In the vast world of interior design, creativity knows no bounds. However, there are instances where designers might have pushed their imaginative limits a tad too far.
Enter the realm of hilarious interior design fails made in public places. From mismatched patterns to confusing spatial layouts, these fails have left many scratching their heads in bewilderment.
While some of these decisions might have stemmed from a unique vision or perhaps even miscommunication, the end results are undeniably amusing. As these mind-melting examples show, even professionals can have their off days.
1. “This Picture In The Hotel Lobby Looks Like Pubes”
2. “Not A Good Carpet Choice For Stairs If You Ask Me”
3. “It’s Not Even Angled Or Anything To Guide The Drainage. It Just Dribbles Onto The Floor”
4. “Best Item To Hang Above Your Head At Dinner? Ah Yes, A Chandelier Of Knives”
5. “This Mirrored Ceiling In Our Bathroom At Work”
6. “The Lighting At This Bar”
7. “Waiting To Engage In A Dining Experience At My Favorite Taco Establishment”
8. “Toilet Door In A Pub, London”
9. “It Looks Like The Hotel Cart Ran Someone Over And Is Dragging Their Blood Through The Halls”
10. “This Door Handle”
11. “The Seats Doesn’t Match With The Desks In The Lecture Hall I Take My Exams In. This Is The One Of The Engineering Buildings”
12. “Bowling Alley Located In Bangkok. Cracks Me Up When The Ball Rolls Out From That”
13. “All Toilets Must Be Centered In The Middle Of The Classroom So Kids Eating Their Snacks Three Feet Away Can Bare Witness To Their Classmates Defecating”
14. “You Have To Go Up The Stairs, And Then Down The Stairs To Get To The Door”
15. “A Chandelier Would Really Tie All This Florescent Lighting And Ceiling Tiles Together”
16. “The Clock In My School’s Band Practice RoomThe Clock In My School’s Band Practice Room”
17. “These Coffin-Shaped Door Windows In This Hospital”
18. “When Life Tries To Give Me A Sign”
19. “The Positioning Of The Mirror And Urinals In Our Office Building. This Is The Main Hallway”
20. “Imagine Walking Out Of That Cabin, And There’s A Guy Doing His Business Right In Front Of You, Blocking Your Way. So You Have To Wait There Until He Is Done, And You Can Pass”
21. “This Ticket Gate At My School”
22. “This Pillar”
23. “My Friend’s New Locker Has A Huge Pipe Running Through It”
24. “Semi-Transparent Bathroom Stall Doors”
25. “These Lights At The Mall”
26. “This Disastrous Thing In A German Restaurant”
27. “Hotel In Iceland. It’s Supposed To Tell You Which Rooms Are On Which Floor”
28. “They Couldn’t Put It In Between The Mirrors?”
29. “These Taco Bell Self-Serve Kiosks”
30. “I Love Not Being Able To See The Person I’m Eating Dinner With”
31. “An Extreme Entrance To School Gym”
32. “The Stairs To Nowhere”
33. “These Stairs In A College I Visited Had People Confused”
34. “These Bathroom Sinks Looks Similar To Urinals”
35. “One Of The Drawers At My Doctor’s Office That Always Annoys Me”
36. “Maybe Wait Until You’re Home”
37. “This Clock. Can You Tell Me What Time It Is?”
38. “There’s Not Enough Room For The Cart To Get By”
39. “My School Bought Modern Stuff. The Projector Was Placed Under The Screen”
40. “This Horrific SpongeBob Stained Glass Panel At The Dentist”
Stefanie is an architect with 15+ years of working both independently as well as on teams of some of the top Architectural Firms in the country located in Atlanta, Washington D.C. and New York. She currently runs BoardBatten.com a coastal architecture and design service in Port Aransas, Texas. She is also the wife of the dude who runs Pleated-Jeans.