Common Design Mistakes in Home Decorations

People today are constantly decorating and redecorating their homes in order to make it beautiful and trendy. However, there are many problems interior designers encounter, especially ordinary interior decorators in their attempt to make their homes go with the trend. These are some of the common decorating mistakes in interior decorations.

First decorating mistake is disregarding the importance of a focal point. A focal point is the main point or the “center stage” in a room, it is where you focus your designs and draw people’s attention to. A focal point may be a fireplace, the bed, a fabulous painting or such. Using the focal point as the base of your decoration, you then build around it.

For example, if your focal point is a fireplace, you can place sofas and chair around the fireplace inviting people to turn their attention to that focal point, the fire place, this is the same in other rooms in the house. You must first consider your focal point and then build or decorate around it in order to focus the attention of people towards it. Time and time again, people tend to clutter rooms with decor rather than designing it. They tend to add things to a room until it becomes more of a stockroom rather than decorating it.

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 Next decorating mistake  is to ignore lighting, especially the use of different kinds of artificial light to add flavor to a room. Lighting is very important as it dictates the mood of the room. The correct use of artificial light is also as important as with natural light. Many today will settle with ordinary fluorescent bulbs to light up the interiors, but it gives bland light. If you want to spice your nights, candle lamps and other bulbs with different shades can really add an exotic flavor to your room.

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Another mistake is not using mirrors as a decorating tool. Mirrors are a fabulous item to use in order to make your room beautiful and cozy. The reflective nature of mirrors can fill up your home with natural light during the day which can deeply enhance the liveliness of your home. You can place a mirror directly opposite a window, allowing sunlight to be reflected, filling your house with natural light.

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