My Last Three Assignments for The Year

Collage Board

Drawing Board



Digital Board



These are my last three mood boards for school this year.  Yippee - time for a break!  The assignment was to represent an interiors scheme through three different types of mood boards, collage, drawing and digital.  My inspiration for the scheme was the peacock feathers which feature in the colour scheme with the gorgeous blues and greens and through the repeated circular shapes in the sunburst mirror and side table detail.  The accent colours are gold and orange which lend a formality and some glamour to the scheme.  This was my first attempt at drawing and I've always said I'm not a natural drawer, but I did have lots of fun giving it a go.  My next subject is drawing and I'm looking forward to learning how to sketch a scheme - watch this space!

Bathroom Renovation Tales

Bathroom Mood Board

Our bathroom needs renovating but we face a common problem that many homeowners with a non functioning bathroom (let's just call it broken) face.  What kind of renovation do you do?  There are two major things to consider when approaching a renovation of any kind, but particularly when looking at key rooms in your house such as the bathroom or the kitchen ,and they are budget and use.

We are looking at moving from our house in the next year or two and therefore the amount we spend on any renovation has to be clearly analysed in terms of return on our dollar.  We also have to consider they type of house we have which is a 3 bedroom, family suburban home and therefore the type of bathroom required for such a house.  Finally, we have to consider potential buyers of our house.  Whilst I was keen (ok, chomping at the bit, is a bit more like it) to use some of my design skills and create this fantastic spa like haven with marble like tiles and sparkling mosaics in brilliant colours, it was actually the builder who popped my dream bubble and brought me back to reality.

He took one look at my tile selection and stated the obvious which was that although my selection was very nice, it was too specific and may polarise and alienate potential buyers if they did not like the tile.  I will always listen to someone's input and I must admit, he had a bloody good point.  Although my ego was asking, "how could anyone not like my style?", my head was telling me that not everyone has taste (yes, my ego was answering too) and everyone is different. It's a lot easier to repaint a wall and change accessories than it is to rip up tiles and lay new ones.  Keeping this is mind, it's wise to choose neutral tones for wall and floor tiles and use other elements to bring in the glamour or personality you want if you are looking at renovating with resale in mind.  I'll save my "super" bathroom for the house that I plan on staying in for a while.

 

So here is my mood board for the bathroom at the moment.  I'm going to keep the floor tiles a neutral latte colour and the wall tiles in white and use wallpaper and wall sconces to bring in my wow.  I have these fantastic white wooden Moroccan style mirrors that were the inspiration for the room and they will contrast well with the wallpaper and the vanity.

I'll keep you updated on how it goes and if my builder has anymore gems of advice for me to share with you!

What's news at school

This is the latest mood board that I have completed for school.  I am loving this subject as we are learning about the design elements and principles at the moment and I am finding the work very interesting and useful.  For the above mood board, we had to select an image that we liked and then create a board based on this image.  My image was the central image of the tea cups and I have created a board with a modern sophisticated feeling, such as you would find in an luxury hotel or home.  Whilst the colours and many of the accent shapes are feminine, the straight lines of the chair are masculine and suggest formality.  We have another assignment due next week so more pictures to follow.