How to make a moodboard – take your interior design to the next level
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- 08 Jul 2022
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Knowing how to make a moodboard is essential when curating your interior design. We’ve all seen those pretty pictures on Instagram – flat lays of colors and fabrics that are supposedly the inspiration for a room. However, curating a moodboard that will prove useful to your interior project is far more complex than just grouping together a load of colored items on a white background.
HOW TO MAKE A MOODBOARD
When done correctly knowing how to make a moodboard is a valuable skill which will help you to curate your space, ensuring it looks perfect before you jump in with the paintbrush. Creating a moodboard is also a great tool if you are planning to hire an interior design as it provides a clear and tangible way for you to communicate your home decor ideas.
Here, designer Sarah Peake, founder of Studio Peake, talks us through her top tips for designing the perfect moodboard.
1. START WITH THE LARGEST AREAS FIRST
The first step in learning how to make a moodboard that will help you to realise your decorating ideas is to pick your color scheme.
'Usually the walls, curtains, and floor, these areas will dictate and anchor the colors in the wider scheme. Get those right and then the rest of it will fall into place. If you’re wondering where to start, paint a board in your wall colors and then use this as a base for your fabrics and other pieces – that way you can be confident that everything will work in the room,' says Sarah Peake.
2. CONTRAST IS KEY
If you want to give your home ideas a professional edge, the secret is to embrace contrast. 'Play around with a variety of colors, patterns, and textures to really bring a room to life. A moodboard is a catalyst for the overall scheme – so it should fizzle with contradiction and potential! This is what gives a scheme its energy,' adds Sarah.
3. FIND SOME COMMON THREADS
