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Decorating Tips
Ten Most Common Decorating Mistakes

I have been hired to consult on literally hundreds of decorating projects. Visiting clients for 2- and 3-hour consultations, I take on the challenge of suggesting major and minor improvements which might include selecting new paint colors, rearranging existing furnishings, determining future furniture purchases, re-hanging artwork, and designing appropriate window treatments. Often the suggestions highlight relatively small improvements. I've seen time and again that these changes can yield incredibly satisfying results; taking rooms from "so-so" to sublime. Fortunately the most common mistakes are easy to spot and easy to remedy.

Not defining your priorities
An uncomfortable conversation area
Poor furniture placement
A room that is off-balance
Furniture of different heights (something that can be surprisingly simple to fix)
A room that lacks cohesion
Ignoring the focal point of the room
Improper use of artwork
Ineffective use of accessories (even too many nice things displayed ineffectively are little more than clutter)
Using lighting incorrectly

These mistakes are of course all interwoven, but some are bigger problems than others in the various home makeovers.
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