Recently HGTV did an article on the Top 25 Decorating Don'ts! I love decorating and after reviewing this list I've discovered that I've broken a lot of these rules! YIKES! :) How about you? How many of these have you broken? See my commentary and review of the list below:
25. Toilet rugs
Oh my gosh!!! My very first apartment after college, I was living on my own and it was my first attempt as decorating "my own place" I bought matching RED rugs for my bathroom! I still have those rugs but no longer use them. Probably should get rid of them.
24. Too many photos
Guilty as charged! My husband reminds me of this often. I'm a photographer, what can I say?
We don't have one of these, so that's easy!
22. Undressed cables
19. Lopsided furniture arrangements
18. Keeping something you hate
17. Too formal
16. Uncomfortable dining chairs
Guilty again! Just about everything in our living room matches. Now, I am realizing that it's perfectly ok for things not to match. And getting more inspired by vintage pieces I want to add to our room.
13. Following fads
12. Furniture that doesn’t fit
11. Too many colors or patterns
10. Floating rugs
I've done this a few times!
My first apartment in college I covered and outdated flower power couch with a waffle patterned cover. I don't think it was tacky. It was a much improvement from the flowers!
Oh, I've done this too! :)
I think we've been guilty of this a few times or two! Have you seen our house?! :)
1. Fake flowers
Oh goodness!!! So guilty! I love the look of flowers but they are to expensive to keep in your house all the time, right?!!! I have a arrangements that are fake as The Hills! But, I love them and don't really care if I break this rule! :)
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What do you think? Which ones of these have you broken on this list? As many as I have?!!!
