overfurnishing
Too much furniture
Overfurnishing is filling a space with too much furniture, leaving it cramped or cluttered.
The term applies both to quantity and scale—too many pieces or pieces too large for the room.
Interior designers warn against overfurnishing small apartments.
The Victorian parlor's overfurnishing made it impossible to move without bumping into something.
Excessive accumulation of goods
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- packedFilled to capacity
disarray · congested · encumbered · heaped · piled · crammed · overcrowded · jumbled
Overlaid with gold leaf
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- kitschTasteless, garish art
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
ostentatious · overwrought · embellished · fussy · florid · elaborate · busy · excessive
Marked by costly elegance
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
grandiose · elegant · decadent · palatial · regal · magnificent · splendid · rich
Amount exceeding requirement
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- glutExcessive surplus
- superfluousExceeding what suffices
- redundantExceeding what's needed
unnecessary · overstock · accumulation · surfeit · overkill · extravagance · indulgence · overbuying
Eliminating unnecessary possessions
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- spartanRigorously simple, unadorned
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- bareLacking any covering
unadorned · simplicity · pared-down · functional · space-saving · tidying · purging · downsizing
hoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
packed · disarray · congested · encumbered · heaped · piled · crammed · overcrowded · jumbled · chaotic
gilded
Overlaid with gold leaf
rococo · ostentatious · overwrought · embellished · fussy · florid · elaborate · busy · excessive · tacky
luxurious
Marked by costly elegance
extravagant · grandiose · elegant · decadent · palatial · regal · magnificent · splendid · rich · wealthy
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- glutExcessive surplus
- superfluousExceeding what suffices
redundant · unnecessary · overstock · accumulation · surfeit · overkill · extravagance · indulgence · overbuying · overconsumption
decluttering
Eliminating unnecessary possessions
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- spartanRigorously simple, unadorned
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
bare · unadorned · simplicity · pared-down · functional · space-saving · tidying · purging · downsizing · editing
overfurnishingemptiness
Absence of substance
sparseness · unfurnished · bareness · austerity · stripped-down
overfurnishingminimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
essentialism · simplicity · restraint · decluttering · Japanese minimalism
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