THERE ARE SEVERAL DECORATlNG MISTAKES YOU CAN MAKE WHEN TRYING TO
PUT TOGETHER A ROOM HERE ARE TEN OF MY TOP FAUX PAS:
1. NOT DEFINING YOUR PRIORITIES SUCH AS DETERMINING YOUR NEEDS AND BUDGET.
2. AN UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATION AREA: THE IDEAL SPACE IS "U" SHAPED, MAKING SURE THAT YOU CAN SEE THE PEOPLE YOU ARE SPEAKING TO AND ABLE TO SPEAK WITHOUT SHOUTING.
3. YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO PLACE FURNITURE AGAINST THE WALL. YOU CAN BRING IT OUT OR CORNER A FEW PIECES AS LONG AS IT'S NOT IN YOUR WALKING PATH.
4. A ROOM THAT IS OFF BALANCE IS ONE THAT HAS HEAVY FURNITURE ON ONE END AND SMALLER DELICATE PIECES ON THE OTHER; BALANCE IS THE KEY.
5. FURNITURE OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS CREATES A "ROLLER COASTER" EFFECT, CAUSING THE EYE TO TRAVEL UNCOMFORTABLY UP AND DOWN AROUND THE ROOM.
6. A ROOM THAT LACKS COHESION IS VERY CONFUSING. BY USING "PAIRS"-OF CHAIRS, LAMPS, END TABLES IT WILL NOT LOOK BORING.
7. IGNORING THE FOCAL POINT OF A ROOM; WHETHER IT'S A FIREPLACE, AN INTERESTING WINDOW OR VIEW, A LARGE PAINTING CAN BE A MISTAKE. ONCE YOU'VE DETERMINED THE FOCAL POINT, PLAY IT UP SO IT ATTRACTS THE EYE.
8. IMPROPER USE OF ARTWORK SUCH AS HANGING IT TOO HIGH OR SCATTERING IT ON EVERY WALL MAKES THE ROOM LOOK BUSY. ARTWORK SHOULD BE HUNG 3 INCHES BELOW WHAT YOU WOULD FEEL IS NORMAL "EYE LEVEL"-AND ONE WALL SHOULD BE BARE TO GIVE THE EYE A PLACE TO REST.
9. INEFFECTIVE USE OF ACCESSORIES. SOME PEOPLE THINK THEY HAVE TO DISPLAY EVERYTHING AT ONCE. MY THEORY IS TO DECORATE A ROOM AND REMOVE ITEMS AND STORE THEM IN TRUNKS, SUITCASES AND ROTATE THEM EVERY THREE MONTHS OR MORE.
10. USING LIGHTING INCORRECTLY. GENERAL LIGHTING SHOULD BE DIRECTED DOWN WHERE NEEDED ,RATHER THAN UP TO THE CEILING SO THAT IT
ILLUMINATES THE ENTIRE ROOM WITHOUT PRODUCING SHADOWS OR PRODUCING TOO MUCH GLARE.
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