5 Biggest Interior Design Mistakes

Maintaining a consistency throughout a room is key to keeping its look professional and modest at the same time. Here are the top 5 biggest mistakes in interior design.

1) Too Much Furniture

One of the biggest makes that people make when designing their rooms or offices is cluttering it with too much furniture. When you have the room packed with chairs, couches and overbearing art, it can get stuffy and even bring on anxiety. Moreover, people like to buy furniture that is way too big for the room. You can avoid this by having furniture that is multifunctional and only buying furniture that is essential for the room.

2) Clutter, Clutter, Clutter

Having knick-knacks around your rooms can seem like a great idea, and when its done right, it can be. However, many people will fill their rooms and offices with little knick-knacks and clutter. This can make a very large room feel extremely small in a matter of seconds. Many houses are filled with useless junk that serves no purpose and has been in the same place for years. Throw it out! If you don’t want to toss your old junk, box it up and put it where nobody can see it.

3) Artwork

Artwork is very elegant and classy. The problem with artwork is that it doesn’t always fit the motif of the room. If you were going for a rustic look, why would you have modern art strewn about your home? Be consistent with your home or with your rooms. Get a theme going in your living room, kitchen and studies by organizing all of your things to fit each room.

4) Lighting

One of the worst mistakes you can make with your home is bad lighting. The lighting of the room should reflect what takes place in the room. For you office, you should have cool, calming lighting. For your dinning room, you should have vibrant lighting. Living rooms can have a variation on these with different sconces and overhead lighting.

5) Quality Stuff

When most people are trying to design the rooms in their house, they tend to buy everything that they see. Not only will this clutter your room and put a hurting on your bank account, it will infuriate you when you realize that you didn’t want half of it in the first place. Only buy the things that you absolutely love. Don’t waste money on junk!