I’m an interior designer – the mistakes which make your home look cheap, from light fittings to exposed cords
DESIGNING your home lavishly doesn’t have to cost a fortune.
Instead, you can take a few extra measures to give your home an upgraded look instantly.
According to interior designer Kate Kerdi, there could be several design mistakes in your home that makes it look cheap.
In a video, Kerdi shared the top mistakes to avoid when designing your home to achieve a more extravagant look.
Some of her top offenders include basic light fixtures, fake plants, and matching furniture sets.
Other mistakes to avoid, according to Kerdi, are a bit more obvious like exposed cords and cluttered shoe racks.
Read more interior design tips
She then listed wrong furniture placement, wrong rug size, and mass-produced artwork as some of the top reasons your home may look cheap.
Finally, she wrote that blank walls and a lack of window treatments should be avoided if you want your home to feel luxurious.
Kerdi’s tips earned her quite a mix of responses in the comment section.
Some completely agreed with Kerdi’s tips, like one who wrote: “Matching furniture sets are terrible!! I can’t stand how it looks.”
Most read in Fabulous
Someone else added: “You are so on point!” while a third commented: “Everyone mad but this is 100p true and doesn’t require a ton of money to not do these things.”
On the other hand, others seemed to feel a bit offended by Kerdi’s tips, such as one who wrote: “This feels judgey,” and another who commented: “Why should I care if it looks cheap or expensive, important thing is that it feels like home.”
People especially had a problem with her tip on avoiding matching furniture sets.
One wrote: “Matching furniture is cheap looking?? I’d rather they match,” while another added: “Matching bedroom furniture sets? Nah I disagree.”
A third similarly wrote: “Matching furniture makes a house look cheap?????” to which Kerdi offered the explanation: “All the furniture looks the same, it makes the space feel one-note. The lack of variety in colors and textures turns room into cold and characterless.”
Read More on The US Sun
If you’re in need of more expert home tips, another interior designer shared the common design mistakes she sees, including only having one light source.
Additionally, a home expert shared her three tips for making your small bathroom look larger.
We pay for your stories!
Do you have a story for The US Sun team?
Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552.
Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS