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All the fellow interior and furniture design aficionados, pull your seats closer. Also, those who enjoy the quirkier side of the internet. Today, we have a real treat for you!

Welcome to “Sorry For Design,” an Instagram page that labels itself as “visual arts” entertainment and you can’t argue. The account, which seems to be still growing, features an impressive collection of the most eccentric, plain weird and totally bizarro pieces of interior decor.

Think of a tarantula chair or a Jeff Goldblum-inspired bathroom: some of the designs shared here take insanity to an entirely new level. Below we selected the funniest and most eyebrow-raising examples, so enjoy and upvote your favorite ones as you go!

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Yoga Kitty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So what - do you think anybody with enough money to build something like this cleans it themselves? Somebody will be paid to do that...

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Michelle C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How is this a failure? This is gorgeous! All that would be needed for privacy would be window tint or curtains and/or locks and that’s it!

Amber V
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's actually beautiful!! I love the starry sky up top!!!

Vae
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is seriously nothing to be sorry for in this case. Just pretty and serene looking. Just need waterfall noises now.

David Brown
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is pretty awesome. Even though it's probably not everyone's cup of tea.

Amber V
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's actually beautiful! I love the starry sky up top!!

Candyland23bby
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seriously these so far are some cool a*s designs .. I think whoever's picking this list so far doesn't know much about interior designing and has got it all wrong.

Deson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow there is snow outside. That increases it's desirability. Love it!! Cold winter night, a couple of drinks, this pool and a special someone. Perfect scenario. My only problem is that I have none of those things.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

just because its not practical doesnt mean its bad design! this is totally awesome and it seems it took careful planning to create, in my opinion.

Scott Miller
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it at someone's house, or B&B/romance hotel? House, fail. Others, not bad

Nicole Tomme
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is this where the Flintstones stayed in Viva Rock Vegas?

Mistiekim
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’d just worry about the sharp pointy stalactites (think I’m using that right) falling on me and ruining the experience

LynzCatastrophe
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After spending 3 weeks on a boat with another 3 to go, this looks like heaven.

Robin Barber
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As long as the sharp pointy things were not where I could run into them I would love this!!!

Beth Keene
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That would be a great place to relax with a good book and glass of wine.

Tigressa101
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only ugly part about is the ceiling but I could get used to it

The Other Guest
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My opinion depends on where it is. Part of a themed hotel room? Awesome. In a private home? Um....no. No thank you.

leo mont
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

its giving the neverending story vibes and honestly...i like it

Shayda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd love to visit here for a while. Not live her forever but definitely enjoy a short time relaxing in a cave pool bathtub lol

Non-Bananary hooman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG. This is so pretty but must have been really expensive to set up.... Kudos to the person who did this.

Caroline Kimber
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I LOVE!! this! I can imagine never being stressed if I had this in my house xx

Teri Miller
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How secure are the sharp pointy things? I'm going to say "nope" unless they're made of nerf.

Leesa DeAndrea
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wouldn't want it because it looks hard to properly clean. But if you're rich enough & have hired help, let them stress about cleaning it. They could maybe power wash it when it gets too grungy?

Granny
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Way too creepy and Im sure theres a snake there somewhere

O.M.Miki
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

stars above relaxing design. I'd take a bath there. So far this list is the opposite of the title.

Cadfael
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now that isn't a "bad design" so why is it included here? I love it!

Rebecca Vestal
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How is this dreadful I think it's brilliant and gorgeous! Wish this was mine!!!!!

LadyGoodWrite
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sure about the stalactites threatening me as I bathe but looks cool to me.

Wray O Sunshine
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Geeass from this angle the whole place looks like d face of a Yeti.

alexandra laurita
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most of these are actually awesome. Not to everyone taste but still where is the dreadful part?

Margaret Cairns-Irven
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want to attend conferences in the hotel that has this - what a blissful way to unwind

Kate Johnson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks so warm and cosy against the snow outside! The valances are an odd touch, but I'd climb in and float in the warm water!

Impetus
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It sort of looks like there should be a Muppet. Not a Sesame Street Muppet, but a Labyrinth or Dark Crystal Muppet.

Elsa Tischler
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Woah. That is so cool! You could feel like a mermaid the lives in a cave

Nicole
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So.. .. I've liked all of them so far. Does that mean I have bad taste?

R Burke
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a jacuzzi in a hotel room....they had these in the Poconos in the 90s

Amanda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A bit extreme but, hey if you had money to waste not a bad way to do it. How relaxing would a nice long steamy bath be in there? And the acoustics

AuroraLorealis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hot tub? Mini pool? Bath? Either way it's pretty cool with the starry night above. Though I'm not a fan of the curtains I think aesthetically they might've thought it matched because the fringes had the same effect of the stalactites.

