Limitless are the options of décor when it comes to dressing up a living room; however there are some things that just don't belong in the living room. Our list of living room decorating no no's is not long, but should be considered whenever dealing with living room decorating in general. The more these are followed, the more you will save yourself from ridicule, and of course, bad design karma.
We all know you love your family, and have plenty of photos to prove it, but please keep some of them in the photo album. In fact, at the top of our living room decorating no no's list is the over doing of family photos. While you may think little Bobby looks cute as a two year old half naked in the bath, others may find it odd, and Bobby himself may in fact be embarrassed by this picture. It's examples like this that prove that living room decorating should be kept somewhat minimal in terms of family photos. If you have more than a dozen in the room, it might be time to consider if you are part of this living room decorating no no.
Too modern, is simply stupid. If you have a taste for the exotic, make sure you balance the exotic with the basic, to create a pleasing look. We don't need to feel like we are walking into a space shuttle every time we arrive at your living room, if you are into modern furniture; this living room decorating no no is for you. Make sure to limit the modern furniture to at most, 75% of the room's décor. That means that for every 3 pieces of modern furniture, you need at least 1 piece of basic, non modern furniture to balance out the look.
Are you looking for a bar fight, if not, don't make your living room a pub. One of the most common living rooms decorating no no's is the pub like nature of some living rooms, trying to go for the playful theme. While a dartboard and a pool table might be nice, when one starts to install the beer taps, and teak wood bars, it is bound to get wild. While this might be great for a basement, if your living room is something you value, you don't want to invite trouble like that. After all, a pub designed living room will inevitably attract a pub going crowd, those whom might not be schooled in the art of not breaking furniture.
