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"Just like a hair stylist sighs every time a client walks in with a disastrous brown-to-blonde at-home dye job, interior designers have plenty of issues they correct for clients time and time again. For our first edition of &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t Try This At Home,&amp;quot; we asked New York-based interior designer Nick Olsen what he wishes his clients and friends would let a professional handle. &amp;quot;So often people have great art to work with, but they&amp;#039;ll hang it in a way that makes no sense\u2014in a place that has zero impact,&amp;quot; says Olsen. For example? Olsen says he&amp;#039;s seen people purchase multiple works by one artist and simply hang them all on one wall. &amp;quot;It runs the risk of looking like it&amp;#039;s all for sale in a gallery!&amp;quot; he says. &amp;quot;Unless it&amp;#039;s a triptych, or similar set that&amp;#039;s meant to go together, it takes away any good tension between art. Plus it looks redundant. Spread the pieces out!&amp;quot; Another common issue? Clients misreading what a &amp;quot;place of honor&amp;quot; might be in their home. &amp;quot;Usually, it&amp;#039;s not going to be dead center when you walk into the house,&amp;quot; says Olsen. &amp;quot;Or maybe you hung a piece in the perfect place five years ago...and now that you&amp;#039;ve added more art over time, it doesn&amp;#039;t work anymore.&amp;quot; The ultimate solution? Call in an interior designer, art advisor, a company such as ILevel, or as Olsen recommends, even an artistic friend. &amp;quot;Everyone has their gifts\u2014find a friend with an objective eye and a flair for arrangement. They&amp;#039;ll bring in a fresh perspective, and let your art make a much bigger, better impact.&amp;quot;  PLUS: We want to hear from you! Share your biggest design pet peeves in the comments. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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