CORRECTING DESIGN MISTAKES

Mistake 1: Wrong-Size Curtains
   
We often mess up with the curtain lengths. Choosing tab-top or grommet styles enables us to increase the height if we find them short after bringing the curtains home, these styles slide easily onto the rod. To find the right panel length, measure from the floor to just above the window casing. Mount the rod to match panel length, rather than the other way around, as you would for custom-made curtains. Panels should be as wide as the window and rod brackets mounted six inches outside the frame so panels can be pushed away from the glass easily.

 Mistake 2:High Art
 
Hanging stuff can be tricky. The first step is to figure out the correct hanging height. Hang your art at the average person’s height -- roughly 57 inches from the floor -- so that most eyes can look straight and see it comfortably.

Mistake 3:Disjointed Frames

Unless you're really good with mix-and-match looks, keep it simple and pick frames with a common style or frame color for all. A streamlined look takes the guesswork out of the design and allows the viewer to focus on the art itself.

Mistake 4:Too Studied

May be you browsed so many Design magazines and decorated a room which is technically stunning -- but, what’s missing? A little bit of you. Add a few pieces that have a warm backstory, stack beloved books on the coffee table, or layer in some photos of the people you love. It’s possible to make a room look too slick, more like a furniture shop than a home. Think about what speaks to your heart, even if its a little pop of the Orange or Terracota color you love, and add that personal touch.

Mistake 5:Ignoring Scale and Proportion

Does your room feel sort of underwhelming? Or way too crowded? You may have an issue with scale, which means the visual size of things, and how they look in relation to each other and the space. For your pieces to stand out, rooms need big things and little things, tall things and short things. It’ll make things look a lot more interesting

Mistake 6:Lack of Storage

No matter how beautiful you want your room to look, when you start using it, you will need a place to keep the magazines, newspapers you read daily, you need a place to keep the throw or the multiple remotes we use. Take a look around your room and see where you can comfortably add more places to put things away -- the easier to reach the better. Consider bare wall space first -- anywhere to mount shelving or cabinetry? Can you add side tables with drawers? Any missed opportunities for built-ins? In bedrooms, consider building shelving around the headboard, and adding storage boxes beneath the bed.

Mistake 7:Cluttered Decor

It's easy to pack your rooms with way too much stuff, but that look can easily become clutter. Solve the issue by clearing off every surface in a room, one by one, and returning only half the things on it. If you have 4 pillows on a sofa, too many picture frames on walls, too many flower vases, or too many flowers in the vases, be your own tough editor and store the objects that didn't make the cut this time. You can bring them out next season -- or make a donation trip to the secondhand store.