10 COMMON INTERIOR DESIGN MISTAKES + HOW TO FIX THEM
10 COMMON INTERIOR DESIGN MISTAKES + HOW TO FIX THEM
Interior Designer: Kristen McGowan
Are you making these common interior design mistakes in your home?! In this video, I go over the top interior design mistakes that I've seen and how to fix them! Going over how to decorate, style, plan, and complete your space to look it’s best! I hope this gives you some ideas to make your home look it’s best and gives you the motivation and inspiration to fix your design mistakes! Let me know in the comment if you have ever/are making these design mistake in your home! #interiordesign #homedecor
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Happy Sunday!🏡☀Are you making any of these design mistakes in your home?? Making your home look it's best can be done with some small changes!! I hope this video gives you some ideas that you can use to improve your home!
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I’m in the process of buying a new house,I have to remodel the whole interior,after that I have to decide what color material and style of furniture I’m going to use,what do you recommend,leather sectional or fabric ,I have 2 kids under 6 years that’s something to consider when deciding material of sectional for sure,the frame molding in the walls are going to be installed,I was wondering what to do to the walls before I saw your video,now no doubt.
Kristen when will you put out a Christmas decor video
You may have saved me...I'm about to hang a large tv and i might've purchased a too-small console for underneath. I'll be looking for a longer piece now.
Watching this, was like a crash course in making my home look better. The mistakes they pointed out were so relatable and the solutions were practical and affordable. I've already implemented some of the tips and the difference is noticeable.
Sometimes angling furniture is the only way to make it fit into the space, especially if you’ve moved and can’t afford to buy new furniture to fit your new space.
And if your room is large enough, angled can give a welcoming relaxed look.
Just because you may *need* to angle your furnishings, it doesn't take away the fact that it doesn't look the best
@@tasmapittock5680 Wow. Just wow.
@@tasmapittock5680You clearly haven't seen people breaking the rules and making it work nicely
I have a large formal living room that flows to the formal dining room. Angling the sofa and chair helps make the spaces more welcoming and flow together. It looked too boxy before.
This video on interior design mistakes is a real eye-opener. I realized I'd been making a bunch of design faux pas, but the tips and fixes suggested are so doable. I've already rearranged furniture and added some new decor and my space looks way more polished now.
You explain things really well and it's especially helpful when you show examples. The large vs small wall decor in a small space helped me see what i need to do.
Great tips! Totally guilty of the tv console not being longer than the tv and it looks so much better with something longer underneath. Thanks for the tip on how far to hang the dining room light! Been shopping for a new one and that helps!
I actually started looking for other storage options from watching your channel. I’m no designer nor have much idea about it. But seeing the pictures of what works and not has given me some ideas to try. I have other priorities with two growing boys and I don’t spend time on my own to arrange/ decorate house. But small changes here and there is what I’m looking for and I like that about your channel.
Kristen, your videos have helped me incorporate so many small but effective changes into my home and I’m loving it more and more so THANK YOU!
Kristen, you sure know how to ROCK your designs making them all seem doable with just a little bit of know-how...Thank You!
Fascinating that your entire focus is on the visual aesthetic. I couldn’t care less if my light fixture is high above my dining table. What I care about is whether the family gathers there. Not worried about aesthetically problematic upside down triangles with TVs either, but I would be worried about a toddler hitting his head on the TV or crashing into a cabinet that was taking up too much space, so the TV looked pretty.
I was making the contrast design mistake mentioned. Adding a few dark wood pieces and black really made the space look much better!
