Redecorating your home can be an exciting and pleasurable
experience, but sometimes it can feel more like a nightmare than a nice
dream. It seems like every magazine and
TV show has thousands of tips on interior decorating, but people still have
trouble finding ways to stylishly improve the look of their homes. Before you pick up your designer rugs
and cans of paint, read this post so you don't make some of the décor mistakes
people have made in the past.
Don't Copy Looks
It's perfectly normal to fall in love with looks you see on
Pinterest and in professional show rooms, but you would be better off using
your favorite looks as a guide instead of a rule book. Trying to copy every single décor element can
be tiresome, expensive, and generally unnecessary. If you make your living room a carbon copy of
a room you fell in love with you may find that all of the décor elements don't
match your personal style. Try looking
at different kinds of decorating trends and rooms and use elements that you
like from each when your start your interior decorating project. That way your room will still look stylish
but it'll have your unique style.
Don't Copy Fads
Remember when everybody couldn't get enough of shag
carpeting in the 70s? Home owners put
wall to wall shag in their homes and then immediately regretted their decision
when it fell out of style. It can be
difficult to tell which looks are here to stay and which ones are simply
visiting, but to stay safe when you're decorating try going for traditional and
classic design elements that have proved their staying power.
Avoid Over-Matching
It's important to make sure that your new interior designs
have an overall theme, but making sure every element exactly matches the other
can cause some décor disasters. When
you're decorating pick a base color to build the rest of your décor theme
around and then find other pieces that can complement it. If you're set on having your furniture,
carpeting, and wall colors match try picking one piece that stands out among
everything else. An accent wall, area
rug, or brightly colored piece of furniture can easily break up the
uniformity.