One way to ensure you and your decorator, designer or architect are on the same page is to show them. As they say, “A Picture Paints A Thousand Words.”
Most of us see things we like online, in magazines, in nature or out and about. Sometimes we don’t even know why we like them but we know that they appeal to us. The best idea is to capture these images and articles and keep them together. Technology today makes this so easy as we can save images from the internet, take photos with cameras and mobile phones and of course, the good old fashioned way of tearing pages out of magazines.
You might even jot down a few words that come to mind when you see these images which will help convey the mood you want in a room.
When you have collected your inspiration, put the items and images into a folder. Kiki K have a great folder called “My Dream Home” full of plastic sleeves ready for you to fill. If you have bulky items, like a shell you’ve collected on your last beach holiday, you could purchase a lidded box from a Variety Store. Whatever you do, make sure you keep all your bits together. This will be invaluable when you meet with your architect and/or designer to convey the types of things you like.
Rarely do we want exactly the same as in our inspiration file, but collectively the images and items will tell you and your designer the type of things you like. It’s then up to the designer to create those features in your home bearing in mind the type of lifestyle you lead and the architecture of the building.
Never lose sight of the big picture and make sure everyone is working towards the same end result.
If you would like assistance creating your Dream Home, contact us for an online or in-person consultation.
I love this suggestion. I think the mood boards that you can tote around are sometimes better than those that are online. I’m studying interior design right now and am helping my sis design her living room. I’m encouraging her to do what you are suggesting since it will be much more helpful to me in knowing what she’s thinking.