The New York Times is following the growing community of food-inspired furniture obsessives on TikTok whose love for pillaging HomeGoods and other retailers in search of stools designed to look like burgers or fruit has grown into what might be taken as a full-blown re-embrace of kitsch nationwide.One Long Island-based member says: "I sort of based my entire life and personality around this silly burger stool.I think a lot of millennials specifically or older Gen Zs grew up with the 'beige' dcor, once we hit the scene, we made it OK to decorate fun and silly."And it's also very lucrative for the home goods retail industry. TJX Companies has reported a net revenue of$40 billion in the first nine months of FY 2025 alone.