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Common Decorating Mistakes & How To Correct Them

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Common Decorating Mistakes & How To Correct Them

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  1. Common Decorating Mistakes & How To Correct Them # 1. Too much clutter There’saveryfinelinebetweena roomwithgreatpersonalityand hutzpah, toa101lessononhowto looklikeahoarder! Areallysimplewaytocombatthis, istoremoveallyourbits-and-bobs oneroomatatime, andthenonly putbackhalfofwhatyouhadin theretobeginwith. You’llbe surprisedatwhatahugeand refreshingdifferencethismakes! Notonlywillyouaddtothefeeling oflightandspaceintheroom, but you’llalsohavecreatedalittle surplusofcherisheditemsthatyou canuselatertoreplacethings whenyouneedachange.

  2. # 2. Poor lighting Weallsufferthedie-hardhabitof simplyflickingaswitchonthewallto illuminateourspaces, butthekeyto trulygreatlightingisinthelampsand otherformsofaccentlightingweuse inourhomes. Likeinallthings, understandingthe styleofyourhomeanddécorisa great place to contemporaryhomeorperhapsmore traditional? Isitroomyormoreyour tiny-housevariety? start. Is it a Takethetimetowalkthrougheach roominyourhouseandmakeanote ofalltheactivitiesthattakeplacein there, andspecificallywherethese activitiestendtooccur. Aretheyfocusedtasktypeactivities likechoppingvegetablesorreadinga book? Thesetypesofactivitiesrequire lightswithgreaterluminosity. Perhapsyouwanttoaccentuatea particularartworkorareainyour homeoraddsomepersonalitytoa roomthatfeelsabitlacking? Lamps andwalllightsareagreatwaytodo this. Ifyouwanttocreateanambient spacethatcanchangethemoodofa roomtheninstallinglightingwith dimmersisalsoanobviouschoice.

  3. # 3. Fear of colour Colouristhelifebloodofallgreatdesignandusedin therightwaycanliftyourinteriordesignto astronomicalheights. However, usedinthewrong wayyoucanriskcreatinganoverwhelmingjarring effectthatwillsendpeoplerunningforthehills. Ofcourse, gettingyourcolourschemerightcanbea dauntingtask. Thereissomuchatworkbehindthe coloursyouchoose, andeachhasapowerfuleffect onourmood. Forexample, ifyouwanttoinstiladeepcalmand serenityinyourbedroom, thenit’sagoodideato stayawayfromredsandpurples (whichare mentallystimulatingcolours), anduseblues, yellows andgreensthatpromoterelaxationandlovely positivevibes. Anothersimpletrickistouseneutralcoloursand shades, suchaswhites & greysasyourbaseinthings likeyourwallpaintcolours, furnitureandcarpets. Thenbyaddingpopsofcolourinyoursmallerand moreeasilychangeablepiecessuchasyour cushions, bedlinen, artworksetc, youcanaddas muchcolourasyoulikewithoutthehugecosts associatedwithrepaintingandre-furnishinga house. Ripper! # 4. No personality Thisisatrickyone. It’seasytocreatevisually attractivespacesthattickalltheboxesintermsof achievingthat ‘catalogue’ look, butatthesamestill feellikeit’slackingalittlesomethingresultinginthe spacefeelingflat. Ifthisissomethingyou’ve experienced, thenit’slikelythatthethingmissing fromyourdesign – isyou! Thereissuchathingastoodesign-y, sobeware! Personaltouchesaddedtoaspacethatshowyour personalityandthethingsyoulove – suchasafew deftlyplacedartworksbyyourfavouritelocalartist, toawonderfulsmellingcandleandsomeofyour coffee table bookfav’soutondisplaygoalongway toelevatethefeelingofaroom.

  4. #5. Scale & proportion JULY ISSUE Ifyourspaceisfeelingbareandunderwhelmingoralternatively, confusedand crowdedthenit’slikelythatyou’rehavingsomeissueswiththescaleand proportionofthingsyouhaveinthere. Thereareafewsimpletricksthatcanhelpcombatthisproblem. Forexample, beforeinstallingyourartworksonthewall, doa ‘softhang’ onthefloorsothatyou canseewhatworkswithwhatbeforeyoustartdrillingholesinthewall! Goodinteriordesignneedsthingsofallshapesandsizestobetrulyamazing! By doingaquicksketchofyourroomroughlytoscalewithyourintendedfurniture positioningbeforegoingtotheeffortofphysicallymovingstuffisalsoagreatwayof understandinghowthingswillbestfit. Andimportantly, howbigareyourfloorrugs? Ifthey’retoosmalltheywillfeelmean andwilldetractfromtheoverallfeeloftheroom. Ifyouhavealargeloungeroom, thenit’sreallyworththeadditionalcashsplashonthebiggersizerug. Likewise, in yourdiningroomwhenchoosingarugtogounderthediningtable, makesurethat youaddatleast60cmtoeachsidewhencalculatingthecorrectsizeto accommodateyourdiningchairs. #6. Ignoring comfort & over-doing trends Althoughit’stemptingtorushoutandpurchasethelatestthingthathascaught yourattention, buyerbeware! Trendscomeandgo, andthegoodones (andsome badones), comeandgoagainandagain. Thisdoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldrush outbreakthebankonanof-themomentpatternorcolourdesignthatwillleave youwithretailremorse. Likewise, supersleekitemsthatarethelatestthingbutbomboutonthecomfort scaleshouldalsobeavoided. Youcanstillhaveyourcakeandeatittoobyinvesting initemsthatareagoodbalanceofformandfunction. CheckoutCeramic Rituals forsomegreatexamplesofthis. Forexample, addingsomecosyblanketstoyourcouchorarmchairisano-brainer, particularlyduringthecoolermonthswhenallyouwanttodoattheendoftheday issnuggle-upwithasuperdeluxeSeljak ruginfrontofNetflixwithaaglassofred insomebeautifulnewKatie-AnnHoughton(KAH) halo wine glasses. Source Link: https://bit.ly/2YGKAZE

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