After spending hours cultivating specific room decor boards on Pinterest, I realized I still didn’t have a clear idea of how I wanted my house to be decorated. I found that the best way to figure out how I wanted to design my rooms was by making mood boards. For mine, I found that Publisher, PowerPoint or even Word worked just fine.
I started out by taking screen shots of items I knew I wanted, or already had to use, for example a couch or TV stand you love. Next, I positioned them into the “room” and blocked in wall colors and a general floor color to get the “vibe” of the room. From there I went to my Pinterest boards and found room pictures I liked and cropped parts of images that had elements I enjoyed and placed them into my mood board in a general layout that was easy to visualize.
I had seen pictures of big white entertainment centers that housed a fireplace and fell in love with the clean yet cozy feel, so I looked up some IKEA shelving and found an electric fireplace from Overstock.com that I liked, grabbed screen shots of those and pasted them in, it helps to pull the whole look together. The TV, carpet and chair were pieces I already had on hand, so this helped me visualize the “wall unit” concept with my existing furnishings.
After making edits and finding an overall design I liked, I started shopping for pieces that reminded me of the items on my board. I like to shop second hand or discounted if possible, so I wasn’t likely to find exact matches. Still, I ended up with something similar to the original design. I love the way it turned out!
For before and after pics, click here!
-Sarah