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Taste is subjective, isn’t it? While some people find minimalist interior designs and perfectly staged aesthetics inspiring, others see them as downright boring. Getting sick and tired of posts where everything is filtered and carefully arranged, we love a bizarre-looking account that challenges our perspective.

We're talking about Decor Hardcore, an Instagram account that offers anything but bland, basic, or benign. Created by Berlin-based designer Ksenia Shestakovskaia, it showcases some of the most peculiar design choices out there. "Hardcore is not for everybody," she wrote in the description, and from the looks of it — she has a point.

If you have a passion for strange, wacky, and tacky things, this post might be just what you were looking for. Bored Panda has selected some of the most over-the-top images the account had to offer, so check them out right below. Upvote on the ones you liked most, and be sure to let us know what you think about them in the comments!

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

It looks like it's just a powder room, so it probably doesn't get a lot of use, but yeah. I think all those vessel sinks are hard to clean, but they look so cool.

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

This is dope. I would totally fucken buy this for my house. It's so fun!

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

Ermmmmmmm this is awesome! I’d just change the wall colour maybe a deep blue

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

Maybe as a art display, but it wouldn't be good for everyday use.

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

That is sooo cool. Imagine this in a public aquarium or something

NHL37
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t like the wall color but I absolutely love the sink!

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

Came home late from drinking, went to bathroom to brush teeth. Run out of home screaming.

mle4nch0ly m0rg4n (they/them)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

imagine if your were washing your hands in the middle of the night and it just grabs your hand

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

Nope! That would be impossible to keep clean. And what's the purpose of that tiny bowl? Nope!

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

Love this so much, the colour scheme and the Cthulu. Would look amazing in a seafood restaurant with a similar theme

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

Oh, so difficult to clean. It would worry me stupid that the arms would get broken. But otherwise, I don't hate it. I'm not so sure about the faucet and drain hardware.

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

I know it's hard to clean and impractical but I still want this.

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

I mean it looks cool. It looks like an absolute nightmare to clean, but it does look cool!

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

I'd hate to have the job of cleaning it - that should have read....

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

While i'd to have the job of cleaning it - it's quite lovely in an odd condo on the beach in Miami sort of way.

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

I love this. It would not fit in my house but in a fancy restaurant or Hotel .... or even a pool it would be cool

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

What's bad taste about this one? It's awesome and I want one.

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

I don't like sinks with this design - the bowl on top. don't like it.

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

I feel like that would be a pain in the @ss to keep clean, but I WANT IT

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

Wouldn't like to clean it everyday but for an art nouveau hotel I'd love it, name it and never stop washing hands discussing with gilbert the day

Zoe's Mom
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a mermaid bathroom so this would fit perfectly. The change I would make is to have the faucet made to look like a mermaid with the tail being where the water falls from.

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It might come as no surprise that bizarre-looking items and weird design solutions are things that tend to grab our attention and not let it go. After all, there’s some amount of beauty in any imperfection, even when it leaves us surprised, delighted, or a bit shocked.

Today, people and projects that show the opposite of what is considered to be good taste often get branded as bold, courageous, and adventurous. And Ksenia Shestakovskaia is one of them. The textile and graphic designer created Decor Hardcore in 2015 as a collection of unusual images of curiosities she came across on the web.

"I was running into quite specific images and I started to collect them. I had to share it! I’d show these crazy pictures to people and they’d say, 'I remember my Grandmother had something like that,'" she told AnOther Magazine.

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This Rose Quarz Bath Is Real And Made By @baldihomejewels 🔥💸💕
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GoddessOfChaos
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually kind of like this, I’d feel like a mermaid princess or something sitting in that tub

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Ever since she started posting on Instagram, she has amassed quite the audience. As of today, the account has more than 375K devoted fans who admire her online collection full of pink living rooms and rose quartz baths. "At the beginning, I was wondering what would happen if I ran out of material because I post a lot," she said. "But every time I went on, I realized it was endless. It’s like an ocean of treasures! So I’m not concerned."

When it comes to design, she mentioned that she sees emotional connection as the most important thing. "It has to create a little heart-pinch. I’m pinched quite often when I see these pictures, I’m completely overwhelmed." Other times, she comes across objects that are very aesthetically displeasing but deserve to be noticed. "Sometimes it’s so extreme that I have to post it! These might be things I would never buy for myself, or as a present, but the pictures are incredible."

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Michael Garrett, one of her best friends and business partner, later joined curating the account and helped develop Decor Hardcore even further. The duo has created a line of merch, a creative studio, and they’ve even got the opportunity to partner up on campaigns and projects with brands like Gucci and Versace.

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

Sorry it is the law. Someone has to do it. Why did the mushroom go to the party? Because he's a fungi!

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"Fashion started to bore me to death," Shestakovskaia told Vogue. "I was in the same place with fashion, bored and disillusioned," added Garrett. "When Ksenia began showing me early glimpses of Decor Hardcore, which at the time was still just her private collection of eBay images, I got hooked."

Their vision "is all about not taking design or anything too seriously, and proving that heaven is indeed a place on earth," she told i-D. Well, if heaven is full of pink velvet, over-the-top bathrooms, and inflatable bouncy castles, it seems they have succeeded.

Shestakovskaia is constantly keeping an eye out for the perfect picture and looks for a range of criteria, whether it’s unexpected solutions or simply lucky accidents. The designer enjoys coming across the story behind an image, feeling the atmosphere, and understanding people’s decisions. "Decor is not only my work, it's my entire approach to life, my attitude, dreams, and sometimes nightmares," she said. "When I'm not working on it, I'm fantasizing about situations or things, and then I try to discover if they exist."

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"Decor Hardcore is about the variety of choices, not about certain aesthetics," Shestakovskaia added. "So much design is confined to 'must have' or 'must be,' looking proper, and trying to make sense. Our brand fulfills the lack of a certain offer for fun, and something unpolished or unexpected. To me, it's natural that a girl would have a bath that looks like a seashell because it's beautiful and magical. I just look around myself, or I search for things that entertain and make me happy. Apparently, they make many other people happy, too!"

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Zoe's Mom
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like it'sin someone's own backyard so I'm good with that on a clear night to see stars. IF...this is a Air B&B or rental, nope, just nope.

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

Don't you dare to sit here if you don't at least fart glitter and poop rainbows!!

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

Oh this is because of the mud. Its currently mud season in Kirov and people also put out old doors and wardrobe bits so you can get around the city without getting your shoes soaked or sucked off

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

Aaaaaaaaaa I'm gonna swing from the chandelier from the chandelieeeeeer!!!!!

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

Remember the red bat phone? This is for when Commissioner Gordon needed Liberace's help.

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

I actually want this. I would love to watch my fish swim around and help me sleep

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@pancakelordssd By @afashionnerd Via @merymode 💞

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

What's this pink thing at the bottom? Is it supposed to be the pipes of the sink? Cause it looks weird

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

This is a different butterfly bed from the other one. Same house??

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

What a nauseating combination of color and print! Better nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

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