- Improper lighting. Decorators recommend dimmers, which they like for their affordability, versatility, and easy installation process.
- Matching rooms. Don't make everything in your room match--it doesn't have to be symmetrical as long as it's balanced and furniture is an appropriate size (tip: measure the space). Instead of making your room look like a showroom from a magazine, make it eclectic. On the other hand, you don't want to use too many color patterns, nor do you want an excessively themed room. Both can make a room look busy, crowded, and distracting.
- Visible clutter. This makes the room look chaotic and disorganized. Store items in an armoire, storage basket set, or bookshelf. Similarly, avoid displaying too many pillows, knickknacks and photographs. Photo albums are great for storing photos, but homes look neater with just a few framed photos on display.
- Floating rugs--that is, rugs with nothing on top of them or touching them. Place the front feet of all furniture on the rug, to ground the seating area. On that note, bring furniture away from the walls and toward the center of the room to create a focal point.
- Ignoring color and windows. Painting windows and adding window treatments are the easiest and least expensive ways to change the look of a room. Consider painting one wall if you are unsure about the color (this is an accent wall). If you don't like it--paint over it! Hang window curtains two inches above the frame of the window, or all the way to the ceiling to make the room look larger.
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