Mood Boards are a great way to explore your style and learn more about what you like and don’t like. By curating a collection of images and elements that reflect your taste, you’ll be able to see common threads and define your aesthetic.

Architectural Books and Magazines are a good source for inspiration. Magazines in particular, can offer tangible benefits as well, allowing for physical image cut-outs. They are created by editors and stylists who have a keen understanding of upcoming trends, and the content is typically well curated. Publications such as Home Beautiful and Better Homes & Gardens are a great place to start.

Social Media Platforms, such as Pinterest, Houzz and Instagram  have quickly become a top source for building and renovating inspiration. The content is fresh, current, and plentiful.

You can save images to digital mood boards, which is great for creating style collections, often in conjunction with associated products. However, this abundance of beautiful inspiration can be overwhelming, so focus on a few styles and stick to them.

Internet Search for Design or Renovation Blogs and subscribe to the ones that appeal – you’ll get some great advice and see how others cope with design and property improvement challenges. Examples include The Design Files and Interiors Addict

Design Apps like Homestyler Interior Design This is a decorating tool that interior designers, both amateur and professional, will love. Take a photo of the room you want to work on, remove the existing objects, then redecorate and recolour using branded furniture items and paints from the available catalogue and palette. This is a really fun way of trying out some ideas without having to live with the consequences!

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