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HOW TO EDIT YOUR HOME DECOR | Home Decorating Ideas
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Jul 15, 2025
Ever heard the term "edit your home decor" but not quite sure what it means? In this video, we’re breaking down what “editing” means in the world of interior design—and why it’s one of the most powerful (and overlooked) steps in creating a beautiful, intentional home. Blog Post: https://diannedecor.com/blog/advice-tips/how-to-edit-your-space/ | CHAPTERS | 00:00 Intro 00:38 Adjusting Furniture Layouts 02:17 Refining Color Palettes 05:27 Enhancing Lighting 08:01 Editing Textures & Materials 11:03 Scaling Decor and Accessories 14:37 Updating Wall Art & Mirrors 17:14 Layering & Editing Textiles 18:33 Enhancing Functionality 21:55 Incorporating Negative Space 24:07 Outro | LINKS |
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Hi, it's Lindsay Diane from
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dianecor.com.
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In this video, we're going to talk all
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about how to edit your space. Now,
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editing your space is the final step in
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achieving a look that is polished and
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intentional in your home. And while
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decluttering and organizing are
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essential, it's the thoughtful design
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choices that you make when you edit your
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space that are really going to take it
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to the next level and enhance the
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beauty, the functionality, and the flow
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of your home. So, let's get started with
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nine ways to edit your space. Number one
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is to adjust your furniture layout.
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Rearranging the furniture in your room
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can really transform your room. And best
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of all, it's not going to cost you
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anything to do it. So consider the
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following things.
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Improve the flow and usability by
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ensuring that the walkways are clear and
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the furniture placement encourages easy
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movement. So, if you have a space on
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your sofa where you really love to sit,
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but you have to meander around the edge
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of a side table to get there or around a
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lamp or around an ottoman and it doesn't
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have a nice clear throughway to that
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space, consider rearranging some of
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those pieces of furniture for a better
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flow. You also want to make sure the
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scale of the furniture is appropriate
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for the room. You don't want anything
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that's too oversized or too small for
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the space. So, make sure that the
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furniture in your space is in proportion
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to the size of the room. And the last
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thing that you want to check for is to
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make sure that you have a defined zone
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for your furniture or your conversation
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seating. This is particularly important
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if you have like an open concept plan
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where you really need to anchor your
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space with an area rug and group your
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furniture together in a seating
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arrangement that looks like it's meant
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to go together and is not just kind of
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floating out in space there. So, make
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sure that you're looking at these things
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while you are editing your space.
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Sometimes simply shifting a sofa or
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repositioning a chair or even rotating a
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table can make your space feel much more
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inviting and functional. Number two is
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to refine your color palette. Creating a
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cohesive color palette in your home is
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really crucial to the overall look and
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feel of your spaces. Not only
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individually, but the way that they
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connect and flow with each other. Some
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of the things that you want to look for
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when you are editing your space for
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color are to remove clashing colors or
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anything that's an overly trendy color
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that really doesn't go with the overall
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look and feel of your space. So every
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year we have things like the colors of
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the year. Pantone comes out with them.
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Sherwin Williams comes out with them.
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And then of course you know interior
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design tends to follow fashion. So
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colors that are popular in fashion tend
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to come also into fashion in home decor.
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And these colors you see in little
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decorative accessories and knickknacks
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like so think about the Target dollar
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spot um and places like uh Dollar
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General and Dollar Tree. Little
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knick-knacks for the season tend to
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follow a color trend. And usually that's
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established by fashion. But if you think
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about it, so things that are very
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popular right now, butter yellow, sky
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blue, pale pink, all of these sort of
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pastely kind of colors are very popular
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right now. And you're going to start to
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see decorative accents in those colors.
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But that doesn't necessarily mean that
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that's an appropriate color to infuse
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into your space. So, if you like to stay
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on trend with your decorative accents,
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just make sure that you're not falling
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too far into the trendy colors, instead
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go with trendy silhouettes in a neutral
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color.
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That way, you will ensure that it will
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mesh well within your space. The other
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thing that you want to look for when
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you're editing your space for color is
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to make sure that you have a balance of
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the colors. So, whatever palette you've
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chosen for your space, make sure that
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you have a nice balance of it throughout
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all of your spaces so that you don't
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have, let's say you have a color palette
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that is, you know, sage, cream, and
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mocha brown. You don't want an all brown
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room, and you don't want an all sage
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room and an all, you know, beige room.
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You want to make sure that all of those
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colors are evenly distributed and
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balanced throughout your spaces. And
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last but not least, keeping your color
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palette simple with a nice neutral base
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and then layering in soft complimentary
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colors is always a great rule of thumb.
