15 Photos That Show the Worst Living Room Design Trends Over the Years

People have used real, preserved wildlife to decorate their homes for centuries, but taxidermy saw a resurgence in the ’90s.

Damien Hirst, the artist famous for preserving animals like sharks, lambs, and cows in formaldehyde, helped usher in the 1990s taxidermy boom, according to Elle, but growing tides of animal rights activism in recent years has stymied the trend.