5 Decorating Mistakes You Should Avoid

Here are a look at 5 common decorating mistakes we have all made at one time or another. Decorating new home or apartment will be so much easier when you know some simple decorating mistakes to avoid.

Decorating Mistakes #1: All Furniture Against the Wall

One of the worst decorating mistakes you can make is to pres all of your furniture in a room against the wall. While in a small bedroom pressing or placing furniture against the wall may be the only option, in a larger space like the family room or a den, you should try to avoid this.

Many people think that placing furniture against the wall will make a small room appear larger. This is false. Pull the furniture away from the wall to create depth and the appearance for more room.

Whether you try your furniture placed in the middle of the room, at and angle, or simple pull it about 6 inches away from the wall, you will be amazed at the difference this can make.

Decorating Mistakes #2: Matching Fabrics Throughout

If you want a custom interior designer look in your home, one of the worst decorating mistakes you can make is to have all matching fabric. Specifically in a bedroom, people will often match the bedspread to the drapes to the pillows.

This much of any one kind of fabric can be dull, boring, and overwhelming all at once. You can create visual interesting using fabrics throughout a room that coordinate or simple flow together.

Using a variety of fabrics will create new textures in a room, look more custom, and really make your room look like an interior designer gave you advise.

Decorating Mistakes #3: Covering all Wall Space

Many people make the simple decorating mistake in their home of covering every bit of open wall space in the home. This decorating mistake can be as simple as having furniture lining the walls or even pictures and artwork covering every bit of upper wall space.

Avoid this decorating mistake by creating open areas of wall and floor for the eye to rest.

Decorating Mistakes #4: All Matching Furniture

One of my leave favorite decorating mistakes is when people buy all matching furniture. Just because you can find matching coffee tables, side tables, and sofa tables in package does not mean you have to buy it. There is no law! In fact, there should be a law against matching sets of furniture.

One of the quickest ways to make your home look like a hotel is to use all matching furniture. Try remaking matching furniture by painting it, swapping it with family and friends, or simply selling it to have money to buy some new furniture to break up the hotel look.

Decorating Mistakes #5: Beige Nightmare

Ok, I bet this one speaks for itself. There is no need to have a million shade of beige in a room with no color! The overuse of beige screams hotel room!

Try leaving the walls beige and adding a colorful slip cover to the couch. You will love it!