Have you ever booked what you thought was a modern boutique hotel online only to turn up in horror at the ugly 1970s carpet on the floor, a coloured enamel bathroom set, vintage floral upholstery on the bed and old-fashioned tea cosies dotted around the room?
Well, fear not, because this is exactly the interior design aesthetic you should be going for if Taylor Swift has anything to do with it.
Two weeks after that leaked phone call video with Kanye West, the 26-year-old finally broke her radio silence yesterday, posting a video of her cat Olivia Benson to Instagram's new Stories feature.
And while a cat standing on its hind legs is kind of cute, it couldn't mask us noticing Taylor's dated interior design choices in her bedroom.
Dark wooden doors, heavy cream curtains, antique bed frame – not exactly what we expected from a twentysomething.
To give Taylor her due, it must be difficult having to decorate not one but four homes in New York, Rhode Island, Nashville and Los Angeles (bring out the violins) but for someone who earned a staggering £75million last year, you'd think she'd at least be able to hire a good interior designer.
Take a look at the Grammy-awards winner's eclectic choice of home decor.
Victorian wood-paneled walls
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Turkish rugs
English pub pool table
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Parisian chic
Metallic curtains
Wooden upholstered chairs
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Ceramic ornaments
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It's true what they say, money can't buy taste.
Sort it out, Tay.
Katie O'Malley is the Site Director on ELLE UK. On a daily basis you’ll find Katie managing all digital workflow, editing site, video and newsletter content, liaising with commercial and sales teams on new partnerships and deals (eg Nike, Tiffany & Co., Cartier etc), implementing new digital strategies and compiling in-depth data traffic, SEO and ecomm reports. In addition to appearing on the radio and on TV, as well as interviewing everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Rishi Sunak PM, Katie enjoys writing about lifestyle, culture, wellness, fitness, fashion, and more.