I love all of these, and a little addendum on open/closed storage in the front entry: people with ADHD, kids, and anyone else with executive functioning or sensory input issues have a really difficult time using closed storage. If you don’t have this issue, it might seem insane that opening a cabinet door or pulling out a drawer would be what stops you from using storage, but it’s the difference between shoes in the cabinet and shoes piled in front of the cabinet for a lot of us. So what’s the solution? For us, it’s a wall of open storage that can close once it’s time to button up the house, like before dinner or when guests come over. We have a shallow bench with a boot tray underneath it, so you can just kick your boots into the tray, no lifting or pulling or whatever. There are shelves on either side of it for bags, sunglasses, mail, whatever, and hooks on the wall behind the bench for coats. (The bench has waterproof upholstery fabric to withstand drips.) In a past house, I installed a curtain rod across the front of the shelves, and it effectively made the whole thing a big shallow closet. I made a ritual of pulling the curtain closed in between the after-school, coming home explosion and dinner. Putting the visual mess away and putting on music was a great transition into dinner time. In this house, we have a big folding, sliding door. It’s the same concept, but tidier than a curtain. Across from it is a nice entryway table with a mirror and a lamp. Good design is accessible design, and if you’re not going to open a cabinet, or if your family members are never going to open a cabinet, don’t try to force it. Put a basket with its lid under it on a shelf or table at elbow level for keys and wallets, and if you want to, make a ritual out of putting the lid on. Or only use the lid when you’re hosting guests. Closed storage is for neurotypical people, but the rest of us can draw a curtain and still have the best of both worlds
Did you mention painting a home in white, which make the home look like a white box. My Bathroom is Aqua, I fell so happy when I have a shower in the morning, my kitchen is olive it so rich and vibrant, bedroom a pale blush, cotter off white and sitting room a light sandy colour. People should not be afraid of using colour
Thank you. I am not sure why everyone seem to be against color. 😢
Excellent advice especially with the unit that goes underneath the television! Thank you for pointing that out! So true!
Thanks Kirsten, your videos are packed with knowledge and easy to copy without having a massive budget! Sending love from Germany x
Absolutely agree with you. This video is so helpful. Each suggestion is easy to remember and incorporate into one’s home. Thank you
Kristen, Fabulous post! Thank you for showing actual pictures of what mistakes I may be making and then pictures of what spaces look like when they “fit” your suggestions. It made it so helpful to be able to compare my decor to your suggestions and recognize why things work or don’t work! AND more importantly how to change things in certain areas to make everything more cohesive and aesthetically pleasing ❤
Great post! ❤
I love closed storage! Thanks for another great video of design tips. Keep doing exactly what you’re doing.
Can you give more detail on how you made your living room storage unit?
Loved the examples of homes with/without contrast, super helpful!
Your helpful design hints are gold. Thank you. I've reorganized and decluttered, and checked my colors and layouts. Your videos have been incredibly useful and so well done.
Same 🎉
We used to have a 60 inch TV on a 65 inch cupboard then my husband bought an 80 inch TV and then I had to buy something bigger because it looked really stupid and I got one that is slightly larger than the TV but it’s a huge TV. It would take up an awful lot of room, so I put custom-made shelving units on the end of the cupboard the tv sits on… and they are the same height as the tv… and it looks nice 😊
This video has more helpful info than anything else I've watched/read in the last two months. Thank you.
1.5x speed is helping a lot, I saved so much time and learned a lot from her, thank you Kristen!!
I've never thought about my TV console. Thank you for pointing this out!
So helpful, easy to understand. I will start off by painting my molding the same color as my wall. Thank you for your help and advice.
Thank you for your many great suggestions, Kristen! I have enjoyed this video very much. Your points about having clutter hidden at entrances is a great one! Very practical tips as well to go along with that. Thank you. ✨🌷 I do love my mouldings and baseboards shining brightly at me, and I have grown to love this look over the years. For me, having all the walls and mouldings and baseboards, etc., be all one color has a vibe of “builders’ saving money on paint…!” To me, having moulding be a contrasting or highlighting color is elegance and beauty, and I can see this trend of having everything being one color to be changeable again in the future….
I totally agree on the monochrome wall palette. to me, that just looks lazy.
Love this videos thanks for the advice. I’ve just changed my tv stand and it looks 100% better in the room
Wow, what a big help this was. I have a hallway that I simply do not like and wondered how to make it more welcoming. And an open concept floor plan.
Great lesson for us, the "home made" designers !
Closed storage for the entryway! Brilliant!
Great tips! I never knew about the triangle and it it makes so much sense now. Also, never realized that the runner should be as long as the length of the area ( I was guilty of that) and fixed that ! Now I know :) brilliant tips! Thanks so much!
