Move-in week is messy in a way nobody prepares you for. Boxes don’t end up where you planned. The couch ends up wherever the movers could fit it. You sleep on a mattress in the middle of the bedroom because you haven’t figured out which wall the bed should go against yet. All that mess pressures most people into making fast decor decisions. Fill the empty walls. Buy the new sofa. Order the rug. Anything to make the place feel less unfinished. Bad idea, usually. Even after working with professional movers who handle the heavy lifting, the decor side trips people up. Below are the patterns that come up over and over. The Furniture Shopping Spree Trap Big purchases happen too fast. Your old sectional won’t fit so you order a new one in week two. The replacement shows up. It dominates the living room. Walking around it requires a…
