How To Solve The 5 Most Common Decorating Problems

5/9/20233 min read

Decorating your home has so many rewards, a sense of accomplishment and saving money being among them. But what happens when you run into a decorating problem as a DIY decorator? Well, you fix it of course! Heres how to fix the 5 most common decorating problems you run into.

01. Things don’t flow from one space to the next

We all want cohesive flow in our homes. We want one room to flow into the next seamlessly. Like every room belongs together…without looking exactly like the one next to it. So just how do we get that beautiful cohesive flow in our homes?

With Style

If you haven’t defined your personal decorating style, it will be very hard to create any type of overall look for your home. You need to know what your decorating

style is.

Once you can nail down your unique combination of styles into one accurate description, and stick to it, you will find that it becomes easier to shop for and decorate your home.

With Color

Color is another easy way to create cohesive look in your home. And no, I don’t mean you have to have the exact same color in every room.

What I mean is, you need to have a whole home color palette planned out.

To do this, here’s a very brief overview:

  1. You need to take stock of the unchangeable elements in your home.

  2. Then you need to choose:

    • a white

    • a neutral

    • one major color to carry throughout your house

    • plus 1-3 minor colors

02. The rooms and spaces in your home are small

Living in a small house can be challenging.

It doesn’t have to be one of those crazy tiny homes either.

Anything that makes you put on your thinking cap when it comes to space and storage definitely qualifies as a smaller home.

But you can make the most of your rooms, regardless of their size.

How to Make a Small Room Look Bigger

Here are more than 30 ideas that will help your small space look and feel much bigger than it actually is.

  1. Clear Out the Clutter

  2. Use only what you love

  3. Create a focal point

The focal point can be a:

  • fireplace and mantel

  • view/picture window

  • built-in cabinets or shelves

entertainment unit tv

  1. Chooser Soft, Light Hues

  2. Use a Neutral Color Scheme

  3. Paint with a Light Color

  4. Create flow through flooring

  5. Install Unified Flooring

  6. Add a large area rug

  7. Take the doors off

  8. Employ Horizontal or Vertical Lines

  9. Add More Lighting

  10. Decorate with Mirrors

  11. Utilize Glass and Lucite

  12. Don’t Block The Light

  13. Hang Curtains High

  14. Choose light and airy drapes

  15. Furniture

  16. Keep most furniture pieces in proportion

  17. Use Smaller Furniture Pieces

  1. Rearrange the furniture

Rearrange your furniture to make the best use of space. It’s amazing what a well-arranged room can do for actual and perceived space in a home. Just put some felt feet on that furniture and slide it around the room until you like what you see!

  1. Use Double-Duty Storage Furniture Pieces

  1. Choose Furniture With Visible Legs

  2. Keep the Upholstery Plain

  1. Keep a low profile

  2. Get your furniture away from the walls

  3. Think up

You can also go vertical and make use of the space you do have…on the walls. Install shelving, cupboards, gallery walls, etc. to keep the floor space clear. We’ve used DIY shelves, open cabinets, cheap idea ledges, and so many other options to make use of wall space.

Incorporate large-scale art

  1. Think outside the box

To create the appearance of more space, hide your storage. Use unconventional containers to corral items: a blanket box becomes a filing cabinet in a bedroom; baskets stowed under end tables hold books and blankets; built-in banquette seating like at our old house can store out of season décor or extra bedding.

  1. Maximize closet space

Add an additional rod to your closet to store more clothes and off-season jackets in any closet space you do have.

Install additional shelves in your closet or pantry to hold more items out of sight. Turn an extra closet into a pantry if your kitchen is tiny. Add an armoire to replace the closet if needed.

Decorate with restraint