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10 REASONS YOUR HOME IS UNINVITING | COMMON DECORATING MISTAKES  Click "...more" for links and video details!  Today I’m sharing with you 10 common decorating mistakes that are making your home feel and look uninviting! If you want to create a warm welcoming home, this video is just for you! Learn quick tidying tricks, decor hacks, how to make your house smell good, and interior design styling hacks to make your home feel inviting! If you’re making any of these decorating mistakes in your home, I hope this gives you some ideas and solutions to make your home look and feel it’s best! #homedecor #interiordesign Interior designer: Kristen McGowan  SHOP MY AMAZON STOREFRONT: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/kristenmcgowan  amazon photo album books: https://amzlink.to/az0ifgZV4aqJ6 Carpet powder: https://amzlink.to/az0FmcM8FMiFF vacuum: https://amzlink.to/az0wn67rHouGw room spray: https://amzlink.to/az03ZemjGPeci Amber candle: https://amzlink.to/az0KvBccWA1Im Decorative napkins: https://amzlink.to/az0VZ4iPVQQF3 Decorate boxes: https://amzlink.to/az0uCaF5rKRiL Marble/wood checkers set: https://go.magik.ly/ml/2ak4l/ Entryway Spring twig blossoms: https://rstyle.me/+APbctEEFyoD3_YK2_TqQ9A Amazon linen curtains: https://amzlink.to/az0zGmBR6mN4x Adjustable curtain rod: https://amzlink.to/az0c3rc7ufhmb Swivel chair & ottoman combo: https://go.magik.ly/ml/2ahbn/ Black round side table: https://go.magik.ly/ml/2ahbn/ Curved living room sofa: https://rstyle.me/+fNyYp_zK2MxF5T88QWlY_w Living room rug: https://amzlink.to/az0oPtlxbhVdD White swivel chair (family room): https://rstyle.me/+SpDIHepo5oWO6gVer9ElyA Tapered candle stick holders (set of 3): https://go.magik.ly/ml/299vr/ Lamp (in my office): https://amzlink.to/az0CDRDj2KHCT Wall art print (in my office): https://go.magik.ly/ml/24j2f/ Cherry Blossoms : https://amzlink.to/az00P12afn3JC Entryway Table: https://go.magik.ly/ml/2acth/  SHOP MY HOME: https://shopmy.us/kristenmcgowan  SHOP MY LTK: https://www.shopltk.com/explore/kristenmcgowan  - ENTRYWAY MAKEOVERS - LAKE HOUSE ENTRYWAY MAKEOVER: https://youtu.be/BkUDxvhVVpw?si=0pZomKi_c1CjAEyQ DIY ENTRYWAY MAKEOVER (UNDER $500): https://youtu.be/3UPFCsa--Hg?si=4ZyqkTvzvnawxCFx OPEN CONCEPT ENTRYWAY & LIVING ROOM MAKEOVER: https://youtu.be/FvY4ll1vF2k?si=Wm1_V4wNgjoz7_GJ  - CATCH UP ON PREVIOUS VIDEOS -   WE BOUGHT A HOUSE + HOUSE HUNTING JOURNEY: https://youtu.be/hXBCr_c_5YY?si=pkxZU1k4LDUbhvn1  NEW EMPTY HOUSE TOUR: https://youtu.be/bbmeqGRfE_s?si=sKTbIzT15I7W8NqL  REFINISHING OUR HARDWOOD FLOORS: https://youtu.be/Mdwxn8IOulo?si=XIZjwh0jOJs2WQf7  MOVING INTO OUR NEW HOME + DECORATE WITH ME: https://youtu.be/rDZhBI7-RAo?si=wakFYqmiv1eo3Jra  EXTREME HOME OFFICE MAKEOVER: https://youtu.be/X-A_xwvseBo?si=sG9zednNEIH5fRrS  EXTREME SUNROOM MAKEOVER: https://youtu.be/4s9IufrG4iA?si=VZXMrp0nVQtN-yDr  NEW HOME GUEST BEDROOM MAKEOVER: https://youtu.be/9o83Ms6Miwo?si=F4jCqL5EApfMvyK9  OUR FINISHED LAKE HOUSE TOUR: https://youtu.be/gXiepP_fFzs?si=PS-Y-9pr6SHvxEXs   - R O O M  M A

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00:00Hello everyone, welcome back to my channel. My name is Kristen and today I'm going to be sharing

00:04with you some decorating mistakes that might be making your home look and feel uninviting. Now

00:09creating a warm welcoming home is not just for your guests, it's also for you so that you feel

00:14welcomed by your home, you feel happy in it, it's really a space that you enjoy.

