Room Decor – 5 Clichés You Should Stay Away From

Room decor is more than art, its a science in which each aspect has to be considered from the very beginning. You have to carefully chose each element and piece of furniture to be easy on the eye yet important. Or you will be left with a cluttered room filled with unnecessary items.

Many decorating and DIY blogs are just reposting each other’s stuff and everyone ends up implementing same concepts with no personal touch. It’s smart to check out what others are doing but you have to keep in mind that this is where you live. So staying away from cliché ideas and adding items that reflect who you are is an essential part of decorating.

We know how hard DIY decorating is, so in this article we will teach you the pitfalls everyone falls in and how to avoid them.

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There are some simple steps that you should start with when planning your room decor :

• Choose a style (for example the bohemian style or the modern style)
• Set a color palette that complements that style
• Find the essential large furniture like the bed, sofa and dining table
• Get the decorative items that complement all the previous factors and brings the room together

Learn more about decorating essentials in Interior Design – How To Decorate Your House?

Now that you know the correct steps to start decorating any room, lets see what’s the things you should run away from!

Decoration Clichés To Avoid

Each room is different depending on its purpose, but here are some avoidable clichés  in the whole house

1. White ceilings are one of the biggest cliché in room decor, begging the question why does so many people want such a basic ceiling? Be unique with a colored ceiling, or take it a step further and add a pattern or a mural. But be careful not too overdo it, your bedroom is not the Sistine Chapel after all.
2. Cute small and sometimes colorful lightbulbs. Although this trend has been going strong for years, its not at all practical. They may be good for capturing some pretty photos but a functional room needs better lightening. Instead of the overly-used led strips, you can add some spotlights besides the regular lamps and lights.
3. Miniature decorative items, spreading a few across the house is fine. But when every surface in the house has a couple of them, the house stops being cute and homey. It actually turns to looks more like a motel that aims to be appealing for the masses.
4. Mass produced art like the famous “live, love, laugh” wall posters were great 5 years ago. But now they just make your house look tacky and something out of a 15 year old’s Pinterest page. Instead you should add more unique items and to truly stand out with your decoration, you can find some art done by local artists.
5. Lastly you shouldn’t match everything. Yes, you read that right you can overdo the right thing. Matching the room and the whole house is necessary but each room should have some items or colors that contrast and pop.

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With that in mind, its important to know that in your quest to decorate your house, you will surely fall into many clichés. The most important thing is for you to enjoy the process and create a place that truly speaks to you!

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