As always, great points to think about when building your look!
I love how you decorate everything 😌. You have always given great advice. Thanks for sharing 👍.
Thank you! I didn’t realize it until I saw an older picture of our living room / dining room recently,.. but I’ve made the mistake of slowly adding more and more small decor on all of the surfaces. Funny how we can become clutter blind. But seeing the old photo with cleared surfaces except for a couple key pieces makes me want to go back to that. Thanks for the reminder!
All these tips are excellent! It’s like having my very own personal interior designer! 😊 Love it! Thanks! ❤
I love your videos and your take on design. Your examples are on point and very much appreciated. Keep up the great content.
Great tips! Very helpful! I’m excited to make some changes in my home. And I feel they can be affordable but make a huge difference. Thank you!! ❤😊
Always love your videos. Thank you! Any chance you could talk about ceiling fans and especially lighted ceiling fans? Unfortunately, ceiling fans are a must in our home.
I agree with everything you said, especially the media cabinet size. I think people tend to make their tv the focal point of the room, so finding the right media cabinet is crucial to designing your room. I found a beautiful vintage buffet on Facebook that works perfectly in my space as a tv cabinet. I barely notice the tv unless it’s turned on.
I love your recommendation to use sideboards and credenzas instead of console tables. Are there any height guidelines as far as those options go? Put another way - should there be a certain distance between the bottom of a mounted TV and the height of the sideboard/console table? Hopefully my question makes sense lol
It depends on the height of the cabinet underneath! I wouldn’t have a gap over 12” if possible from the top of your unit to the bottom of your tv !
Interesting....I'm turning 60, love "simple elegance" and I totally agree with everything you said, and love your ideas. I'm going to be moving soon, and will be on a super tiny budget, but you have given me great ways to accomplish the look I'd like to create. Thank you! How'd you get so smart? 🥰😘
Loved this video, and she is so right , balance is everything. .
I’m guilty of the console table…… need to make a change 😉 thanks for the tip
absolutely love angling furniture, gives more energy in the room, and breaks with traditional style.
Oh my gosh! Thank you so much for this! I have an open concept home and your expertise just helped me from making a bunch of mistakes. 😅 Saving this video for sure.
I agree about the large decor for smaller rooms. Our bedroom isn’t big and it’s a dark grey but I keep the furniture minimal and have a large furniture piece and some large artwork.
What she actually said is right-sized furniture, large decor. I have a small bedroom. I could fit a queen bed, but a double makes much better sense.
I'm very impressed! I have never watched a video of yours before, and I saw how young you are. I thought I wouldn't love your content, but it's wonderful. You keep going, you're great!
This is just what I needed. A great set of guidelines!!❤
Great video!! We really appreciate proper interior design advice and this video was very informative and well done. Thank you!
Thank you, Kristen for your advice.
Thanks for these tips! I’m making at least 3 mistakes that I need to rectify asap!!
Love all these tips! I agree with the furniture angling and not following the rooms structure!
I absolutely love these videos. Thank you for the constant inspiration!
I really like your design ideas that are common sense and budget friendly!
These are tips and suggestions texas Take it or leave it. Kristen, you are doing a great job. Shout out from the bay area of California ❤
I'm guilty with my console table! I will definitely buy a new one, thanks for the advice
I am glad I found your YT channel. I like your suggestions and will keep them in mind when I need to make a change.
These are all big rooms. I have small rooms with many windows, openings or doors. I cannot figure out how to decorate anything. I need major help.
Same have looked everywhere for ideas on how to restyle my living room but it has to doors into other areas and two large windows. Impossible to find any useful ideas online!😢
I disagree about molding and wainscoting. The classic, European look is to have it in a lighter paint. However, if you have a small room with lower ceilings but still want the classic look of molding, then I agree. Painting molding in a different sheen looks really nice. Thanks for the advice on contrasting colors in mostly tonal rooms. The photos you showed as examples of the contrast looked so good!
