Gigliotti told Business Insider he thinks trendy, statement couches are on their way out.

“I think a lot of people went in the last few years to those really funky bubble couches or the Togo sofas, like Mario Bellini. All those extravagant, huge, showcase piece sofas that aren’t comfortable, are $12,000, or there’s a lot of dupes that are just not good quality,” he said.

Those intense pieces are hard to make work as you move from space to space and as time passes, meaning they could be a waste of money.

Gigliotti knows this from experience.

He, too, had the orange bubble sofa by Mario Bellini. “That was a lot of when I was letting social media — like I’m saying — determine, ‘This is what’s cool. I can’t have a gray sofa. I can’t have this. I have to have that really cool thing,'” Gigliotti said.

It was sold within a month.

Instead, there’s nothing wrong with choosing something more classic or even using a slipcover. Gigliotti and Gaskill agreed that a linen slipcover would work in any home. And, thrifting is a great option, too.

A recurring theme across the collaborators’ videos has been finding the right balance between highlighting your interests, and not letting them overpower your home.

In the of their TikTok series, Gaskill said one of his “icks” is “letting your personal interests be your interior design style” and offered an anecdote about how he once let his love of horror films seep into his home decor with an art print of a skull melting.

“Your home can speak to your interests in more subtle or timeless ways,” he said.

Gigliotti elaborated, saying, “You can love fashion, but you don’t need to display your Gucci and Hermès boxes as decor. Just wear cute clothes.”

In the first edition of the duo’s “” videos, Gaskill likened grommet curtains to “a shower curtain hanging in your living room.”

Enough said.

“You don’t need a Ninja CREAMi ice cream maker on the counter, an espresso machine, a microwave, an air fryer,” Gaskill said.

“Obviously, not everyone has the storage for everything, but I think some people just keep all their appliances out all the time and it takes up all your counter space,” he added.

If you have storage space in your kitchen, display only your most-used appliances like a coffee maker or toaster, and bring any others out when you’re actually using them.

“Things don’t need to be a focus,” Gigliotti said.

“If you have a microwave, just get one that blends into the space. It doesn’t need to be hot pink with cups placed on top of it and cookbooks. Just have a microwave and it is what it is. I use my microwave every single day, but I’m not making it the highlight of my space,” he added.

This also means you can skip the in favor of something classic like stainless steel.

“When it’s overly styled, with six cookbooks stacked there and then a little jar that you’re never going to use and never touch, I think that just doesn’t look lived in,” Gigliotti said. “It’ll look like you’re trying too hard.”

Prioritizing functionality over aesthetics, thus, is much more practical and appealing.

“It’s just like, if you’re using a wooden spoon every day and it’s functional for your kitchen, that’s going to look so much better when it’s authentic,” Gigliotti added.

“Bathrooms are one of the most common victims for peel-and-stick tile, and because peel-and-stick tile is using an adhesive, when steam gets in the room, things start to peel up,” Gaskill told BI.

Gigliotti added, “I almost would rather see an old ugly laminate countertop than a bubbling peel and stick. It is what it is.”

Often, DIY projects are an attempt to mask or cover a disliked area of a home, but when done poorly, they can actually draw more unwanted attention, Gaskill warned.

“Most of us are still learning,” he said. “I mean, not all of us are professional remodelers, so a lot of times it’s not done very well, and then that’s when it becomes more of an eyesore. I think you should have fun with DIYs, but at the end of the day, your home … I just don’t like treating it like a craft project.”

This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t keep your most used skincare or fragrances out, but rather that it’s not necessary to install shelving specifically to display these items.

“I keep my skincare out or I’ll forget to do it,” Gigliotti said. Instead, the issue is when you’re “making shelving just to put nail polish.”

Move over, “Live, Laugh, Love,” there’s another art trend that’s losing its appeal: cringey, quirky art prints.

By “cringey” or “quirky,” think of anything with food like bagels or pickle jars, cowboy hats, or odd phrases.

For other examples, Gigliotti told BI he recently went to a restaurant in LA that had posters in the bathroom of a giant red pepper that said, “Get spicy,” and a cat that said, “This is a fat green cat that you’re responsible for watching while you’re peeing.”

When you angle your bed out from the corner of your bedroom, you create an alcove of space that will likely become a hiding spot for dirty laundry or otherwise go untouched completely.

In another installment of the series, Gaskill said, “It just kind of feels like you didn’t know how to lay out the room.”

“There’s something about it that just doesn’t sit well with me from a design perspective,” he added.

Color coding is a great method of organization for your closet, but it’s not necessary to do the same with your bookshelves.

“A home needs character, it needs charm. Mix-match looks good,” Gigliotti said on TikTok.

So, whatever order you read or place them back in is fair game.

Gigliotti emphasized the importance of accepting your home’s characteristics and said there’s no need to try to make it into something it’s not by adding numerous DIY projects like fake beams, brick walls, or different tiles to the mix.

“Just let things be what they are, embrace it, and then aspire for something different in your next place,” Gaskill added.

But, if you’re really looking for a change or want to elevate your space, a new coat of paint and good artwork are the best places to start.