kitschy

“It feels retro without being kitschy,” said Jordan Egstad, creative director and co-designer of Instrument Serif, which was made for the design agency Instrument.

From there, she suggests keeping things easy, kitschy and irresistibly snackable—“trash chic,” if you will.

Stringer said he’s always had a handle on his illustration style — quaint, witty and a bit kitschy — but the distinctive look that his ceramics share also developed out of necessity.

The decor is funky and kitschy, yet classy; it’s magical.

It looked like a ship’s wheel, a kitschy bit of decor you might see at a nautically themed bar.