Thank you for mentioning that, as I am also loving so many of these ideas, but the moulding one and baseboards, etc., to be of all of one color also jarred with me. Perhaps because it seems to be a “builder’s saving money on paint” vibe to me, and I have grown to love seeing my baseboards and mouldings shine beautifully and brightly at me over the years. 😄✨
Thank you for the wonderful design tips. Out of curiosity I went and measured my light fixture over my table and I had to giggle when I realized it was 37 inches. I know you recommended 30 to 36 inches, but I don’t think I’ll be fixing that mistake.
Definitely guilty of several of these. Thanks for the tips!
Om Shanti 🙏your information is very important and useful for everyone. Your minute observation specially for decorating small items is awesome.😊thank you so much Gods Blessings are always upon you and your family and friends 🙏
Your tips are always genuinely 'good' tips!!
Loved the tip about lighting distance from dining table 😊
Such great advice Kristen. Really enjoy your videos.
Wow! These are really great tips... some I had never thought about, like using bigger decorating pieces for smaller rooms. It seems so contradictory, but it really does make them look bigger! You are very knowledgeable and I like the clear pictures you show to illustrate your points. Thank you, I'm subscribing! 😀
Thank you that was very interesting. I’m now going to look closely at my own design mistakes.
She is absolutely correct in every single thing that she has said here. Hats off to you young lady. I TOTALLY agree with it all and although i have never heard of these things before, thank heavens that i havent done any of these awful mistakes. One other thing that i find TOTALLY DISCUSTING and yet many do .... is leaving the toilet seat open !!! OMG soooo stomach churning !!!
Thank you for answering what to do.
These tips came in a perfect moment, thanks for sharing.
Excellent tips! Thank you so much!!! You’re the best! 😃👍🏼
Got it...gonna do it. Love your suggestions Kristen
Thank you, I’m staging my home to see so this was really helpful
Some good tips, easily implemented for immediate results. Thanks Kristen
I love watching all your home decor and styling tips! I applied all your tips in our home and we often get compliments 😊 You are the best 🙌
Could not agree more 8-)
These tips are amazing and so well presented. Going to save this for sure. Thank you
i agree that open storage in the entry way looks best, however i have found that kids tend to prefer open storage and since i've installed open storage for them the coats and shoes end up were they're supposed to go and not on the floor. Greetings from germany
She said that open storage isn’t the best look.
Thanks so much for sharing! I always learn so much from you❤
I love your videos!! Every one is super helpful and enjoyable to watch!!
Another great video with great ideas. Thanks Kristen❤❤
Learns lots already! You explain everything very nicely. Thanks!
I just moved my credenza from its caddyconer position to line up with the wall. 😊 Thanks
Great tips! And affordable too! Thank you for sharing your expertise with us.
Beautiful! Thanks for the tips! ☺️🫶🏻
This is giving me major inspiration for my own home.
Great video. You brought up a lot of excellent points.
Runners in the kitchen area is a great idea!
Thank you. ❤ open concepts need to flow. ❤ I would like to see a video on collage artwork on a large wall. Do’s and don’ts. Sconces, candle holders. Brass or not to brass. Lol. Calming no clutter bathrooms. Tips and tricks. Oh and the last one. Pillows, to chop or not to chop that is the question. 😂 ❤
Angled love seats in my living room works sooo well!!! Everyone loves it. It depends on the room.
I like her, she makes so much sense! Thanks for sharing those tips!
Where did you get the three pieces with the rattan front in the beginning of the video. And I am glad you talked about angled furniture. So many of the people that want my opinion always want to angle furniture. It very rarely works as you have described.
Love your tips! They certainly are true!
I agree with all these recommendations. Nice video.
Very good video! Short, concrete and 100% right 👍👏👏👏
Dang it. I’m guilty of the smaller console table and open shoe racks in my entryway. ☹️ I have been wanting something closed for the shoes though. Maybe this is the push I needed to finally get something different.
I always come to you for interior advice!❤
Love that!❤️ thank you!
Most of these aren't mistakes, they are people making use of furniture they collected through their lives and can't part with.
This was very helpful, thank you! I am going to be doing some decorating in. This video popped up on my feed great time!
So many great tips in this video. Thanks, Kristen
Very helpful suggestions! Thank you ❤