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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Anna K. Cottrell

Are these design and layout mistakes making your home feel depressing?

A living room designed by Madison Nicole Design Studio.

We all know the feeling of walking into someone’s house and instantly becoming uncomfortable. It can be difficult to pinpoint what’s wrong, but the thought ‘oh, this place feels a bit depressing’ registers almost before we can do anything about it. 

Of course, when it’s someone else’s home, we shrug it off because we don’t have to stay. But what if you’re getting that same feeling in your own home? If your house feels a bit sad and dreary, could it be that you’ve made design or house layout mistakes that are preventing it from being as beautiful and cheerful as possible?

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