How to Create a Mood Board and a Sample Board

These boards are based on ideas and color for the room you wish to decorate. Mood boards give an idea of how colors can match or complement each other. A sample board consists of fabrics, textures and trimmings. It is a good idea to produce both boards, to give an pictorial over view of the room that is to be refurbished.
Creating a Mood Board?
A mood board gives an idea of how the room will look, whether textures will work together or not. It is not just about paint color, but furnishings and accessories are collated and arranged aesthetically on the board. In other words a mood board is similar to a collage of ideas.
Using A 3 plain white card. Create a simple border around the edge of the card. Make sure the border is equal in width all the way around to give a professional finish. Make sure that the pictures are firmly fixed onto the card. It does not matter whether the mood board layout is in landscape format or portrait.
A mood board does not necessarily have to contain pictures of just furniture and accessories, but you can include other items, such as fruit, vegetables or flowers demonstrating the different tones and depth of color. It is always a good idea to put together more than one mood board, particularly if the client is either unsure about the color scheme, or it may be the case that the client is undecided between one or two color schemes.The client can then visualize how this particular color scheme will come together in the room design. If designing with a client in mind make sure you add a titling block. Include the clients name, date project and the name of the designer.
Creating a Sample Board?
A sample board is a collection that shows the various suggested soft furnishings of a room scheme. It is important to see if the combinations from color to texture will work. A sample board consists of fabrics and trimmings only. Sketches, magazine clippings and photographs are not shown generally in place of a sample. The purpose of the board is for the client to approve the fabrics before going ahead with the project.
All samples should be seen to relate to each other in the space and in scale. So basically the samples will represent your room in the size they are in the room. To be a little clearer, the largest pieces in the room would be the carpet, the sofa, followed by a chair, drapes, and cushions. So the position on the sample board should depict the client's room. All samples should be seen to relate to each other in space and in scale.
A good room scheme will not only illustrate an interesting and attractive color scheme, but should also incorporate a wide variety of textures, weights of fabric and patterns. As for the mood board, the sample board should be professionally presented, including a key to the fabrics on the sample board as well as the titling block described above.
Before designing a sample board you should have already interviewed your client. Make sure that you have completed a client briefing questionnaire. Break down specific design considerations within the brief and analyse each part individually. You need to find out about the client's likes and dislikes, his/her personality. You need to find out as much as possible about the project, consider using a checklist, include a deadline for completion. It is imperative that you have the correct measurements of the room in question, particularly if you are replacing furniture. Take into consideration other aspects such as: Are you starting from a blank canvas? Or, do you have certain restrictions? It maybe that the room is to be centred around a fixed focal point such as a fireplace.
Budget.
Most of us have a budget to stick to. It is important to know how rigid is the budget?. We all know that unforeseen problems can occur. Is there that little extra in the budget to accommodate problems that may arise?
Every item purchased must be accounted for.
If employing an interior designer make sure you know how much per hour the interior designer will charge as this can vary considerably. It is not unusual for the interior designer to ask for a down payment to go towards materials, particularly if the project involves electrics, plumbing, building etc.
It is imperative that all discussions between all parties are confirmed in writing. Any alterations to the original plan should always be documented also.
When finalizing the scheme, make sure that you have all the final drawings, sample/mood boards, costs and delivery times. Confirm with the client in writing.
Now you know how to create a mood board and a sample board. You do not have to be an interior designer to adopt these decorating ideas and techniques. You can easily do this yourself. Take your time when putting together your color scheme, your mood and sample boards. You will find that it all comes together perfectly well in the end.

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