How to decide on the right interior for you before committing to a complete decor change.

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Decorating, re-decorating and renovating can be a daunting task for most. I come across people on a regular basis that just can’t make up their minds on colour, style and what goes with what. Interior design is not something to be scared of and it is important to reflect your own interests and style into a decor so it really speaks to you.

The easiest and most inexpensive way to do this is through a ‘mood board’. Many may think of this as just an excuse to waste time cutting, gluing and sticking pointless pictures and images to a board with very little effect. This couldn’t be further from the truth; a mood board is the perfect way to view colours, styles and texture in a set space to really determine if they work together. In looking at a decor in this compact way makes sure that even if you were to throw all your chosen furniture, furnishings, colours and fabric all in one big pile they would still have the ability to work well together.

The idea behind the mood board is to do a few, experiment with your favourite colours and don’t be afraid to mix colours that you wouldn’t usually, at the end of the day if you don’t like it you can just crack on with another and alter the aspect that didn’t sit right with you. For the more experienced designer; instead of using actual images of let’s say a chair or a bed they will use a more metaphoric style of what they want to achieve, for example if they are looking to create a funky, chic and sassy decor they will opt for images of skyscraper designer high heels for example or contemporary architecture and maybe a cut out of luscious red lips to portray this image along with splashes of colour and texture that they want to create. It doesn’t need to be this complicated however when decorating a room in one’s home, sticking to images of the kind of furniture you are looking to introduce into the room gives you a better understanding on the workings of the decor, If you can find pictures of the actual furniture that you want to use or purchase for the room then all the better for a clearer picture.

Once you have played around with colour, texture and style and applied the one’s that you are happy with onto a mood board you should find that the finished collage is one that sits well with you and is pleasing to the eye. This then gives you the basis you need to start tackling the practical side of the job and hopefully means you can enter into it with a little more confidence knowing that your colour and style work well together and just needs a little application.