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So, if you are looking through your
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space and you're really not sure if the
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color palette is working for you, try to
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strip it down to a neutral base and then
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start to go back in and layer in some of
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your accent colors. This is a great way
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to edit out some clashing colors or
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things that just are no longer working
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for you in your space. Number three is
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enhancing lighting. Now, the lighting in
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your space dramatically affects the
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ambiance in your room. And there are
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several ways to go about editing your
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lighting. First up is to swap out any
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overly harsh or outdated lighting for a
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more layered look. So, for example, if
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you still have in your kitchen a big
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fluorescent overhead light, consider
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swapping that out for something a little
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bit more modern, like maybe a semif
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flush mount chandelier or some recessed
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lighting or pair it with some pendant
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lighting. I actually have a video that's
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all about kitchen lighting, specifically
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for kitchens that don't have kitchen
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islands. I will link that in the
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description box below. So instead of
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having that one big main light, consider
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layering in some other lighting options
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into your space. So in your kitchen,
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again, you can swap out a harsh
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fluorescent light for something a little
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bit more subtle and then pairing that
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with some pendant lights or some recess
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lighting or some under the cabinet
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lighting. These are all really great
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options for you to be able to turn on
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maybe one or two of the lights while
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leaving off another one in the evening.
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Or maybe in the evenings you just have
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your under cabinet lighting after a
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certain time and it gives you a really
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nice soft subtle glow where you can
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still move around your kitchen. You can
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still get things from your fridge but
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you don't need to have that big harsh
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overhead light on. Similarly, in the
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living room, you may want to opt for
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using table lamps and floor lamps and
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sconces instead of having a big overhead
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light or fan on. When editing your space
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for lighting, you also want to factor in
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natural lighting. Look at what your
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window treatments are doing for your
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lighting. Are they blocking out that
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light? Do I have something in front of
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my window that's blocking out my light
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that isn't just curtains or shades or
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blinds? Do I have an artificial tree
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that's blocking that space? Do I have a
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piece of furniture that's really dimming
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down the light that is coming in through
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my window? Look at all of those things
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so that you can maximize the natural
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light in your space. And then during the
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daytime, you will have a more soft,
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inviting glow without having to turn on
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a ton of lights to light your space.
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Good lighting can elevate even the most
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simply designed spaces and make them
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feel more inviting and comfortable.
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Number four is editing the textures and
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materials in your space. Having a
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well-balanced mix of textures and
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materials will add depth and interest
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into your space. Thoughtfully combined
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materials such as wood, glass, metal,
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and fabric to create contrast in your
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space. The next thing that you'll want
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to do is to remove excessive patterns or
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textures that compete with one another.
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So, let's say you have a lavender
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handknit chunky blanket and it's made
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out of like chenille fabric or something
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like that. something that has a nice
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fuzzy inviting texture to it and you're
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pairing that next to a pillow cover that
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is like a green and white paisley. Those
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two things are going to clash because
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the texture of the handk knit blanket is
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really going to be screaming for
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attention. That's really your statement
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piece in that space. But a paisley
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pattern can be very busy depending upon
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how big the florals or the swirls are on
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it. And so you don't want to pair those
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two things, those two attentiongrabbing
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um patterns and textures together. So
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this is what we mean when we start to
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say that you want to edit your space for
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texture and pattern. either choose one
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bold item like a bold texture or one
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bold pattern to really accent your
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space, but make sure that they are not
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competing with one another. It's great
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to have layers of texture to add a lot
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of depth and interest into your space,
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but you don't want them to be clashing
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with other patterns or textures. And if
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you find yourself having trouble
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balancing textures and patterns, go
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instead for an overall neutral look and
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then just balance smooth textures with
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rougher textures. You also want to
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balance smooth and textured surfaces for
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a more refined look. And by this we mean
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um your furniture pieces. So, your your
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desk and a little side table, maybe your
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buffet cabinet. You want to make sure
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that not everything is super smooth and
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super polished all the time, but you
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also don't necessarily want everything
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that's sort of handmade and roughedged
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either. See if you can work in a
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combination of the two things there and
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create a nice balance between things
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that have a textured feel to them or
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things that maybe have a live wood edge
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to them or a more organic form to them
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with things that are just smooth factory
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rectangular sort of pieces. Mixing
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materials intentionally will give you a
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layered and more sophisticated look and
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steer you away from having a space that
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looks too cluttered or chaotic. Number
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five is to scale your decor and
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accessories. Your decor should
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complement your space and not overwhelm
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it. And the way that you want to go
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about editing the scale of your decor is
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to first remove any oversized or
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undersized items and replace them with
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things that are a more appropriate
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scale. Now, if you are unsure if your
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item is too big or too small for a
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space, simply swap it out. Use a trial
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and error method and see how a different
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piece feels in that space. So, if you
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have a huge oversized lamp on an end
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table and you're thinking, "Maybe this
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is a little bit too big for this space.
