Decorating your home can be a fun and exciting experience. After all, you get complete freedom to revamp your space and make it your own. But that freedom may also come with choice paralysis. With so many options, designs, and styles you can go for, what should’ve been an enjoyable personal project can quickly become overwhelming.
In fact, we here at DROOL completely understand that feeling. That’s why we want to offer some tips on how to avoid feeling stressed in decorating your home so that you can approach it with a more positive attitude.
Gather Design Inspirations
One of the main reasons why home decorating can become overwhelming is the feeling of having to start from scratch. To alleviate this, consider gathering various design inspirations first to help solidify your idea of what you want to do with a certain room or corner in your home. You can do this by browsing interior design blogs and magazines, using websites such as Pinterest to collect style ideas, or watching home decorating videos.
Art pieces can be wonderful inspirations as well. Hence, you may try browsing our collection of illustration art prints, graphic design prints, or photography prints, and find which ones you’d want for your home, then tailor a look or color scheme based on them. These prints can later serve as the visual focal points of your interiors, enhancing the aesthetic appeal of your living spaces and adding a personal touch to your decor. Having an inspiration not only gets your creative juices flowing but also helps promote coherence to the overall look you’re aiming for.
Break Up Decorating into Smaller Tasks
Early on, it might feel tempting to work on decorating multiple parts of your home at the same time. You’ve just finished gathering so much inspiration, after all; perhaps you’re itching to put it all to use. However, doing so will only make you overwhelmed in the long run.
Consider starting small first. For example, begin by decorating a smaller room in your home before moving to the larger ones. This allows you to build momentum as opposed to if you’re cycling through decorating multiple rooms. Working steadily from one room to the next allows you to enjoy the process without it becoming too much of a chore. What’s more, you get to hone your decorating skills so you feel more confident once you’ve reached the larger projects.
Determine Key Pieces and Build from There
Key pieces are items that would instantly draw the eyes upon entering a room. It could be a rug with an interesting pattern, a piece of furniture, or even an art print with a striking design. Determine what your key items are and use them as a guide in decorating that particular space.
The purpose of a key item is to provide you with a point of reference when choosing other decors for that room. For instance, if you have a bright-colored sofa in your living room, then choose a wall paint or wallpaper that would complement it and not clash with it. This makes the decorating process feel much more organic and less prone to bouts of overthinking.
Set a Budget
Another reason why decorating your home can feel daunting is because you end up worrying how much it’ll cost you. To eliminate that worry, set a budget you’re comfortable with early on. This not only gives you an idea right away of how much the project will cost but can even encourage you to look for bargains to maximise your spending.
Certainly, you don’t have to break the bank just to give your home a look that satisfies you. Decor pieces such as print curtains or art prints can make any room look vibrant without costing too much. The key is to do your research on which stores can offer you great deals for the items that you need. If you’re wanting to decorate your space with art prints, for example, DROOL will provide you with plenty of affordable, best-selling options while still allowing you to support the grassroots artists behind the art pieces.
Learn to Embrace Imperfections
Overthinking can be your enemy when it comes to home decorating. You may end up second-guessing a lot of your decor choices, especially if they don’t quite fit what you’ve imagined in your head. At times like this, try asking for the opinion of a family member or a close friend just to have a fresh set of eyes look at your decorating project. Ultimately, the decision is still yours, yet their positivity can help make you feel more confident about your progress.
Remember that decorating will always be an ongoing process. Hence, you don’t have to worry too much whether a certain room is “finished” already in terms of its decorations. Rather, embrace the imperfections now and see it as something to improve upon in the future. Perhaps you’ll eventually find the right item to put on that blank spot on your wall or maybe at some point you’ll end up changing the color scheme of your living room entirely. Simply enjoy the decorating process as it is now and embrace changes as they come.
While it can indeed be overwhelming at times, decorating your home is a deeply rewarding experience. Keep these tips in mind for the next time you start a home decor project. And if you’re ever on the lookout for eye-catching prints and posters to adorn your home, don’t forget to check our collections here at DROOL. We look forward to helping you build a home that suits your personal style.
