Home Dcor Mistakes To Be Avoided

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Thursday, 27 December 2007

More info... By Azlan  With a little bit of creativity, combined with your awareness of your personal tastes and individual sense of style, plus unlimited resources, anyone can achieve an excellent and unique look for almost any room or area in their homes. However, no matter how much money you have or much creativity you got, there are some things you should just never do. Whether youre going for casual, traditional, or even just decorating your kids room, these are some of the most common mistakes that are being committed again and again. Its quite surprising how many people are found guilty of these things, really. I hope youre not one of them. Choose Furniture That Doesn't Fit Think about it; you wouldn't wear clothes in a size that's baggy or skin tight, now would you? So why on earth would you go out and get furniture that wont fit into your room? Before you shop for furniture, remember to measure the space that you have, think about where you're going to put the piece, and write down notes. Using Too many Prints and Patterns Don't pick up just any fabric or piece of furniture you like. Most people do this quite often, thinking all the while that they can find a way to work around it. When buying drapes, curtains, upholstered furniture, or anything else that involves patterns and prints, sit down first and plan out your color scheme carefully. Find a main pattern and then go out and get pieces, plaids, stripes, etc. to work around that. If you need to, select a large pattern or print, then get one coordinating print, and another plaid or striped fabric. That would be enough. Anything more would be going overboard. Float a Rug in the Middle of the Room The elements in a room should be connected physically and visibly. Placing a rug on the floor effectively adds more color, charm, and that essential connection. However, a lot of rugs are still being left lying around without the edges safely tucked in under the legs of sofas, tables, chairs, etc. A rug placed in the middle of a room, unanchored, poses a safety hazard. It would be so easy to trip over a protruding edge or corner, or else slip and slide if the rug moves under your feet. All Pieces Against the Wall A lot of people have this misconception that a room looks larger if they push up all their furniture against the wall, leaving the middle of the floor open. Actually, doing the opposite is definitely more effective. Place some of the furniture into groups in the center, unless you want to clear out the floor for dancing. You can perhaps place a sofa with a table behind it, or you can arrange some accessories and place a lamp behind it. Moving some chairs out of the corners will also provide a more airy and spacious atmosphere. Display All Your Knick-Knacks A lot of people collect everything they find from garage sales to their travels, things like salt and pepper shakers, ash trays, unique sculptures, glasses, pottery, etc. This is all fine, but please avoid displaying them all at any one time. Youre in a home, not a museum. Pick out a few important items, particularly those of monetary or sentimental value. Then throw out the rest of the stuff, if you can. If not, put them away and rotate the items on display. Eva Marie Saint is a researcher and writer for http://www.dinashop.com, which provides great home dcor and furnishings. Visit us for all your home dcor needs. Home And Garden Decor Share Your Opinion. (0 posts) Tag it: ?

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