, for example, and the trend includes hidden sinks and stovetops covered with camouflage that makes it look like a table.
So, why?
I just know that in the future I will book a nice-looking VRBO and find that the first day is spent in pursuit of the sink's location. Sigh.
This development follows a long line of horrifying decisions in bathroom design, including:
-- windows into the bathroom
-- no door to the bathroom
-- inscrutable faucets that indicate nothing about how to get water to come out or adjust the temperature
-- Showers with no enclosure so water just goes all over everything.
There are a few areas where functionality should matter most, especially where water is flowing...



