Many people feel that their newly renovated houses look rustic and not upscale. This is not caused by a lack of budget; rather, it's because all the money has been spent on areas that lower the overall appearance.
These are the most common appearance pitfalls in home decoration. If you fall into just one or two of them, the overall quality of the entire house will be severely compromised. You spend a lot of money, but the result is that it looks cheaper and cheaper the more you look at it. Within two years, it becomes outdated. Today, I'll explain this clearly to you. Before decorating, make sure to review it at least to save half of the wasted money.
1.Don't use all reflective materials: putting them all together will just result in a tacky look.
The shiny tiles, glass cabinet doors, metal lines, glossy sofas, reflective decorative paintings... Each item looks quite exquisite on its own. But when put together, everything becomes chaotic. The room is filled with reflections and shadows, all jumbled together. It's overwhelming and makes one feel uneasy. Even the most expensive materials seem cheap. Truly high-end spaces mostly feature matte materials, with low reflectivity and stable texture. The more you look at them, the more they become intriguing.
- Avoid choosing cold gray glossy tiles: They are the number one destroyer of a home's sophistication.
Don't be deceived by the effects in the exhibition hall! The patterned cool gray glossy tiles look fine when viewed individually, but when used throughout the entire house, they will completely fail. The original color is already cold and hard, and with the large area of the floor tiles, the entire home instantly loses its warmth. No matter how you arrange the furniture and soft furnishings later, it will be awkward.
Listen to my advice. Please try to choose warm-toned bricks. Whether it's plain-colored bricks, wood-grain bricks or wooden floors, using a warm base will make the subsequent color matching much more flexible and error-proof.
- Don't mess around with the middle tones: Without proper skills, it's really impossible to handle them well.
Medium gray, medium coffee, medium blue, medium green... These intermediate colors that fall neither too light nor too dark are truly beyond the reach of ordinary people. Not only ordinary homeowners, but many designers also tend to stumble. If they fail to get it right, the result is often a gloomy and dirty appearance, looking particularly cheap.
For beginners, there's a simple rule to follow when choosing colors: either pick a lighter shade that is slightly darker than white, or a darker shade that is slightly lighter than black. Avoid using mid-tones too easily.
- Don't buy the "swimming pool-style sofa": It's bulky, outdated and difficult to match.
It's those long, bulky sofas with protruding cushions, which from a distance look like they're wearing a swimming ring. Coupled with the dull earthy tones, they are truly a disaster in terms of appearance. Either choose those with waist pouches and tie lines, or those with simple and stylish designs. At the same price point, the quality difference is astronomical. Really, don't buy ugly sofas anymore.
- Avoid an equal split of light and dark colors: Splitting evenly will definitely result in a dull look.
Many people think that a 1:1 ratio is balanced. However, precisely because of this 1:1 proportion, it is most likely to make a home look dull and messy. You can't quite put your finger on what's wrong, but it just doesn't look good. The most elegant color combinations always have a 3:7 or 2:8 ratio: either a large area of light color with small areas of dark color as accents, or a large area of dark color with a small amount of light color to brighten it up. When the proportion is right, the texture naturally comes through.
6、Randomly mixing colors and materials in the same space: Three items are already too much!
Don't always try to cram all kinds of designs into your home. If neither you nor the designer has a strong sense of aesthetic control, then don't attempt the difficult ones. For a single space, remember a universal formula: one dark color + one light color + one patterned/or textured color. Also, don't use more than three materials. Simplicity leads to success; the simpler it is, the less likely you are to make a mistake.
7.Don't randomly add small black lines: Fragmenting the space makes it look messy.
On the walls, the ceiling, the cabinets, the furniture... everywhere there are thin black lines. They may seem to convey a sense of elegance, but in reality, they break up the entire space into countless pieces, and the sense of framework becomes a complete mess. After listening to Da Jun's advice: Use fewer or even no fine decorative lines. Keep the overall shape clean, and the space will appear more grand and sophisticated. The more fancy lines there are, the more likely it is to look rustic.
