Category — Mood Boards

Mood boards (also known as storyboards) are what interior designers use to make presentations to their clients and they have become extremely popular as they are a very effective way get an idea of whether the colours and fabrics you have in mind will work together. They are also a very useful tool to keep you focused on a particular style and experiment without spending a penny.

I have created a few articles for you to discover how to create your own mood board both the traditional way and using online tools, plus many mood board examples which I hope you’ll find inspiring.

PS: Be careful, creating mood boards can be ridiculously addictive!

I have just decided to redecorate conservatory/dining area plus sitting room and I am SO excited like you wouldn’t believe. However, it’s only been a few days since the decision was taken (boyfriend smiled and nodded so that’s a good sign!) and I already feel that my head is full with too many ideas (aka decorating chaos!). There are so many different styles I like and colours I’d want to play with and I am in serious need of sitting down, taking a deep breath and start creating a mood board.

Creating a mood board is all about gathering a collection of samples that represent the look you’d like to achieve.
Creating what I call a traditional mood board (ie using things like pictures, fabric samples, scissors and tape) is particularly useful if you tend to buy many interior design magazines and you can set aside some time to go to the shops and collect some samples.
However, if you’re planning to do your shopping on the web or haven’t got much time, you might want to consider creating a mood board online.

Things you’ll need:
- Poster board
- Scissors
- Removable tape
- Paint samples or cuttings from paint colour guides (such as Dulux or Crown)
- Wallpaper samples
- Other fabric samples you like
- Cuttings from decorating magazines or pictures you might have found on the net

How to arrange the samples on the board
As a general rule, you’ll want to place the items where you would find them in the room so that carpet/rugs ideas will go at the bottom of your boards while curtain patterns will go near the top.
If there is one piece that you love so much you want to build the rest of the room around, place a picture of it on the board first and start experimenting with colours and patterns. You can use a picture of a room that you like too and coordinate other elements around it.
Using removable tape will give you the freedom to add, move or remove the samples whenever you want.

Finally and more importantly…I hope the final result will make you smile lots!