Have you committed a Decorating Faux Pas?

Has there ever been a time you have felt uncomfortable in your home? You may have committed a decorating faux pas and not even noticed. Here are some decorating mistakes and solutions that can help you with decorating your home.

• Do you have a focal point?
  A Focal Point focuses specifically on a point of interest which makes a room unique. It could be a wall with art, a sofa with art above it, a fireplace, and it could even be a spectacular view of the outdoors. Each of these can provide your room with a visual anchor that can bring it together as a whole.

• Trying to make an old piece of furniture look new?
  We all want a sofa that will not only continue to look good when times and styles change, but we want one that will hold up like new as time goes by. It is worth saving and buying a new sofa. Although, if you desire to keep the one you have, use your creativity and look for slip covers you can use and change out as the seasons change.

• Using the space you have wisely.
  If you have a sofa that is placed right against the wall, leave about 3 feet of walking space behind it. You can also add a nice sofa back as decoration and place plants and accessories to make it feel cozy. If you have a seating area with a sofa, chairs and a coffee table, leave about 18 inches of scotch room between the leg room and the coffee table. This will create a traffic pattern that lets you enter and walk around the room easily.

• Not sure how to hang your photos?
  The height at which art should be hung is according to your eye level. When spacing art that will be hung right next to each other, leave about 3 to 4 inches of space, or four fingers width. When hanging art all of the headers should be at the same height. This keeps the flow of the room feeling nice.