03/25/2016
I find this the problem when I arrive at my appointments in probably over 50% of the time. For some reason, people often cannot part with existing things even though they know they don’t work in the room. We all have a tendency to adapt to a bad furniture arrangement. Because of that, after a few years, you don’t even notice it anymore. The bad furniture arrangement escalates into more decorating mistakes because then the artwork, lighting, and accessories also get all jumbled up. It ends up nothing is balanced and the whole relationship between the furniture and the things hanging on the wall is non existent. It creates a room that doesn’t make any sense. Every thing is just all over the place and just full of stuff.
I watch some of the HGTV shows and they take everything out of the room. In real everyday life, that is a huge inconvenience. For a family with a few kids and pets, it would take days to get it back together! I find a more gentle approach works just fine. Try this and see if you can get your room on the right track;
• The first step is to remove any magazines, books and papers from ALL surfaces, even shelves.
• Clear all the book shelves and the mantle of all small accessories. Get rid of any old worn out floral arrangements and greenery.
• Throw away any old pillows, throw blankets and broken lamps. Take a good look at all your chairs. Be sure they are not worn or broken. If you have more than fits (even if you use them) admit that a new plan of action is necessary.
This is enough to get you started. You will probably then discover that maybe your room could use a new furniture arrangement or the artwork is not hung in the best places. You will begin to see areas of concern and now can address them as needed. Another large element in a room is the window treatments because they cover such a large area. If they are bad, even a nice room doesn’t look its best.
