The BIGGEST mistake in decorating!

NOT MAKING A DECISION!!!!
I am an instant gratification kind of person. I want what I want- today. I am unafraid to make a decision and act on it, sometimes immediately. This has rarely proven to be a wrong move. In all honesty, I realize that everyone isn't the same and not everyone is likely to wallpaper and paint their ceiling, but people-JUST MAKE A DECISION.
While decorating is a constant changing business, some people will get overwhelmed with the idea of WHAT IF?
What if, What?!!!!!!
So what the colors might not be in style today of your favorite fabric or pattern. So what, that as soon as you paint the dining room pumpkin harvest orange, you no longer can find ANYTHING to go with that color.
Decorating takes a little planning. Sometimes a lot of effort. But in the end it delivers a HUGE payoff.
Our homes should reflect how we live and who we are. If 2/3 of the house is taken over by the kids stuff, that is how that family lives. If the homeowners are outdoors people, that love to bike and hike and have pets that are their kids, that is how that family lives. Adjust your decorating style to accommodate your lifestyle and everything else will fall into place.
Just start in one room- It can be the most private room in the house(usually the master bedroom) or the biggest traffic area. It can be a small project like the 1/2 bath or the most cluttered. Pick a room and tackle it. Take that project by horns and conquer it.
If you decide you can't afford a decorator there are hundreds of other options. People that you know and enjoy their own sense of style, the thousands of publications that are out there, internet websites, friends and family, the list goes on and on.
Don't get stuck in a rut because everything will get stuck in there with you.
GET TO DECORATING!!!!