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I can't really fit anything else on this
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table. Maybe I should scale down." Try
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it out. Even if you don't have a smaller
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lamp to swap out temporarily, choose a
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item that still has a good vertical
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height to it that would mimic the height
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of that lamp and just scale it down a
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little bit. find something that's like a
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medium-sized item instead of a largesiz
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item and just see how it balances out
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that space. And then later on you can go
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and procure that particular lighting
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accent or whatever it is that you want,
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a vase, a potted plant, whatever it is.
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You can get specific later. But if you
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are just trying to test out and see if
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something is maybe too big or too small
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for the space, just go ahead and swap it
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out with a temporary item and see how
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the overall look is. And that will help
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direct you towards finding a better
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replacement item. You also want to make
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sure that you're grouping your
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decorative items intentionally rather
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than having them sort of scattered along
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a surface. So, we talked about a few of
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the techniques for grouping items in the
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video, five simple decorating ideas. I
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will also leave that linked in the
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description box below. But whether you
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are using like the stack method and you
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have a stack of decorative books and
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maybe a vase on top or a candle on top
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or you're making mini vignettes that sit
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on top of a tray or you're using a set
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of items to sort of create a little bit
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of balance and symmetry on a countertop
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or on a tabletop. Make sure that you are
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grouping your items intentionally. And
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last but not least, you also want to
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make sure that you are incorporating a
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variety of heights in with your decor.
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So, you don't want everything that's
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sort of at the same height all across
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the board, whether you have them grouped
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together or not. They're not really
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going to balance each other out well.
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And you really want this with your
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decorative accents. You want a little
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bit of variety. You want to be able to
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strike a balance between something that
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is tall and something that is short,
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something that is wide and something
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that is narrow. So, look at your
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decorative accessories. Make sure that
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they're grouped together and make sure
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that you have a nice balance of heights
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and a mix of heights going on with the
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accessories that you're using on your
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horizontal surfaces. So whether it's
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your desktop, your console table, your
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bookshelf,
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whatever it is that you're decorating,
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make sure that you have nice grouping
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and a nice variety there. A few
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well-placed, meaningful accessories are
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far more effective than an overwhelming
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display of decorative items. Number six
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is to update your wall art and mirrors.
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Overall, wall decor plays a major role
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in decorating a space. No matter how
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much decor or furniture you may have, if
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your walls are blank, the whole space is
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going to feel incomplete. So, when
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you're editing your space, consider
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these things. Ensure your artwork is
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proportionate to the wall and the
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surrounding furniture.
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Make sure that you're using mirrors
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strategically to help enhance natural
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light and make a space feel bigger.
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Generally speaking, mirrors as decor are
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meant to help reflect light and brighten
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a space. Sure, they can create a lot of
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visual interest, especially if they have
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a really beautiful ornate frame on them,
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but they are much more effective as a
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tool for bouncing light around a space
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and really brightening everything up.
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So, don't miss out on an opportunity to
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enhance the natural light in your space
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by incorporating some mirrors. Another
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way to update the wall art and decor in
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your space is to create a gallery wall
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by curating your wall art pieces and
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grouping them together instead of just
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having them randomly hung on different
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walls. Instead, you can create a
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decorative focal point by bringing those
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things together intentionally and
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creating a gallery wall type situation.
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Now, there are lots of different gallery
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walls that you can create. Um, I have a
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video and a blog post all about that
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that I will link in the description. But
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in general, a gallery wall is a
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fantastic way to update your space if
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you have a lot of small decorative
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pieces on your wall. So, if you are
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finding that in your space you have a
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lot of wall art or decor that is not
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quite at the appropriate scale and you
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really need a much larger impact,
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consider starting to group some of those
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things together to create a much larger
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visual impact as a unit instead of
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having them hung individually on their
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own throughout your space. Intentional
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wall decor choices make a home feel
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thoughtfully designed. So, don't forget
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to edit your wall decor. Number seven is
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layering and editing textiles. Textiles
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contribute to the overall comfort of
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your space. And now, earlier we talked
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about textures and materials, but here
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you want to zone in on layering
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different textiles together. So by this
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we mean your curtains, your drapes, your
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blankets, your pillows, your rugs. All
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of these things layer together to create
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a softness in a room. That softness is
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inviting. It's comfortable. It's the
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thing that makes you feel like you want
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to come in and sit down. So to edit the
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textiles in your space and to properly
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layer the textiles in your space,
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consider doing these things.