00:18So I'm sharing some decorating tips with you so that you can create that inviting feeling in your

00:22home as well. If you enjoy watching and find this video helpful make sure you give it a big thumbs

00:26up and hit that like button and let's go ahead and jump right into it. Now if your furniture

00:30layout doesn't allow for comfortable conversation you definitely need to change up your furniture

00:35layout. I always believe that your furniture should be somewhat facing each other and really

00:41be in a formation that allows for comfortable conversation and allows for gathering. This is

00:46especially important in family rooms and living rooms because those are spaces that people gather

00:52in most. So make sure that your furniture isn't just facing the fireplace or just facing a tv

00:59because that's really not going to allow for a lot of conversation. If you have one sofa in your home

01:04really facing that focal point add in an accent chair that's facing the sofa. That will allow for

01:10people to sit across from each other and really create this inviting environment. If you don't

01:15have the space for adding in a larger furniture piece like that you can also do this with small

01:20poofs and ottomans. These make for great additional seating. They don't take up much

01:25space. They can be styled really nicely in a home but they also allow for flexible seating to have

01:31conversation. So we keep these all over our home and I do find my guests pulling them out to use

01:36them to engage in conversation. It just creates a very relaxed environment without adding in a ton

01:42of big furniture. So definitely add in some accent chairs or ottomans in any space that you have

01:47just that main sofa or sectional. Your sofa or sectional might be more than enough room to sit

01:53and watch tv but it may not be the best environment to converse and really create an inviting space.

01:58So add those additional pieces in to really create a gathering space in your home. So use your focal

02:04point like your fireplace or your tv as your anchor but then also use a coffee table as that

02:10grounding point to circle your furniture around. If you have an open concept space and you're

02:14considering adding accent chairs, get accent chairs that swivel. That will allow you to use

02:19all the different zones around your space with one single piece and it allows you to create this

02:24open feeling. Sometimes having a chair that can't move directions kind of makes your space feel

02:29small and a little bit stuck. Having that swiveling option really opens up your space and allows for

02:35so much versatility. Now I think everyone would agree dirty towels especially in a powder bathroom

02:41are going to make your home feel uninviting. I highly recommend using decorative napkins in

02:47addition to towels in your powder bathroom to make your space feel inviting. These can be used to dry

02:53your hands, your guests feel like your space is clean and ready for them and it's just that added

02:58touch that goes a long way. I love using these decorative napkins that I found on Amazon. I just

03:03love the pattern of them. They really integrate into the other patterns around our home so it

03:08adds this decorative touch. I've also been using these just to wrap extra toilet paper rolls. I

03:13find that that creates a really inviting bathroom space as well. It makes everything feel fresh and

03:19clean and new and it adds that personal touch into your home. Now I think the one space that

03:23actually matters the most to creating an inviting feeling is your entryway. You really want to set

03:29the tone for your home right when you walk through the door so create that environment

03:34right there and then. If your space is cluttered and there's shoes everywhere and there's bags and

03:40backpacks and coats laying around, mail and keys and all of the things, it is instantly feeling

03:46not so inviting. So I always recommend having as much closed storage as you can in your entryway.

03:53If that's your coat closet, if you have to add an additional wardrobe into your entryway to create

03:57that closed storage, maybe it's baskets with lids or benches that have storage, really create as

04:03many storage opportunities as you can in your entryway to create a clean organized environment.

04:09It's going to really open up your space, it's going to instantly feel inviting and it's definitely

04:13going to set a better tone for the rest of your home. If your entryway is cluttered, it kind of

04:18is assumed that the rest of your house is as well. So really set the tone right when you walk through

04:23the door and create a clean organized environment. I just finished a DIY budget-friendly makeover in

04:28our home and I found that the biggest impact actually came from the rug. I went with a larger

04:34rug size so that when guests come into our house you don't have to stand on a tiny little mat,

04:39you can really walk into our space and feel comfortable. So sometimes going with a larger

04:43rug size will also help create this inviting feeling so you can really enter comfortably.

04:48If you're looking for ways to improve your entryway, I'll leave a few of the entryway

04:52makeover videos I've done down below in the description box so you guys can check those

04:55out as well. They're all different styles, all different layouts, so they'll really help give

04:59you some ideas that you can implement into your home. Now let's talk about what I call a relaxed

05:03clean look. Everyone wants a clean organized home, especially if you're having guests over,

05:09but there is such thing as your home looking and feeling a little bit too clean. Like too clean to

05:13the point where you don't want to sit on anything, you can't touch anything, you don't want to move

05:16anything around because you're going to ruin the pristine look. So I think if you have a home like

05:22that, you need to kind of rustle it up a little bit and add some life into your space. That could

05:27be leaving board games out on a table. That feels very inviting. It feels like you can use the space,

05:33maybe leaving a pair of shoes by the door. Not all of your shoes to create a cluttered look,

05:37but it really shows your guests or anybody coming into your space that they can take their shoes

05:41off and that's where they can leave them. You can kind of rustle your throw blankets up so that

05:45they're not perfectly folded on your couch. It creates this feeling that you can walk in the

05:50space, sit on the couch, and you're not going to ruin the pristine look. So sometimes you actually

05:55have to step it back a bit and create more of a relaxed environment. Your space can definitely

06:00be clean and organized, but it just needs a little bit of life in it. Now I've learned this over time

06:05just by observing. So if you've ever observed your guests kind of hover and not sit on your

06:10furniture right away and don't really know where to put things and they look a little bit

06:13uncomfortable because of how pristine your space looks, that's when you know you kind of need to

06:18create more of a relaxed look so that they can feel relaxed and welcomed in your space. Another

06:22very simple, affordable, functional decor piece that every home needs are coasters. Coasters just

06:29are that cue to anyone in that space that they can put their glass down on this. It just creates this

06:36inviting feeling without saying anything. It feels like, yes, you can have your drink in here, you can

06:40place it down on our coffee table. So it's just that subtle decor piece that really creates an

06:45inviting home. So I make sure to have these in our living room, our family room, sometimes even our

06:50dining room, and my office. Really anywhere that has a surface that you can put a glass down on,

06:56I keep a little set of coasters. So match them to your interior, make it feel a part of your space,

07:01and this will be something that will just add that nice inviting touch to any room around your home.

