Hello! Curious on how it works when you hire an interior designer? Last month I shared the design process and the 5 steps you can expect to go through when working with me.This month I’m going to share about some of the tools I use to help you visual what your final design would look like. As always, if you have questions, I’m just a chat away!
Bringing Your Vision to Life.
“I wonder what it this room would look like with a sectional? What if I painted this wall blue, how would that look?”
If you’ve ever thought about redecorating you’ve wondered how certain things or colors would go in your space. It’s hard to imagine how things could be laid out differently or how a new color might go…unless you have some fun technology!
This months blog is all about the technology tools I use as an interior designer to help you visualize what your dream room could like. Check out the TOP 5 TOOLS to help bring your vision to life!
The Design Process: 5 Tools Your Designer will Use to Bring Your Vision to Life
First Tool: Floor Plan
No design plan can start without actual measurements of each room being worked on. The floor plan is very specific diagram of the home or room being designed and is vital to making sure everything is going to fit in the space. It contains all the details of window and door placement and any other fixtures (things permanently in the room). As an interior designer I will create a floor plan and place the furniture, lighting, etc. in the floor plan so you can see exactly the size of furnishings you need.
KEY USE: Furniture size and layout for good flow and function.
Second Tool: Doll House View
A view from the top! The doll house view is a fun 3-D look from the top of the room, showing colors of the walls, the furniture styles and flooring plus all the window treatments and wall decor’.
KEY USE: Furniture size and placement for best flow and function. Shows colors and furnishings (Furniture, window treatments, rugs, lamps,) styles and shapes.
Third Tool: Full 360 Panoramic View
The panoramic view is a short video that gives you the best and most visual representation of what your finished space will look like. Imagine yourself standing in the center of your room and then turning a full 360 degrees, looking at each wall with all the details in place. This technology really helps you as the client get a true feel of what it would be like to live in the space.
KEY USE: Shows the room as a whole and how all the pieces will fit together for a completed look.
Fourth Tool: Elevation View
The elevation view is a straight on image of one wall. This is perfect for when you want to see for example, your kitchen cupboards in detail or how art work and shelving looks on the wall.Here is the after picture of the elevation pictured above:
And another example of an elevation view of Living Room and the after picture:
After Picture:
Fifth Tool: Mood Board (Inspiration Board)
The mood board is created to give you the client an overall style and ‘Mood” for the room. It is a collage of images of items that will be going into the space. For example, if it’s a living room being done the board would include a general style of furniture, window treatments, rug, pillows, lighting… all the fun stuff!
It can be images of the exact pieces that I would use in the design, but more likely pictures of something very similar to what I will use.
KEY USE: Clarifies that the designer and client are on the same page for the overall look and feel for the space.
I hope you have found this information helpful for understanding what tools are used in the interior design process.
We are so lucky to be living in the day where we have access to all the fun technology and creative tools.
Bringing Your Vision to Life.
