For us, decorating our home is the best part of moving to a new house or apartment; it feels like a small reward after weeks of stressing over contracts and numbers.
Honestly, there are few things better than filling our Pinterest boards after a hectic move.
1. Measure Everything, and Then Measure Again
More than once, we’ve ordered something online without checking the measurements, only to pray that it fits through the door.
The dimensions of furniture and other decorations should be the first thing we check before making any purchase; even more importantly, we should have a clear idea of how they will fit into the space we have.
Having the measurements of our home clear will allow us to easily visualize how we want our space to look.
2. Don’t Put All Decorations on the Walls
This is one of the most common decorating mistakes, especially when we’re not yet sure of the style we want.
Including furniture and decorative elements that are “floating” adds dynamism to our spaces and allows us to play around with different ways they can flow.
In the future, we can give a new look to a room by simply moving two chairs or a rug.
3. Don’t Stick to Just One Style
As much as we may love minimalism, maximalism, cottagecore, or any other decorating style, clinging to just one of these can lead us to create flat and “catalog-like” spaces.
Sometimes, we tend to discard items we like because they don’t fit with how we think our home should look, overlooking the most important thing: our personal touch.
4. Don’t Overlook Paint in Different Types of Light
The color of the walls can complement our furniture or, conversely, clash with them in a way we don’t like.
Depending on whether the light is warm, cool, or neutral and its intensity, the perception of paint can change.
5. Use Different Types of Lighting
In an ideal world, after much work and effort, we can have a house with spaces for everything: a study for work and study, a living room for receiving guests, and our bedroom becomes the exclusive place for rest.
But until that happens, most of our spaces are multifunctional.
Incorporating both warm and cool lights for different times of the day will help us be more productive when we need to, and relax whenever we want.