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Swap out heavy or outdated drapes for
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light and airy curtains.
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Edit throw pillows and blankets to
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complement the color scheme and invest
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in high quality textiles like linen,
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wool, or velvet for a more luxurious
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feel. Layering in textiles adds warmth
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and sophistication without making your
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space feel cluttered. Number eight is
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enhancing functionality.
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Editing your space also means making it
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work better for your lifestyle. So
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beyond the aesthetics, make sure that
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your space is actually working for you.
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To go about editing your space for
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functionality, here's what you want to
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do. Start by removing pieces of
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furniture that are not functional or
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replacing them with multifunctional
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pieces. So, some swaps that I'm thinking
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of are like standing desks. If you want
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to increase the functionality of a space
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and you know, you know, I'd really love
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like a walking pad or a little mini
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treadmill that I can stand and walk on.
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Well, consider swapping out your
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traditional office desk for a standing
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desk or a wall-mounted desk so that you
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can stand up and put a piece of exercise
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equipment under there and basically
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multi-function while you are working on
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your computer. Another multi-functional
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piece is a storage ottoman that has the
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flip tray top. So, it may have a nice
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soft upholstered top and then you can
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open it up. You have storage inside. You
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can flip it over and then you have a
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hard top tray where you can put your cup
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or your snack or whatever. And you have
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this multi-functional piece instead of
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having to rely on maybe you have some
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side tables that are taking up too much
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room or you have little TV trays that
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you really don't love. If it's something
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that is not serving the function that
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you need, consider getting rid of it or
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swapping it out for a multi-functional
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piece. You also want to make sure that
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you are optimizing your storage
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solutions so that you are minimizing
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clutter in your space. A cluttered
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space, things on the floor, things piled
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up in the corner makes it hard to
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maneuver around. Things stacked up on
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tabletops or countertops makes it hard
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for you to use them. But if you're
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maximizing your storage space and you're
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editing your space to make sure that you
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have those storage solutions, it will
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make the whole space overall feel more
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functional and rather be more
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functional. You also want to ensure good
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traffic flow through your spaces. And by
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this, we want to make sure that paths
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are clear. whether they're in and out of
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the room or to and from sitting areas.
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You want to make sure that these are
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paths are clear and that you have the
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right sort of again storage systems in
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place so that you can minimize clutter
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that may be impeding paths and also have
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sort of organizational systems in place
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in your rooms that will help keep
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everything uh accessible. So when you're
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coming into your home office and you're
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trying to get to your filing cabinet or
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you want to get to files or books, they
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are all organized in a way where it's
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easy for you to access them and get to
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and thus making that room much more
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functional for you. The same can be said
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for a bedroom, a kitchen especially, and
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the bathroom. A well-edited home isn't
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just stylish, it's also practical and
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easy to live in. And last but not least,
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number nine is incorporating negative
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space. Sometimes the most impactful
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decision is to just leave a space open
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and blank. Give your eye a chance to
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rest. You do not have to have your eye
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bouncing from one thing to the next
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thing to the next thing in a space.
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Having some breathing room and negative
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space is always a good thing. So, you
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don't necessarily want to have every
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single wall of your room covered in wall
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art. You can have some breathing space
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and leave a smaller wall blank or a
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smaller segment of a wall blank. You
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don't have to worry about covering all
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of it. The same thing can be said for a
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sitting area. Just because you may have
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purchased a, you know, a a sofa set that
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comes with a love seat, a sofa, two
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accent tables, a coffee table, two
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chairs, a ottoman. It doesn't mean that
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you need to use all of those pieces in a
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room. It's good to have a little bit of
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breathing space. So, make sure that you
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are allowing breathing room overall in
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your space so that you're not visually
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overwhelmed. You also want to resist the
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urge to fill every wall and every
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surface in every corner. And then
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finally, you want to embrace minimalism
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in certain areas and let standout pieces
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kind of shine. So when you have too many
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pieces that are competing with something
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really special like let's say you have a
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handcarved
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wooden sculpture that's you know 18 in
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tall and it's beautiful and it's
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magnificent and you want to spotlight it
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but you have too much going on flanked
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on the sides of it on your console table
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or you have too busy of a pattern of
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wallpaper or wall art that's going on
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and it's competing with it. It's good to
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sometimes leave certain areas blank so
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that you can make something else really
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shine and stand out. Negative space
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helps create balance in your space and
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it makes it feel more elegant and
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intentional. So that's it for this video
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on how to edit your space. Any of the
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