Often
times when we decorate a room, we are absolutely sure that an
element we love will work in the room, but sometimes it just doesn't work!
This recently happened to me while designing my family room.
WHEN IT IS “NOT” ALRIGHT
It is NOT alright to make a mistake, and not remedy the problem.
Sometimes
we can overlook the reality of the situation because we want the item
so badly, and we won’t make the proper changes to the room.
Leaving a mistake in a room is a bad choice to make.
KILLING YOUR ROOM
In my career I have often seen a homeowner
who wants the newest color, or trend, and they will try their hardest
to incorporate it into their existing design, and it just does not work, but by golly they are going to make it work if it kills them.
It won’t kill them, but it most likely will kill the room that they were trying to make look better.
MY MISTAKE
I made such a mistake in my past when I was trying to make an addition to my family room in my previous home.
The
room reads very fresh, crisp, and airy. I wanted to make a few changes
for the summer season, and a sailboat seemed like the perfect addition.
When I received the sail boat I was disappointed in the actual color of the sails.
In the images the sails read as an off white, but in reality they were a khaki, and in my room that really did not work.
The
actual sail boat was rich looking, and beautifully crafted. It would
look better in a very traditional setting with a warmer color scheme,
but not in my room with it's Spring-like color scheme.
(
I left the light linen shaded lamps on the console so you could see just
how dark the sails are.) As you can see even the scale is off. We could
have used the one that was closer to 5 ft than this 4ft. size.
I
still would love to incorporate a sailboat somewhere in my new home and
will be on the lookout for the right one. That is why it is important
to study your mistake so you can remedy the problem the next go around.
Study Your Mistake
By
studying the right, and wrong of an element you can make a better
choice the next time around. If you ignore what you are learning from
the mistake, chances are you will repeat it again.
Study the scale, color and texture that the element brought to the space as well as the feeling it gave the room.
Write down what you need in the room that this particular element did not give you.
What I learned from my mistake:
- The ship is just too heavy for the room.
- I realize the scale is also off, it needs a larger piece.
- The colors need to be light, and airy.
- Maybe something a bit more whimsical for my style would work better.
- The textures were nice, the rough texture of the sails vs. the smoothness of the hull of the boat. So I should vary my textures in this area.
LESSON
So remember even designers make mistakes, but they are not afraid to admit it, and they have no problem eliminating the mistake. Nothing is worth ruining the look of a room in your home!!
