To finish last week and start this week in interior design we learned about how to create a mood board. This is a tool that interior designers use to show their their vision for a certain space. In this case however it was used to describe us and our style with the things we like. My particular board shows that I am a very eclectic. I have a few vintage items that I really enjoy but then again I also have a lot wood that is more on the rustic side of the spectrum. The rustic feel of the bookcase is wonderful but I mostly put it in because it can hold books and I love to read. Speaking of rustic, I added the portrait of the girl on wood. This was to show that I love original art even if I can not create it myself. When it comes to color I don’t venture all that much. It stays with the earthy tones, blacks, whites and maybe a pop of red here and there. I have a lot of photographs on my board because that is my passion and what I hope to pursue as a career. The photographs that I have chosen even say something about me and my style. I love black and white because it feels raw and there is no real distraction from the main focus or subject in a photograph. I feel like that can also be true in any form of art, even interior design. On my olioboard I also seem to have focused on having comfortable furniture. Though I do like things to look nice I don’t feel like if it’s a good looking piece of furniture it has to loose anything when it comes to comfort. I also put in a few light fixtures because I do like having a lot of light. I added little touches like the candle and the plant as a way of showing that I have many and love the environment that they help create when it comes to a space. When it comes to what the whole room would cost it is obviously very expensive. The total cost was $10,213. For the first time using Olioboard I think it went well and represents me in a good way but I will need to work on making sure to pick things that fit a budget.
One of my top blog sites was Houzz. There is such a big variety that you can look at and get inspired by to make your designers better. It could also just help open your eyes with the wide variety as well as showing new techniques, ideas, and layouts to gie you a more variety in what you are able to do as an Interior Designer.
Apartment Therapy was another great blog that I really enjoyed. It focused on making sure that no space is wasted in an apartment.This blog mostly focuses on tips and giving you ideas as to how to be mindful of the space and area that you have. I personally found it very useful because I will be moving into my own apartment in less than a year and will want to look at all the tips and ideas that they had. This blog is my favorite because of how useful it is to me at this point in time.
While I was exploring these blogs and many more I have found a few really cool trends when it comes to Interior Design and just housing in general. When I say housing I am really meaning on how you live. Some of the trends happened to be the rising interest in tiny houses. Tiny houses are typically 500 square feet. Some tiny houses are actually built on trailer beds (8 feet by 20 feet) which makes the living space to be around 120 square feet or less. The appeal of these kinds of homes are the way to limit the amount of useless things that we all seem to accumulate as well as avoiding the need for a building permit.
My second trend that I had found was again a new rising interest that renovates the way we build and live in homes. I very unconventional and nontraditional way to build a house that is becoming a very popular thing is using shipping containers to build up your home. With the containers you can make a really unique shape and add onto it as much as you want by simply adding more containers. It is also far more affordable than building a home in the traditional form.
