An influencer proudly shared her Brooklyn apartment’s interior design in a fashion magazine, only for social media users to roast her and ask if the feature was ‘a joke.’

Molly Blutstein moved to New York City in July where she decorated a railroad apartment in a Cobble Hill brownstone by herself, and proudly shared the results online. 

But following a feature in Architectural Digest, Blutstein’s design choices didn’t go over well and left many baffled by the feature in the coveted magazine. 

The Atlanta-born influencer told AD that her design choices reflect ‘Southern Gothic details, and a sort of Shaker, but a bit English-style,’ but are ‘basically’ much like Nickey Kehoe. 

Blutstein runs her own Substack which features her writing about interior design and fashion. She garnered a following of 7,900 subscribers on the platform and 208,000 followers on Instagram as of Sunday afternoon. 

However, despite her popularity, the internet disagreed with Blutstein’s choices and went as far to criticize the influencer’s degree in interior design. 

‘I don’t usually have much to say about [Blutstein] (or her sister) but this profile honestly made me livid,’ one user wrote in a Reddit thread. 

‘There is so much real artistic talent out there that is ignored to uplift the absolute most mediocre bulls*** “design” from influencers who think being good at social media and buying clothes translates to other aspects of design,’ they continued. 

Influencer Molly Blutstein was roasted online for a feature in Architectural Digest on her apartment interior design renovations

Blutstein, with a degree in interior design, was criticized for the nearly 'empty apartment' featured in the article

Blutstein, with a degree in interior design, was criticized for the nearly ’empty apartment’ featured in the article

Blutstein claimed much of her inspiration comes from the likes of Beata Heuman, Heidi Caillier, Jessica Helgerson, Billy Cotton or Nickey Kehoe

Blutstein claimed much of her inspiration comes from the likes of Beata Heuman, Heidi Caillier, Jessica Helgerson, Billy Cotton or Nickey Kehoe

‘The apartment isn’t even finished!! It’s basically empty!!!! And if its true she has a degree in interior design…yikes. How do you not know after years of schooling how to properly articulate your vision, especially to ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST?’ 

Blutstein claimed much of her inspiration comes from the likes of Beata Heuman, Heidi Caillier, Jessica Helgerson, Billy Cotton or Nickey Kehoe, AD reported.

She detailed in the feature how her upbringing influencer her tastes and willingness to DIY, including painting the kitchen cabinets a pale shade of yellow. 

‘I’m really influenced by Southern design to some extent, or more traditional design. And I was raised on Pinterest,’ she added. 

The influencer also criticized mid-century style and said it would be the one trend that would never make its way into her design choices. 

‘Don’t show me a tapered leg,’ Blutstein told AD. 

However, comments online were quick to point out that design choices she had made were in fact mid-century. 

‘Honest question; is this satire?? That’s like all mid-century stuff…’ one user commented on Instagram. 

‘No shade but… does she understand what “mid-century” means,’ another queried. 

Yet, it wasn’t only the apparent misclassification of her design choices that caught social media attention. Other users took issue with the feature as a whole, and questioned why it made it into the magazine. 

‘Why is this unfinished Pinterest board copypaste apartment being featured in arch digest…’ one commenter queried. 

‘I believe everyone should trust their own taste and feel free to do whatever they like in their own space. But when a well-known magazine starts celebrating people who have little understanding of the field and presents their choices as if they were bold design statements, it becomes a bit strange,’ another user wrote. 

‘It’s her taste — and that’s perfectly fine — but let’s not pretend it’s something revolutionary.’

The post by the magazine received hundreds of comments agreeing that AD missed the mark. 

Some came to the defense of the influencer, and said ‘I guess fashion is more her thing…seems like something the editors should have caught.’

‘The real culprit here is Wayfair et al for redefining mid century modern as “tapered legs” and stained wood,’ they added. 

Many criticized the design magazine for featuring the influencer instead of 'experts' in the field

Many criticized the design magazine for featuring the influencer instead of ‘experts’ in the field

'Why is this unfinished Pinterest board copypaste apartment being featured in arch digest...' one commenter queried

‘Why is this unfinished Pinterest board copypaste apartment being featured in arch digest…’ one commenter queried

Blutstein detailed in the feature how her upbringing influencer her tastes and willingness to DIY, including painting the kitchen cabinets a pale shade of yellow

Blutstein detailed in the feature how her upbringing influencer her tastes and willingness to DIY, including painting the kitchen cabinets a pale shade of yellow

Many, however, shifted their focus onto AD for featuring the influencer instead of ‘experts.’

‘Imagine all the real design talent that goes unseen and then there’s this,’ one wrote. 

‘I like that she’s exploring design on her terms, and I also recognize that AD and similar mags are going through a significant shift in readership- but i would really like it if AD could return to fostering thoughtful and educational discourse on design to their online readership,’ another wrote. 

‘Whether we’re billionaires, or blue collar, isn’t that what this mag is supposed to offer? So why show us “influencers” and celebrities rather than, you know, experts (self taught or formally taught) in this field?’

The Daily Mail has reached out to Blutstein and AD for comment.Â