Thursday, December 27, 2012

Top 5 Home Decorating Myths Debunked


Decorating your home should be one activity you should look forward to. Unfortunately, this is not the case for some who are mostly being paralyzed by fear that decorating can be very difficult to do. Instead of being busy with the preparations, they concern themselves with unnecessary worries due to several misconceptions about home decorating.

Here are the top myths that people should be wary so they can overcome their home decorating-related apprehensions:

1. Only Moneyed People Can Afford Decorating
This is the top myth people should recognize. Yes, decorating a home is an additional expense on your end, but it need not be expensive really. How do you do that? You can do this by simply coming up with a budget to jumpstart your project to making your home very comfortable and exceptionally beautiful.
 
You should plan before buying the décors you need such as draperies, pillows, mats, frames and others. A practical tip is to buy home decor items during off season. Watch out for the clearance sales of department and specialty stores near your area. Before you go on a buying frenzy, set aside specific amounts on how much you want to spend for each item. Bazaars are also great sources of custom home decors that would be just perfect for your place. Keep in mind that you are sure to get a good price for a décor you want as long as you are willing to find the best bargain in town.

2. Requires Help from Interior Decorators

Hiring professional interior decorators is a good step to achieving your dream home design. But this isn’t the case always as you can tap into your inner creativity to transform your home into one of the most amazing places to live at. What’s working for you is that you know which designs you prefer. Once you have decided on this, adding up home decors that support your chosen home design is just going to be a walk in the park. The whole process is similar to working on your own painting and having fun at the same time.


3. Branded Items Are What You Need

To use only branded items like furniture, fabric materials, wall décor, rugs, throws, lamps, bedding, duvet covers etc. is a big mistake. The truth is there are many providers of good quality decorating materials at reasonable prices; you just have to be resourceful in finding them. Also, the secret to decorating is to be simple. Remember the saying that less is more; stick to this advice and in no time you will be proud of what you’ll come up. You would also be surprised that your guests would think you’ve spend a fortune to making your home elegant. Of course, you are the only one who knows that it takes patience and perseverance to find exquisite ornaments that match your budget.

4. Home Decorating Takes a Great Deal of Time

Being organized will help you deal with this myth. This is not saying that you should rush things. The point is you need to work on a schedule to accomplish even the little things that may seem to be too time consuming. Slowly, you will make progress and you won’t notice that you are almost close to achieving your home decorating goals. Just don’t give in to frustrations when you come across several challenges along the way. Adopt a flexible and happy attitude to deal with any potential concerns that you may have in the future.

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5. Decorating Is Just Difficult

Make a conscious decision that you are going to finish your home decorating project. By doing this, you are doing away with any negativity in your surroundings. There are just so many excuses that people can embrace if they are not really interested in doing something. And certainly, you don’t want to be like these people. You just need to believe in yourself and take each task you need to complete one day at a time. Soon, you are going to be one contented person and very much satisfied with the end result of fulfilling your home decorating dream!

Maria Samuels is pretty satisfied with her home decorating skills. She is a materials specialist at In Style Modern, a leading provider of elegant modern furniture replicas, including nice noguchi table, egg chairs hanging and philippe starck ghost chairs.

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