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Watery Master Bedroom| Mood Board Monday

Hi and Happy Monday!!
I was a bit off the grid late last week as were celebrating my daughter’s 13th birthday with a house full of guests! Life is just flying right by…

BUT I’m back today starting a new series called ….

Every Monday I’m going to showcase a new mood board design for living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, and more. I’ll attach sources on where to purchase any of the items in the set. The idea is to be inspired to think about your own space in a new way, so let me lead the way!

Mood boards are a great visual way to map out a space with endless benefits!

  •  You can put together a shopping list without leaving your couch
  •  Show the other half your vision for the room complete with dollar figures (let’s face it, most husbands like to know the numbers…at least mine does!)
  • Switch items out on the board to find what works and doesn’t work without spending any money
  • Re-doing a room for a friend or client? Put together a mood board so they can visualize the space and have input prior to the install
 I stumbled across a website called Polyvore about three years ago when I was looking to revamp my master bedroom.  I don’t know about you but I hate retail regret. There’s nothing worse than finding what you thought was that perfect rug only to bring it home and realize the colors aren’t working as great as you hoped or those curtains you bought are just all wrong for the space. In an attempt to minimize this happening, I decided I would create a mood board to see how the colors and accessories would play out before spending the dough. Boy was I surprised to see what a life saver this was! Not only was I able to change out different rugs, lamps, and furniture virtually to find just what I was looking for, but I was able to show the husband exactly what my vision was without ever leaving the couch or spending a dime. Win-Win. Oh, and this website is 100% free!

Here’s our inspiration mood board and after pictures of the Master Bedroom in our first house.  Unfortunately there are no before pictures, because we always think of that AFTER the room is done and this room was done pre-blogging and nice cameras. womp-womp. But I can tell you it was Lavender walls with a purple bedspread, which isn’t all bad, but style evolves and it was time to go!

I first found my inspiration color for the walls: Sherwin Williams “Watery”

 sherwin williams watery

Beyond selecting the wall color I wasn’t sure which other colors to incorporate. This is where the mood board was a game changer! Once I found “the rug” and placed it on the board I was able to pull colors from there as accents and created my whole color palette. I probably “tried out” ten different rugs before deciding on this particular rug which turned out to be the perfect addition. It also inspired the burnt orange accents throughout the space.

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I knew the bedroom furniture we purchased about a decade ago wasn’t going to change on this room restyle as our budget was pretty tight, so I added in elements to the room I knew I could reasonably update. I was on the online shopping hunt for curtains, rugs, bed linens and lighting.  And this is what I pulled together!

sherwin williams watery master bedroom cool and calming with burnt orange accents
The mood board was exactly the vibe I was going for in the room and the hubs agreed!
 Now let’s see how the room turned out!
sherwin williams watery master bedroom cool and calming with burnt orange accents

 

sherwin williams watery master bedroom cool and calming with burnt orange accents
Gorgeous huh? It’s striking how similar the mood board looks to the actual room! It’s my no fail go-to way to design a room every. time.
 So that’s it for Mood Board Monday! Okay, maybe one more look!
sherwin williams watery master bedroom cool and calming with burnt orange accents
 How do you plan a room re-do before diving right in? Any other great programs out there to create mood boards? I’d love to hear your feedback!
If you’re looking for more mood board inspiration check out my console styling tips!

 

       

 

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  2. Mood boards are a great way to organize ideas. I love Polyvore and use it all the time! I think of mood boards as old-school collages! 🙂 Used to love to cut and paste ideas onto paper! This is the online way!
    Karen | GlamKaren.com

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  3. I don't really plan my re do's. I typically just try to buy things that will go with the look I'm looking for. I need to plan better! I hope your daughter had a great birthday!

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  4. Thank you so much for these tips. I've been watching a lot of HGTV to help inspire our home decor. I never thought about using Polyvore for this. I'll definitely start using my account more often, more so now as we continue to revamp different rooms in our home.

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  5. We are working on adding to our kitchen so we have plans as well but I love how you transformed your bedroom on paper before you ever lifted a brush. We are tackling that space next. I want colour!!

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  6. Oh, I love making mood boards!! They can be so motivating! That room turned out absolutely beautiful! It's similar to the color scheme in ours, actually.

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  8. I'm crushing on that wall color, totally dreamy!!!! Love the idea of a mood board, do you find that it's more useful than creating a new Pinterest board?

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  23. I love it WAY more than pinterest for this purpose. Pinterest is great for gathering ideas of what I like, but until I see them on the board, I won't know if they work!

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  40. That looks awesome! I have never used polyvore, but didn't realize that you could use it for home stuff! I will have to get on that soon. I want to re-do our master this summer…and my oldest daughter's room as well.

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  46. That's a gorgeous paint color! I've never made a mood board, but I probably should next time I want to redo a room in our house.

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  47. You make re-doing your room so much fun. I know it can have a stressful component to it but the colors and the themes make it look so rich and lively! Beautiful job!

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