For some homeowners, the decision to decorate is one of the most exciting things they can imagine. Forget stained walls and crumbling corners, they likely jump ahead with thoughts of how to transform the space straight away. We know those people. We envy those people. But, the majority of us are not those people. For most of us, redecorating is a job we put off until the paint is literally begging for an update.
Let’s just be honest, decorating can be daunting, especially if you’re already juggling countless life balls. But, have you ever considered that decorating feels so much like your nemesis right now because you’ve been doing it wrong all these years? No one’s saying that entirely redoing a room is an easy job, but the following mistakes might be making decorating more difficult than it needs to be.
1. Failing to Develop Your Vision
Decorating isn’t a job you should rush into – it’s a home refresh that you should always embrace. By taking the time to develop your vision before you embark on home upgrades like this, you should find it far easier to drum up your excitement, and thus your willingness to put in the necessary work.
Take some time to look at home inspo on sites like Pinterest, or to simply sit in the room in question and think about what you would like from that space. As simple as that, you may start seeing redecoration as an exciting opportunity, rather than an unwanted chore.
2. Forgetting to Remove Your Belongings
You’re pushed for time and not happy about decorating anyway. Why would you bother moving your belongings when you could simply shove them into the middle of the room and get on with things? We can see the logic, but we’re sorry to say that it’s flawed.
Your life will be inevitably more difficult if you’re having to work around furniture that’s both cumbersome and liable to need moving a few times before you’re finished. Not to mention the stress that can come from worries about paint drips on your sofa!
By instead putting your belongings into a secure self-storage unit before you begin, you can make your life a whole lot easier. That’ll half the time you spend lugging things around, and ensures that the whole space feels that bit fresher when you’re finally finished!
3. The Curse of Chintsy Trinkets
Painting aside, it’s also worth making your life easier when it comes to decor items like trinkets. Remember, these are things that most people collect over a lifetime. If you stock up on baskets full of cutesy trinkets to put in your newly decorated space, then you’re more than doubling the work you’ll need to tackle. Don’t do it! Instead, keep decor additions to a minimum that you can top up later, and focus on more pressing decorating concerns for the time being, like actually getting that paint on your walls!
Decorating doesn’t need to be a dreaded task if you simply avoid these mistakes along the way!
