DON’T MAKE THESE MISTAKES WHILE DESIGNING YOUR INTERIOR

Furniture, Living Room, Modern

 

Furniture, Living Room, Modern

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Is self-isolation annoying you at the best possible level? Well, everybody is frustrated, but the current pandemic situation is not favorable to go out and enjoy like you always do. Several ways can help you stay strong, occupied, and optimistic during these tough circumstances.

Since you are bored and finding ways to spend high-quality time at home, the interior designer inside you can get a chance to express. Take a look at your home and think about what can be done to make it look better. Home designing is an epic way to not only spend your leisure time nicely but for releasing stress as well. Studies have shown that if you get involved in designing your home or changing the look a little, you will release a significant amount of stress.

Moreover, science says that home is the best place to relax, and it contributes a lot to soothing your brain and increasing your productivity. Now that your home has the power to comfort you, why not spend some time designing it and making it look more beautiful? Research, plan, and implement the best ideas for home designing. Remember, home designing sounds easy, but it is not a piece of cake at all. There are several mistakes that you might make, and your home will not look as appealing as you expected.

To make sure your home designing experience is perfect, here are a few don’ts that you must keep in mind. Following these tricks will help you at best.

NO PLANNING AND BUDGETING

Have you planned the design of your house? What about the budget? Before you switch your first decoration piece, make sure you have a plan ready for implementation. It is not as easy as it sounds. Without a plan, you will end up messing up the place, or your budget may exceed its limits. The idea is first to strategize your expenses because breaking the bank is exactly what you do not want to do.

IT’S YOUR HOME NOT A MUSEUM

If you love aesthetics like wall art, make sure you do not overload the house with them. It’s your house and deserves only a glimpse of your preferences. Your home should not look like a museum once you are done. You can use map art , wall paintings, or other tapestries on your walls but ensure to keep their number minimum. Not all four walls of the room need to be decorated with something.

EXTRA DECORATIVE PIECES

One of the most common mistakes that professionals have noticed and addressed is unnecessary decorative items in a house. You must be décor fanatic, but do not overstuff your room or house with too many decorative pieces. They do not look good at all.

DULL OR EXTRA BRIGHT WALL COLORS

If you have planned to change the wall colors, choose the new color wisely. Never leave the walls all white if your furniture is light-shaded too. Also, extra bright colors like burgundy and pink do not look good either. Choose colors like olive green and mauve so that they can complement the furniture and any decorative items that you want to place.

TOO MANY OR NO LIGHTS

There are several kinds of lights available to brighten up your room. But before you choose, make sure you have considered the size of the room, the focal point, and every basic element. Embedding too many lights or leaving any of the rooms with one light will never look good. Lights in every room must be perfectly balanced so that your nights become soothing and day can embrace the sunlight.

NO FOCAL POINT

A focal point refers to the center of any room, and the focal point does not have to revolve around the television religiously. During house designing, do not forget to make a focal point so that all the furniture stays in place.

NO STORAGE SPACE

Without any storage places or space-saving ideas, your house can turn into a warehouse in no time. Make sure you incorporate space-saving solutions in your home design plan. An organized and clean house always looks attractive.

BAD FURNITURE PLACEMENT

Replacing furniture is a great idea to give your house a new look. Place your furniture properly because every direction of your tables and chairs wouldn’t be ideal. For example, if you have placed the tables wrong, the focal point will be disturbed, and you will end up having a poorly placed furniture. The rooms do not look attractive like this.

SUMMING IT UP

Home designing has a great impact on your mind and overall health. It soothes you, and your productivity eventually increases. Considering all the benefits it has, you must plan it out as well. Begin with planning and budgeting because you want to release stress, not to embrace more after exceeding the budget. Moreover, give the discussed mistakes a thorough read before you start and avoid them as much as you can.

 

Kimberly Atwood’s books have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist. Kimberly lives in the Rocky Mountains with her husband, an exceptionally perfect dog, and an attack cat. Before she started writing historical research, Kimberly got a graduate degree in theoretical physical chemistry from Ohio State University. After that, just to shake things up, she went to law school at the University of London and graduated summa cum laude. Then she did a handful of clerkships with some really important people who are way too dignified to be named here. She was a law professor for a while. She now writes full-time.

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