8 WORST LIVING ROOM DESIGN MISTAKES TO AVOID | FIXER UPPER NEW HOUSE

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These living room design mistakes can be easily avoided in our ‘what not to do’ guide.
Living room design mistakes are easy to make - this, the busiest room in the house, has to work hard for us, so getting the balance of looks and functionality just right is tricky.
Not, though, if you have the world's best interior designer like Joanna Gaines. We asked our favorite design expert Joanna Gaines for the design mistakes to avoid when designing a living room - and how to get it right. Here's what she said in this video.
Two sofas in a living room is often our first thought, but although we love the double sofa look - you’ll see it below - there is also a place for one sofa and a couple of armchairs. It allows for flexibility in that you can move them around easily to accommodate guests and they visually break up a scheme that perhaps needs a little creativity.
A minimalist living space has streamlined furniture, no clutter and bare walls, right? Well, of course. However, you can incorporate a fabulous print design like wall covering while retaining that pared-back look.
Choose a hero pattern and introduce color, print and texture around it, allowing the design to take center stage while layers of print and color add depth and textural touches to make a harmonious interior.
This is one of the most common living room design mistakes - but mixing up your scheme so that you have mismatched sofas and chairs is bang on trend. So if you love a Seventies style armchair, but you also have a squishy button backed sofa, go for it! Just use color and print to tie the look together - that’s the magic element.
It’s a misconception that traditional style prints and modernity don’t go together - in fact, they add more life to the scheme. A beautiful exotic palm design looks fabulous with sleek modern furniture - all you need to do is match the colors for a cohesive look.
Tie it together with some vases and accessories in the same tones as a couple of key colors from the curtain fabric.
Instead, move your single or pair of sofas into the middle of the living room with a coffee table in between the two. Symmetry is your friend here, so use it to create an impactful space with the sofas as the visual anchor. This way you can walk around the seating with space to spare.
Although having a sofa pushed up against the wall may seem logical when the room is small, having it in the middle creates the illusion of space.
It’s easy to be a little rigid when it comes to living room design, in that we unconsciously lean towards furniture and accessories from the era in which the house was built. However, mixing old and new pieces makes a room more individual.
In the Victorian era, rugs pretty much filled the entire floor space of the room, bar a foot or so up to the skirtings - and if you’ve ever taken up carpet in an old home, you can often see the outer varnished floorboards. They used them exactly how they should be used.
It’s easy to fall in love with a design and forget the purpose of your rug. A living room is meant to seat comfortably and provide a sanctuary in the heart of your home, so a rug needs to make the area feel complete and frame the space.

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Absolutely beautiful work ♥️ I now have many ideas for my home to show my hubby! Thank you for sharing 🙏🐶 at the 5.18 minute what color backsplash is that beautiful blue also the blue of the lower cabinets? Thank you

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