Creating a Mood Board to plan your Decorating Scheme
A mood board is a visual representation of your decorating vision and serves as a guide for the overall look and feel you want to achieve in your space. It's a great tool for staying focused and keeping your decorating scheme cohesive, especially if you're unsure of what direction you want to take.
Here's how to create a mood board for your decorating scheme.
Gather inspiration:
Start by looking for inspiration from magazines, blogs, Pinterest boards, and other sources. Save images of spaces, colors, patterns, textures, and decor items that appeal to you.
Choose a format:
Mood boards can be created physically by cutting and pasting images onto a board or digitally using software like Adobe Creative Suite or Canva. Choose the format that works best for you.
Select your color scheme:
A mood board is an opportunity to define your color scheme, so choose colors that inspire you and reflect the mood you want to create in your space. Give some adjectives to your space like simple or glamourous, whimsical or earthy, so it will help you find the right match for accessories, textures, patterns and so on. Do you have something that will be your focal point in your room? an art work? A colorfull chair or a painting? Bring it all to the board and work around it.
Add textures:
Textures add depth and interest to a room, so consider including a mix of textures in your mood board. Think about the materials you want to use for flooring, upholstery, and accessories.
Incorporate patterns:
Patterns can add a touch of personality to your decorating scheme. Choose patterns that complement your color scheme and coordinate well with the textures you've selected.
Consider furniture:
Furniture plays a significant role in creating the overall look and feel of your space, so think about the types of furniture you want to include in your mood board. If you have one furniture you want to keep, take a photo of it , add to the board and visualize it with the rest of your items. In case you don´t like what you see, perhaps you might like if you change the color, or if you restore by adding different texture or element to this piece so, it can be integrated to your design.
Accessorize:
Finishing touches, like throw pillows, lamps, and artwork, are key in creating a complete and cohesive look. Consider how you'll accessorize your space when creating your mood board. Think about the scale os your space, is your room very spacious? Has a height ceiling? The most practical rule is your accessories follow the size of your space, big spaces, big items (use common sense here, please! ^^) small spaces, small items.
Review your mood board:
Once you've completed your mood board, take a step back and review it as a whole. Does it represent the look and feel you're trying to achieve? If not, make any necessary adjustments.
Airy, calm and earthy mood
As we talked, the combination of adjectives and feelings you mainly guide your decoration process. Write down these adjectives, search them followed by the name of the room you want to decorate and save the examples. Go through the steps above to get an authentic design that reflect your lifestyle. Don’t forget to incluede elements such as knobs/door handles, vases, rugs, art work, they all can be decisive on your overall design.
A moodboard is a useful tool for staying organized and focused during the decorating process. By creating it, you'll have a clear vision of what you want to achieve and can make informed decisions about your decorating scheme. Whether you're starting from scratch or making changes to an existing space, a moodboard is a great starting point.
The interior designer
will work with you to choose the right colors, patterns, textures, and decor items that will create the mood you want in your space, and make sure that your furniture, lighting, and accessories are perfectly coordinated. With their expertise and attention to detail, an interior designer will help you create a space that you'll love for years to come. They will save you time, money, and stress by guiding you through the decorating process and ensuring that everything is properly planned and executed.
In short, investing in a professional interior designer is the key to creating a space that truly reflects who you are and what you love.
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