31 Design Fails That Missed the Mark... By a Mile (June 5, 2024)

You know what they say about interior design - it's all fun and games until someone sticks a toilet in the living room. Designing a home should be like a harmonious dance, each choice flowing into the next, creating a seamless ballet of beauty and function. Instead, it seems some have taken their steps from a hokey-pokey playbook! While we acknowledge that design is a collective effort, involving architects, decorators, and sometimes eccentric homeowners, one has to wonder: at which meeting did they decide that an upside-down staircase was a great idea?

These 31 design fails aren't just 'oopsies', they're full-blown, head-scratching mysteries. Whether they ran out of tape measures or simply threw logic to the wind, buckle up for a rollercoaster of design decisions that are, well, anything but designed.

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01
My teen wasn't convinced

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02
So much wasted space in this packaging and the chocolate still doesn't fit!

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03
Than Kyou for buying this card

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04
What alien language is this?!

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05
"My fan's screen at night. No, you cannot turn it off."

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06
"Some idiot thought it was a good idea to make my umbrella out of a material that rusts."

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07
Missing some continent there, buddy

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08
If only there was a better way to make the water look like water

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09
"Waterfall over the entrance to my apartment when it rains. No the gutters aren't full. It's designed this way."

via u/FatElk
10
If only there were something in this logo that looked like a "T"

via u/skyline_kid
11
Today is a what..?

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12
Who needs privacy anyway?

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13
The design is very human

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14
I love SQoqUuUtrRReHiHLlL!

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15
"This airport bathroom's arrow is almost invisible, so people walk into exiting people."

via u/Cherimoose
16
District Champs 202bee?

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17
"In this bus I can't rest my arm without hitting the stop button. (3 hours bus ride)"

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18
Bein Stto Jown B!

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19
Hame sweet Hame

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20
An unfortunate place to put a handle

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21
Why is Clear green and Enter is yellow?

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22
Placing the emergency door button next to the children's play area, What could go wrong?

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23
These temperature setting are confusing

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24
Technically correct, but not very motivational

via u/Dianuo
25
Still struggling reading this logo

via u/magicmajo

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26
This mattress pattern makes it look soiled

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27
Well that's a problem

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28
Carpeted stairs, except that last one

via u/RagamuffinTim
29
Did you get her?

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30
Great spot for a lamppost!

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31
“Powerboard to fit in the corner, except the cable comes out of the corner.”

via u/Blunted_Insomniac

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