It happens to everyone: you’re out shopping and come across the ideal home accent. You immediately think to yourself, “Oh, this will look great in my TV room!” Of course, you succumb to the impulse purchase and eagerly carry your newfound treasure home, only to discover that what appeared to be the perfect adornment is actually awful.
The majority of us are unaware that interior design necessitates a sharp and knowledgeable eye. We may fall in love with something when shopping, but that doesn’t mean it will look great in our home. Color, lighting, room size, scale, and placement are all factors that influence how goods seem in a room and determine whether they will make or break a design.
When it comes to interior design, almost everyone makes a number of basic blunders. We’ll look at some of the most common blunders and how to avoid them:
Shop Around And Budget Before You Go Shopping
We’re all prone to making impulse purchases. That’s not to suggest you shouldn’t buy something you love right away, but preserve the receipt in case it doesn’t turn out as planned.
It’s ideal to have a plan and a budget in place before visiting a furniture dealership. Your rooms must first be measured. Furniture location and size must be carefully considered. Fortunately, there are several free and simple online room arranging options available.
Enter a showroom with a plan in mind to assist you to figure out what you want and stay inside your budget. Buyers’ remorse is a horrible sensation, so plan ahead of time and shop later.
Arrangement Of Accessories
We all have our own personal collections. It all started with a single small ceramic bird, and over the years you’ve amassed quite a collection of birds in various shapes, sizes, and colors. What is the best way to exhibit such a collection?
Let’s start with the wrong way, which is also the most typical blunder: scattering collection pieces throughout your home. A small bird may tweet from the fireplace mantel, while another small bird flies all the way across the room to the coffee table.
Regardless of what they are, it is recommended that accessories be displayed in arrangements and groupings. There are some immutable laws known as the rule of three when it comes to categorizing items into groups.
Hanging Art
You can virtually transform any wall in your home into an art gallery. Whether it’s a rare oil painting or a treasured sketch from your child’s pre-school days, everyone should have some type of art in their home. The most common stumbling point is figuring out how to hang paintings properly.
The simplest way to assure there are no mistakes and ugly nail holes to mend is to trace and cut out the frame outline on paper. Tape the paper cut-outs to the wall, experimenting with different placement possibilities until you get the look you want.
Experiment with size, color, and texture in your arrangements while remembering to avoid the most common blunder: scale.