Beautiful, but (personally) impractical designs

I spend a lot of time at home, so I feel like I get my full use out of it. There are so many beautiful images floating around where I initially think — I want that! Then I realize that it’s not super practical for me. There are definitely certain areas that I can live with impracticality (hello! marble girlie here!), but everyone has their limits.

stone block shower bench

This shower is gorgeous! The stone looks like swirled ice cream, and I love the feminine colors. This is a shower I would enjoy in theory, but in practice I know I would drop something between the bench and the wall and struggle to retrieve it. Is it easy to clean in those crevices or will it become a mold source? It’s very possible that the width of the gaps are wide enough to allow for some cleaning, but I can’t say for certain. Love this design and would love to look at it all day, but I’m not sure how satisfied I’d be with maintaining it!

styled/staged desktops

As someone who works from home full time, I can not relate to styled desks. I think this is a lovely design for someone who uses their desk infrequently or doesn’t need more than a laptop to be efficient. However, I don’t see where you’d be able to comfortably fit even one monitor on this desk. The staging makes for a nice picture, but I know that a big desk with minimal décor is what I need in my life!

range hoods that drop to the countertops

If I were building a large kitchen, I would prioritize having a lot of space adjacent to the cook top. In our house, we have our dish drainer less than a foot from the stove, so we’re not working with a whole lot of space. Our new house should have nice stretches of countertop (no uppers!) on each side of our range. I think if you’re cooking a meal that has a lot of ingredients, you need plenty of room to stay organized and prep. I do have to say, I love the look of those pendants! That scale of lighting is something I plan on incorporating in our kitchen design. So pretty!

dainty stools

As someone who frequently uses a step stool to reach upper cabinets, I can’t take this dainty stool trend seriously! They look so cute and I’m sure if you’re tall or rarely need a boost, you wouldn’t even think twice about incorporating one into your design. However, I can’t imagine having an aesthetic stool and a second, functional one. I need things to either be aesthetic and functional, or be purely aesthetic and not trying to fool anyone. I really do like this design overall though, great job to the designer!

These are my personal opinions, and overall I like all of these designs done by the linked designers. I wouldn’t want my feedback on practicality to discount the work they put into their projects. Leave a comment if there are any designs you like but know aren’t practical for your lifestyle!