Five years ago, after several compulsive Googling sessions of patterns, brands and fabrics, I thought I had found the perfect rug for my living room. With its blue and red palette, it brought the essential colors to my beige sofa; woven in wool, it was perfect. Its vintage status made it cool, and so did I. So I clicked “buy”.
For three weeks I waited patiently for it to be shipped from California. Then, I still waited patiently for the day of his arrival because the company had given me a comic delivery slot: between 9am and 8pm. Finally, at 7:48 p.m., two men dragged it to my apartment and unpacked it in front of me. And when I sat down on my sofa to see the result, only one word came out of my mouth: NO!
He was too small. Really too small. My couch took up half the floor space and large swaths of my wooden floor remained bare. I had committed a cardinal interior decorating sin: not measuring my space before ordering. And I paid dearly for it, both literally and emotionally. May anyone reading this ever have to repack a rug and lug it alone to the nearest UPS drop-off point.
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By Marie Bladt
If many articles are devoted to decorating advice and tips, we do not necessarily find as many on what not to do. And although an unfortunate purchase can easily be settled, the more important decisions made in your interior can nevertheless be very complicated to modify: when the wallpaper is stuck to the wall, removing it is not easy. And it's not while your contractor is working in the kitchen that you can ask him to change a cabinet or two.
With that in mind, Vogue interviewed some of the world's top decorators about the most common mistakes they encounter, and asked them how to make sure they don't happen to you. Here is a list of things to do, but especially those of mistakes not to be made at any price!
12 decorating mistakes not to repeat
Mistake No. 1: Placing all the furniture on a single section of wall
"You don't have to put all your furniture against one wall. On the contrary, it's better to distribute it in your room to create variety and interest in the floor plan. For example, you can let a or two armchairs in the middle of a living room, independently of the other seats." – Young Huh, Young Huh Interior Design
Mistake #2: Bad Lighting
“People often tend to overlook lighting. Yet it plays an enormous role in the way of inhabiting a space. For example, the color of the paint under an incandescent bulb is very different than under natural lighting. If your interior is dark, you can simply change out several light bulbs or install a pair of sconces to make the space brighter. No need to undertake a complete renovation.”– Alfredo Paredes, Alfredo Paredes Studio
