overdecorate

verb

over·dec·o·rate ˌō-vər-ˈde-kə-ˌrāt

overdecorated; overdecorating

transitive + intransitive

: to decorate (something) too elaborately or extensively

The children overdecorated the cake.

overdecorated the Christmas tree with ornaments and tinsel

"After the years of excess and overdecorating … people are reverting to a more classic and simple way of living."—

David Easton

overdecorated adjective

… rejected overdecorated Victorian styles in favor of a spare simplicity that featured geometric shapes and unadorned surfaces. —

Jonathan Raimes and Lakshmi Bhaskaran

The Depression-era set decoration is perfect, and you get to appreciate all of it because Haynes lingers on each stucco bungalow, each deserted seaside road, each overdecorated Beverly Hills manse. —

Stephen King

overdecoration

ˌō-vər-ˈde-kə-ˌrā-shən

noun

The simple lines sketched by the architects avoided any effect of massiveness or overdecoration. —

Paul W. Keating

During the Renaissance and post-Renaissance, when urban development produced an air of luxury and richness, there was an ever-increasing tendency toward overdecoration—to a point where the original form was lost and the function obscured. —

Henry Dreyfuss