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Decorating Don'ts

Our panel of 14 decorators run down the most common decorating faux pas, criticize their peers' habits, and come clean about their own.

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the top mistakes of lay decorators

  • Too many throw pillows on a bed.
  • A TV above the mantel.
  • Art hung too high.
  • Curtain hardware hung too low.
  • A sofa placed on a diagonal.
  • Pairs of everything—too stiff and contrived.
  • Rugs so white, they require shoe removal.
  • Uncomfortable antique sofas.

the top mistakes of professionals

  • Overdone curtains. Window dressing should be functional first.
  • Overly styled bookcases—don't we read anymore?
  • Absurd quantities of flowers—a little goes a long way.
  • Scented-candle overload! One is plenty.

what designers can't stop doing (but know they should)

  • "Styling with branches of coral is so overdone, even though I use them myself." - Suzanne Rheinstein
  • "The old throw-over-the-arm-of-a-sofa routine? Guilty. And unrepentant." - Tom Scheerer
  • "Collections of shells are really tired—but I can't stop!" - Miles Redd

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