Jan 7

Written by: sophie
Friday, January 07, 2011 2:25 PM 

A mood board - style board - is a tool that is vital to all professional decorators... but so handy and creative for hobbyists too... if you're interested in giving your home a facelift - or collecting snippets, ideas for any future projects - keep all your magazine tears....

it could be an item you've found on a walk; an old postcard from an overseas trip that gives you a calm feeling; a brochure from a hotel that visually thrilled you; a photograph you took of your cousin's garden whereby you loved the paving layout and choice of plantings... all these can be added to your board.

Buy a cheap canvas; sew a dial stick into the top part of a piece of calico or make your own wooden frame and staple fabric over... a mood board is something that can be added to; edited - it is something that I personally draw inspiration from on a daily basis - whether it be for a new painting; a means of displaying art; or potting those herbs...

... it's a visual diary. Do up one for yourself... it's fun, creative AND handy.