07:07Another thing to implement, especially in your entryway, is a scent. I always love to have a

07:12large candle ready to be lit in our entryway. If we're expecting guests, if I just want to create a

07:18really warm environment in the evening, it's the perfect place for a candle. Walking into a home

07:23that smells like pets or garbage or anything bad is not too pleasant, so definitely create an

07:28inviting feeling through scent. If you're not someone that likes to have candles in your home,

07:33you can also have room sprays, even little rug powders that clean up your rug, really take the

07:39odors out of them, and it creates this welcoming environment that feels clean and fresh right when

07:45you walk through the door. If you're looking for a good neutral scent that smells warm, inviting,

07:49and a little bit high-end, find a candle or a scent that has amber in it. It smells super warm,

07:56it feels very neutral, it doesn't come off too powerful and overwhelming, so I find amber to be

08:02such a beautiful scent for our home. We mention this all the time on my channel, but if your home

08:07is just using overhead lighting, your space isn't feeling as welcoming and inviting as it could.

08:14Add in lamp lighting. It is so important to creating an inviting, warm, welcoming space,

08:20especially if you're having guests over in the evening. It creates ambiance in your home,

08:24it warms up your home, and it feels so much more comfortable. It's always a bit jarring just having

08:29bright lights overhead, especially in the evening, so add in lamps into your daily routine. I go

08:35around the house in the evening as the sun's setting and turn my lamps on so I can create this

08:41warm glow around my home in the evening. So don't just do this for your guests, do it for yourself

08:45to create that warm, welcoming space. You're gonna love it. I love having at least three lamps in

08:51every single space to help balance the light around the room, and it truly feels bright enough,

08:56welcoming enough, and really warm and cozy. I really noticed this when I stayed in an Airbnb

09:01that didn't have any lamp lighting. Oh my goodness, is it uncomfortable in the evening. I always get

09:07questions about this lamp here, and I thrifted it from Habitat for Humanity for $20. It actually

09:12came with a dark green pleated lampshade that I just swapped out for this nice cream one that

09:18really suits the lamp, and it creates this whole new look on a budget. So it definitely doesn't

09:23have to be expensive to add lamp lighting around your home, you can really get this designer look

09:28on a budget. Now sometimes when a home doesn't have any personal pieces around it, it starts to

09:33feel a little bit lifeless, which starts to feel a little bit uncomfortable, a little bit uninviting,

09:39so adding personal pieces in in tasteful ways makes a huge difference. It adds a ton of life

09:45to your home. This is a really small way of doing it. We keep these wedding books out on our coffee

09:50tables just to add some life into our space. We also love them, I love the way they look, but I

09:56purchased these linen books off of Amazon and inside are our wedding photos. So it's just such

10:03a simple way of adding that personal piece in a super tasteful decorative way. It feels like you

10:09can grab it, you can pick it up, you can look through it, but it also adds to the decor around

10:13the home. I personalized it so it feels very unique to us in our home, and I love the way

10:18these turned out. So creating moments around your home where you can add your personal pieces in in

10:23a tasteful way will create a welcoming environment. If you want to add family photos into your home

10:28in a very tasteful way as well, you can integrate them into gallery walls, you can frame small artwork

10:33and integrate it into your shelf decor like we've done. It just adds some life and some personal

10:38touches into your home. This is going to allow you to get the decorative look that you want

10:42while also personalizing your home and really bringing that life into it. And lastly, use

10:47decorative boxes to your advantage. I actually just picked these up from Home Goods the other

10:52day. I love the look and style of them, but they are perfect storage opportunities for small items.

10:58If you have vitamins and medication and mail and any personal items, you can just easily hide them

11:05away in decorative boxes. They can be put on any surface and no one would have to know what's inside.

11:11So these are perfect for styling your home, for organizing it, for tidying it up in entryways,

11:17kitchens, any high traffic area of your home that collects clutter. Use decorative boxes like this.

11:23You can get them in different patterns and colors to really add to the overall design of your home.

11:27Sometimes seeing all the personal items can create an uncomfortable feeling, so store them away,

11:32hide them behind decorative pieces to create an inviting environment in your home.

11:36Alright, so that's it for today's video. I hope you guys enjoyed watching and I hope this gave

11:40you some decorating ideas that you can use in your home to really create that inviting space.

11:45Let me know down below in the comments if you have any tricks up your sleeve.

11:48What do you do in your home to really create that inviting feeling? And if you enjoyed watching and

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