decorative

Decorative means made to look attractive rather than to be useful. There for the eye, and doing no other job.

It describes objects and details, so decorative tiles, a decorative border and decorative ironwork are all standard. The word can be faint criticism when applied to people or to work, since calling a role decorative means it has no real power. The decorative arts is a proper category covering furniture, ceramics and glass. Its opposite in design terms is functional, and the argument between the two is most of the history of design.