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Editor's Design Pet Peeves

Our senior editor, Lydia Somerville, has compiled a highly personal and subjective list of decorating sins that drive her batty.

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Stuffy Arrangements

Please don’t fan your magazines out on the coffee table. Your living room is not a doctor’s office! Bring warmth and personality to your arrangements with a bit of asymmetry, a mix of books and objects, and some visual surprise, whether that be a beaded headdress or a bowl of shells. Your house should reflect the richness of its residents’ lives.

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