Theresa Shans
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cool, but lose the curtains or whatever they are called. They don't fit the decor.

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Bored Panda reached out to Katia Tolstykh, a Berlin-based interior and furniture designer, co-founder of OddinShape studio, and the creator behind the Sorry For Design Instagram account. Today, Tolstykh has 9 years of experience in design. In 2020, she along with her husband founded Odd In Shape, a multi-disciplinary design studio that works mainly in digital art, dreamscape interiors, and furniture design.

Tolstykh told us that Sorry For Design was created as a source of inspiration and fun. “Instagram, Pinterest, and other resources focus on beautiful and professional products, while a massive number of things made by non-professionals are left out of the equation,” Tolstykh explained.

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One step closer to the mother nature

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According to the interior and furniture designers, they may be funny, vulgar, naive, or disgusting, but they are all worthy of attention. “My account is a collection of projects by notable designers, and by ordinary people. All these projects are done with soul,” Tolstykh said.

When it comes to eccentric and unusual design, Tolstykh believes that it not only catches the eye but also “cheers people up.” Moreover, “everyone has their own reasons to like this design. It's hard to speak for everyone,” she said.

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Laura Ketteridge
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oooh, definitely. This would go down so well in many horsey places. I can just see people sitting on this bench to try on new riding roots. (Ooops, Iconic is correct, I meant 'boots', not 'roots'.)

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Moreover, the examples shared on Sorry For Design, Tolstykh argues, are really more about art and flamboyance than functional furniture. “They’re about the search for new forms, about scandal, about the rejection of common notions, about the expansion of the boundaries of the permitted and the familiar,” she explained and added that “This is art.”

In many ways, interior design is no different than fashion. It has its own trends, styles that change with years, seasons and people’s lifestyles. Various external influences are also to blame for fleeting interior design styles, social change and technological advancement included.

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Previously, our fellow Bored Panda writer Rokas spoke with an interior architect and lecturer at Vilnius College of Design named Judita Striukienė. According to her, nowadays eclectic solutions are on the rise; it's really popular to combine different interior design styles

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That feeling when you're being interrogated under a bare lightbulb, but your interrogators got really cute with the decor.

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"In fact, it's quite rare to discover a place that is true to just one school. When you say a home was designed according to a certain style, you usually mean that some elements have an advantage in that place over the others or there is some sort of leitmotif throughout the entire space," the interior architect told Bored Panda.

On the other hand, there exist main aspects of good interior design that defy time and trends. According to Striukienė, living spaces have to be functional. Everything else is more or less decor, creating a certain mood," she said.

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This is why many interior designers start the design procedure by getting to really know the person or family who are going to live in a particular space. Their lifestyles, preferences, likes and dislikes all make up the end interior the designer comes up with.

Although most people would agree on what they call a bad or a good interior, that doesn’t mean that tacky and eccentric interiors don’t find their audience. On the contrary, it's no secret that the internet has been fascinated with quirky interiors, bizarre furniture, crazy McMansions and everything in between.

These unusual spaces seem to both transgress universal aesthetics on what we consider appealing and common sense, and show that there can also be no rules whatsoever.

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Please sit down on the violin.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Finally you can actually blame the chair for all those sounds you make when sitting down.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spider Bed, Spider Bed / Groovy place to lay your head / Is it safe? Heaven knows / He's got radioactive toes / Hey you (who?) / Jump in the Spider Bed. (For the tune, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OP8keCbSVU)

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Over brutality.

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For the real chocolate lovers.

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Debbie Barnes
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This little pig's expression sums up this sofa.. That's a whole lot of sofa for one seat...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah yes, this must have been made when humans had two knees per leg

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Pirates of Zen Pants
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like this would be uncomfortable. Bring cushions. Better yet, throw the cushions on the floor and sit there.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The wheels are a nice touch. They allow you and your partner to play some kind of agarian bumper-car game in the house.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is the porpoise of this? Who put it dolph-in the lobby?

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M Kawai
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, the house with the melting chocolate bar bed needs this!

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Ember
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess this is the poor man’s version of the piano couch….

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When you’re in Emperor mood

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Mother Nature always inspires

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When you‘re really like this pattern

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can only imagine what the rest of the house looks like! Oh, my head hurts!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As the tornado struck many residents feared the movie Sharknado was real

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Charly Armchair 1981.

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