40 Hilariously Dumb Interior Design Decisions In Public Places

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”

r/CrappyDesign

2. “Not A Good Carpet Choice For Stairs If You Ask Me”

r/CrappyDesign

3. “It’s Not Even Angled Or Anything To Guide The Drainage. It Just Dribbles Onto The Floor”

r/MildlyInfuriating

4. “Best Item To Hang Above Your Head At Dinner? Ah Yes, A Chandelier Of Knives”

r/MildlyInfuriating

5. “This Mirrored Ceiling In Our Bathroom At Work”

via reddit

6. “The Lighting At This Bar”

via reddit

7. “Waiting To Engage In A Dining Experience At My Favorite Taco Establishment”

via reddit

8. “Toilet Door In A Pub, London”

via reddit

9. “It Looks Like The Hotel Cart Ran Someone Over And Is Dragging Their Blood Through The Halls”

via reddit

10. “This Door Handle”

via reddit

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”

via reddit

12. “Bowling Alley Located In Bangkok. Cracks Me Up When The Ball Rolls Out From That”

via reddit

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”

via reddit

14. “You Have To Go Up The Stairs, And Then Down The Stairs To Get To The Door”

via reddit

15. “A Chandelier Would Really Tie All This Florescent Lighting And Ceiling Tiles Together”

via reddit

16. “The Clock In My School’s Band Practice RoomThe Clock In My School’s Band Practice Room”

via reddit

17. “These Coffin-Shaped Door Windows In This Hospital”

via reddit

18. “When Life Tries To Give Me A Sign”

via reddit

19. “The Positioning Of The Mirror And Urinals In Our Office Building. This Is The Main Hallway”

via reddit

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”

via reddit

21. “This Ticket Gate At My School”

via reddit

22. “This Pillar”

via reddit

23. “My Friend’s New Locker Has A Huge Pipe Running Through It”

via reddit

24. “Semi-Transparent Bathroom Stall Doors”

via reddit

25. “These Lights At The Mall”

via reddit

26. “This Disastrous Thing In A German Restaurant”

via reddit

27. “Hotel In Iceland. It’s Supposed To Tell You Which Rooms Are On Which Floor”

via reddit

28. “They Couldn’t Put It In Between The Mirrors?”

via reddit

29. “These Taco Bell Self-Serve Kiosks”

via reddit

30. “I Love Not Being Able To See The Person I’m Eating Dinner With”

via reddit

31. “An Extreme Entrance To School Gym”

via reddit

32. “The Stairs To Nowhere”

via reddit

33. “These Stairs In A College I Visited Had People Confused”

via reddit

34. “These Bathroom Sinks Looks Similar To Urinals”

via reddit

35. “One Of The Drawers At My Doctor’s Office That Always Annoys Me”

via reddit

36. “Maybe Wait Until You’re Home”

via reddit

37. “This Clock. Can You Tell Me What Time It Is?”

via reddit

38. “There’s Not Enough Room For The Cart To Get By”

via reddit

39. “My School Bought Modern Stuff. The Projector Was Placed Under The Screen”

via reddit

40. “This Horrific SpongeBob Stained Glass Panel At The Dentist”

via reddit

h/t: r/CrappyDesign, r/MildlyInfuriating

Stefanie

Stefanie Mustian

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.