#1 Having no home office

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This one is pretty self-explanatory. In the wake of Coronavirus and everyone having to work from home, the necessity of a home office rose. Now, when designing a home, people should consider including a home office because you never know when a world-wide pandemic might hit again...

#2 Formal sitting rooms

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Nobody uses a formal sitting room. Even celebrities on their Architectural Digest house tours talk about the fact that they never use their formal sitting room. In fact, tennis star Serena Williams turned hers into an art gallery instead. So, leave the formal rooms that no one uses in the past, and maybe bring back the conversation pits from the 70s instead?

#3 Wall Tapestries

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Now, tapestries are typically hung by college students but that doesn't make them any less tacky. Do not hang a wall tapestry. Enough said.

#2 Shiplap/barn doors

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Joanna Gaines did a darn good job at bringing back shiplap and the farmhouse aesthetic, but it's finally time to leave that world behind. Gone are the days where a barn door was the answer to a design problem, let's keep houses looking like houses and farms like farms, yes?

#1 Open floor plans

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Open floor plans are another casualty of the pandemic. What at first seemed like a great idea became a living nightmare as we all had to eat, work, and live in the same space every day instead of in separate rooms. In tandem with #1, people are realizing that it's better to have dedicated spaces for each activity as it helps keep the days from becoming so monotonous.

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Chip & Joanna Gaines are a design couple previously on HGTV and known for their show Fixer Upper. The couple’s charm shows through as Chip’s boisterous and joking demeanor plays off Joanna’s quieter and dryer humor. The two stole the hearts of the nation and had 5 successful seasons before ending in 2018. Although the show ended, the Gaines’ brand did not as they launched their own Magnolia brand, bakery, retail store, books, and now their own network - Magnolia network. 

“We are — risk-takers, course changers, path makers, creators, dreamers, storytellers” reads the network's description. It will consist of different design shows such as Superdad, a show about dad, Taylor Calmus, who teams up with other dads to build their kids’ dream outdoor spaces; For the Love of Kitchens, about a bespoke kitchen design company based in the English countryside; and Homegrown, about Atlanta-based farmer Jamila Norman who helps families create their own backyard farms to grow their own food. Chip and Joanna will be showing their faces as well with a baking show with Joanna Gaines called Magnolia Table and a re-launch of Fixer Upper. 

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The network was first supposed to launch in 2020 but had to postpone due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For now, the network can be previewed on discovery + with the full Magnolia Network app launching on July 15, 2021. The cable channel will officially launch in January of 2022. 

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