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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.

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

Agreed. This is just someone sick to death of their neighbours. I feel their pain.

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

Why is this even on this list? This is just someone who was sick of living in a place with no trees, for whatever reason. Maybe because the wide open space is depressing. It is like a wasteland without trees.

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

This is probably in the middle of farm fields. They plant trees like this to serve as windbreaks and I'm sure they love the privacy too.

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

Half of the homes on the plains of the US look like this as they are surrounded by trees where the wind always blows. In the winter those trees keep the 12 foot drifts from blocking your front door. In the spring they choke the dirt thrown up from every farmer plowing so your whole home isn't covered in a layer of dust. In the summer when the ground around the home is radiating the heat back at you, they provide shade and as well as transpiration cooling. The act of photosynthesis as the trees suck water up the branches and release it into the air lowers the temperature of your home several degrees. Most importantly, until you've spent time somewhere where the wind blows incessantly for months at a time, you can't really comprehend how much it destroys your soul because you never get quiet. Those trees save marriages by providing a temporary reprieve.

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

So what kind of house do you search for? Well, i hate people so..... Okay say no more!!!

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

Why do so many here assume it's a house for people who hate compagny and insist on complete privacy and solitude. It can be perfect for social people who like to life in a more natural setting and surrounded by wildlife.

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

My house looks like this. Most of my neighbors never replanted trees after the last big hurricane, and I am providing the only home for wildlife in my neighborhood. (Also, I don't want to see my neighbors with their desertification projects) This design only makes sense to me.

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

a green wind break in northern Wisconsin or northern Minnesota... this can save a lot on winter heating bills... not tacky, very practical... I'm sure the owners enjoy the privacy too... nurseries in the upper midwest sell trees in bulk that make the best sort of windbreaks...

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

Tell me you're not from the Midwest/Plains without telling me you're not from the Midwest/Plains.

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

I've seen this picture before, and think it was in Kansas, where this would be a plus thing, blocking winds.

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

Shade in summer, protection from cold wind in winter. I have seen it with deciduous trees on the south facing side so in summer when the trees are in full leaf, they provide shade from the sun. In winter the trees are bare and let the warm sun hit the house. Coniferous trees would provide a barrier to winds all year, especially winter. When your house is in the middle of farmland you would like some protection.

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

Looks like its in a rural area . Trees like that are exactly what you'd want if neighbour spreads fertilizer or does any kind of spraying with pesticide or herbicide .

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

For anyone who lives out on the flats, this is done to create a wind-break and add some shade. Rural folks understand this ...

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

Practical, not tacky. Farmers would have evergreens surtounding the houses as it cuts down on the wind and blowing snow. Helps keep the heat in winter more in the house.

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

Shelter belt, around most prairie homes. Need it to hold back snow and wind during long winters

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

Someone values their privacy! This doesn't fit on this list.

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

You would feel like you're in the forest with no one around. 💯% 😃yes please.

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

OK y'all need to redo this to show what's in the title because so far you're failing this is lovely. My gram-gram's place was almost like this with really tall hedges until right before her death and it was awesome

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

Most people who have homes out in the boonies do this. How is this weird or bad taste??????

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

While the nearest house is 3 miles away, the HOA is still very serious about privacy hedges...

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

I like it but that house must be very dark most of the time, as the trees block out all the sunlight. Saves on heating but higher energy bills for lighting.

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

This actually looks incredibly desirable. People wouldn't even know you were there! Perfection

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

This is both brilliant and depressing. You get seclusion, but at the price of being the only place with trees...They should plant more! Make a personal forest!

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

This is a wind protection thing??? The real tacky is all the deforestation surrounding that lot tbh.

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

Just wind breaks around a house, nothing tacky about this.

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

I'm not sure if I want to kill my neighbors for cutting down all the trees or applaud this guy for planting all of the trees...

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

Looks peaceful, unless you live in the Midwest and the wind is always blowing and a tree falls on your house. But I wouldn't really know bc I live in the PNW and most of our houses are like this already.

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

This is a model. Unless it's the centerpiece of the dining table, no problem. I think they stole it from their kid's train diorama.

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

Another s**t post. This one actually is beautiful. No f*****g nosy neighbours, and a beautiful mini forest around you.

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

This type of tree-surround landscaping is for weather protection, esp. in areas like Nebraska where cold winds whip thru.

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

actualy realy smart you want to feel like you live in a forest but you dont i love it

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

If you live in the north, this would be sound thinking. It would protect you from the wind.

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

The way the world is right now, along with how people are, this is perfect

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

So, they wanted privacy. Why is that bad taste. So for this whole thing has not shown any real "bad taste"

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

For privacy? But would also take away sunsets, sunrises, storm clouds on the horizon. Looks like it in a very large prairie, but that would be claustrophobic for me.

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

On the prairies many homes and barns have tree wind breaks surrounding them. It's not tacky, it's practical when you live on flat terrain with no other natural protection.

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

I love it. Don't want to be looked at? Tree fence. Don't want to look at others? Also tree fence.

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

Not tacky: The trees protect the house from the wind blowing across the agricultural fields in winter and provide shade relief in summer.

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

I'm sure it's a miniature?? Trees look plastic and roof of house is too intact...no weather damage. Also examine the chimney?!

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

The trees are a windbreak so the house doesn't get swallowed in a snow drift.

Elliebean13
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

(SpongeBob narrator voice) ahh, yes. The home of the wild introvert.

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

The beginning of a horror movie " a friend of my that you guys don't know and never will be mentioned again has a nice house far far away without WIFI and not a soul around who's interested?"

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

Some people cherish their privacy. And then again, some people are NUTS !

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

The forest was there when the house was built. Then all but his wood was taken by greed. In America, you have to replant every acre you clear-cut.

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

Our is a version of this...except the trees continue. Nearest neighbor - one side 1/4 mile the other sides...over a mile. No further development ever on all sides. :)

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

This is the dream! Lol. I'm in the process of buying a house right now and if I could find a property like this I'd buy it in a second. Who wants neighbors? Or atleast.. who wants to see them?

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

ok just gotta say I have a thing for enclosed spaces <3

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

This is my idea of zombie. . . .great fields of fire, totally flat . . . .nice

ohjojo (you/your's)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What are they doing in there that they need such privacy. They need a social service call immediately

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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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"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.

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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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