Creating a mood board

Creating a mood board is a great and easy way to help you visualise how you final room will look and this can save you time later on and help avoid decorating mistakes.  So spend some time gathering samples of your favourite materials and pictures of inspirational room designs. This way you can get an idea of how the colours and fabrics will work together.

What to do

In the weeks before you plan to decorate your room, gather together a collection of items and samples that represent your dream look. Choose essential textures, colours, shapes and objects that hold a message about the look you want. The 3D effect of the mood board and the fact that you can touch and feel these symbolic items will stimulate your creative ideas.

Gather your objects together and place/stick them onto a board and add or remove items as your idea evolves and grows. Feel free to stick whatever you like on there, there are no rules or restrictions. Your partner or family could make their own mood board or you could make it a combined collection.

Keep your board in a prominent place where you can keep looking at it and handling the items. When it comes to the actual designing of your room, you will have a much clearer idea of the kinds of textures, colours and themes you should be looking after.