
4. Design Mistake: Shopping on Impulse
You may see some piece of decor that you really like and need to take with you. That’s simply rewarding the pleasure center of your brain, thinking that you’re making a smart purchase. However, impulse buying, especially when it comes to home decor, can end up costing you, and in more ways than one. Not everyone has a photographic memory, and what you thought might fit into a space in your home may end up not going with anything at all. So now you’re stuck with something you can’t use, and you may feel too ashamed to bring it back to the store.
You need to have a game plan as to what you want your room’s function and layout to look like and to stick with it for the time being. Buying decor without planning will only add more clutter to a room when you have no dedicated place or space for it. This isn’t to say you can’t be flexible with your game plan, but you should think about it before you start pulling out your wallet.