5 Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Interiors

Of course, we can't say which approach is right or wrong when it comes to furnishing a home, but we do think there are certain common mistakes people make that will prevent you from feeling truly comfortable in your own space.

We've worked with hundreds of different clients and have occasionally encountered these pitfalls. Read this article carefully, because we're willing to bet that at least one of these mistakes is holding you back from achieving your true style.

The good news is that all of these errors are really quite easy to fix or avoid. Here's how:

Furnishing everything at once

Completing all your furnishings in one go is one of the most common mistakes. Above all, with a new home it's hard to resist the temptation to furnish everything before you've even moved in.

If you think this way, it's very difficult not to feel after a while that some of your choices were rather poor, both in terms of practicality and style.

Our advice is to be patient. A home needs time to be lived in and understood. So it's better to focus on the bare essentials, and everything else will come naturally as new needs arise.

You can purchase accessories and additions every so often. They're sure to reflect your personal taste far better.

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Creating spaces that don't align with your lifestyle

A common mistake is failing to think about practicality and functionality.

Too often, for economic reasons or through misjudging an item's value, we allow furniture placement in our homes to negatively impact our lifestyle. This results in rooms without purpose, such as a dining room that's admittedly attractive but never actually used, or a cluttered space where you can find everything except what you actually need.

The main mistake is assuming that a beautiful home is defined by its furniture, and consequently, interior design is neglected because it's deemed unimportant. This is precisely how aesthetics triumph over functionality. But there's no point having a home that follows trends at the expense of the needs of those who live there.

Therefore, first and foremost, you should design your basic space bearing real needs in mind, thereby guaranteeing that all practical and comfortable solutions will feature in your home.

Make sure that every room in your home has the proper weight. Create space that's suitable for doing all the things that matter to your family.

Ultimately, it doesn't matter how lovely your home looks—you'll never feel truly comfortable in it if the space can't accommodate your habits.

Playing it safe with neutral colours

Choosing chromatic shades in different rooms helps create a cohesive overall space throughout the home. It's essential to select a neutral colour for your entire home's colour palette. But you don't need to create that palette exclusively in neutral colours just because it's a safe choice or because neutral tones are timeless and will remain suitable for a long time.

Let's debunk the myth: neutral shades don't always go with everything and don't always match other neutral tones. Try mixing beige with grey in one room and you'll understand what we mean.

Most neutral colours aren't actually 'neutral'. They're colours just like all the others. They may appear grey, beige, or white, but they always have a subtle undertone that's either warm or cool. That's precisely why sometimes you buy something that looks grey in the shop, but once it arrives home it seems rather bluish to you.

That's why choosing neutral colours can ultimately prove more complicated than other shades.

If you adore neutral colours and understand all their secrets, then by all means use them to your heart's content. But if you've chosen them simply because you're afraid of making mistakes, when in reality they don't speak to you at all, it means the time has come to introduce a bit of colour into your life. Perhaps that's precisely what's missing from your home to make it comfortable.

Choose a neutral colour to decorate your home. Try your favourite colour. Don't think that the best way to introduce colour into rooms is painting only the walls. It's certainly an effective method, but not the only one. Try adding your favourite colours through accessories.

Once your confidence with accessories grows, you can start introducing colour in larger formats through furniture, artwork, and walls.

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Choosing a single style

It's right to seek and select one guiding theme for your entire home, but nobody said you must have only one style. This is one of the most common mistakes, through which homes are deprived of personality and character.

If you force yourself into a single style, you'll end up with tedium and monotony. Generally speaking, we feel comfortable in rooms where there's a certain contrast on which the eye can naturally settle. In a monotonous room, that won't happen.

We've shown you many times how, for example, vintage often blends beautifully with Scandinavian or industrial style and can create an attractive contrast: both styles enrich each other and create something new. The same applies to shabby chic and industrial style. There are so many styles that work well together, and when properly matched, they create unique spaces.

Don't be frightened—mixing styles together is incredibly simple. You need balance and shouldn't combine too many elements, so as not to achieve an overwhelming effect.

Choosing trends over personal preferences

With all these ideas and trends reaching us from outside, it's easy to fall into the trap of rigidly following fashion. Unfortunately, this leads to filling home interiors with furniture and ensembles that have no personal value, regardless of how fashionable they are.

Our clients often ask us how one can anticipate trends for the home, because nobody wants to buy something fashionable that will soon go out of fashion. But let's face it, sooner or later everything goes out of fashion.

The best approach is choosing furnishings that will be truly valuable to you. That way you'll never tire of them.

Choose furniture for your home that tells your story. The fundamental thing is personalising your home. Don't worry about what's fashionable. If you want your décor to be timeless, try to rise above trends.

It seems easy, doesn't it? Choose, for example, accessories and decorations that connect with your family's history. You could simply display a collection that's important to you, or hang old wooden oars that remind you of wonderful times spent by the lake. A personal approach to interior design makes rooms more welcoming and comfortable.

So learn to get the most out of your furniture by avoiding the most common mistakes.

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