Are you planning to have your kitchen redone or your basement finished by the end of the year? Then now is the perfect time to start preparing for your renovation.

At one point, a “Live, Laugh, Love” sign mounted on the wall above a sofa (or even better, the toilet) was the hallmark of cringe for DIY trends, but now it’s a little more covert. Once reserved for Gen Z’s disdain for anything they deemed embarrassing, the term cringe has firmly planted its presence in design. And we hate to break it to you, but no one is immune from being cringe—not even us.