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The #1 Decorating Mistake That's Keeping Your Home From Feeling "Finished"
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The #1 Home Decorating Mistake You're Making
Most people are focused on the wrong thing when it comes to home decor.
They're scrolling Pinterest for hours. Bookmarking dozens of "inspo" photos. Wandering through HomeGoods on a Saturday afternoon, picking things up and putting them back down again.
And still—still—walking into their living room and feeling like something's just... off.
If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. And more importantly, you're not bad at decorating.
You've just been taught to focus on the wrong thing entirely.
The Decorating Misconception That's Stealing Your Confidence (and Your Time)
Here's what most decorating advice gets wrong:
They tell you that you need more options.
More inspiration. More ideas. More trips to more stores. More tabs open on your browser. More "possibilities."
But here's the truth nobody talks about: More options don't create beautiful spaces. They create decision paralysis.
That overwhelmed feeling when you're standing in a store, holding two throw pillows, unable to choose? That's not a you problem. That's a too many choices problem.
The home decor industry has convinced us that the path to a beautiful home runs through endless browsing, comparing, and second-guessing. That if we just find the perfect piece, everything will click into place.
But the women who actually have homes that feel pulled-together and personal? They're not doing more.
They're doing less—with more intention.
What Home Decor Actually Matters: Curation Over Collection
The secret to a home that feels cohesive isn't having access to every option available.
It's having someone filter those options for you.
Think about it: Why does a beautifully styled hotel room or Airbnb feel so effortlessly put-together? It's not because they had unlimited choices. It's because someone made intentional, curated decisions about what belongs together.
The pieces work because they were chosen to work—not plucked randomly from a sea of 10,000 options and hoped for the best.
This is what we call edited living. And it's the opposite of the "more is more" approach that's leaving so many women frustrated and stuck.
When you shift from collecting possibilities to trusting curation, something powerful happens:
- Decision fatigue disappears
- Your confidence grows
- Your home starts to actually reflect you—not a chaotic mood board of conflicting styles
- You stop buying things that end up in the donation pile six months later
The goal isn't to see everything. It's to see only what's right.
A Decorating Reframe You Can Apply Today
Here's a mindset shift that can change how you approach decorating starting right now:
Stop asking: "What are all my options?"
Start asking: "What decision can I remove from my plate?"
Beautiful homes aren't built by people who considered every possibility. They're built by people who trusted a direction and moved forward.
This might look like:
- Choosing one color palette and committing to it (instead of constantly second-guessing)
- Letting go of the "someday" pieces cluttering your space
- Giving yourself permission to stop scrolling and start living in your home as it is
Or—and this is what hundreds of our subscribers have discovered—it might look like letting someone else do the curating for you.
This Is Exactly Why We Created Abode Box
We built our subscription box for women who are done with the overwhelm.
Every quarter, we do what the algorithm and the big-box stores never will: we edit for you.
We hand-select pieces that work together, that layer beautifully into real homes, and that take the guesswork completely off your plate.
No more wandering aisles hoping for inspiration to strike. No more abandoned online carts. No more "I'll figure it out later."
Just a thoughtfully curated box arriving at your door—ready to make your home feel a little more you, without the mental load.
This is home decorating made simple. Intentional. And actually enjoyable again.
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Let's create a beautiful home, together.
XO, Nikki
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The Author: Nikki Rajnovich
Nikki Rajnovich is a wife and mom of two, living on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe. She is a lover of all things interiors with years of experience helping clients design their dream homes. She emphasizes the fusion of beauty, functionality, and intentional design in every project she works on.
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