I've been watching The Great Interior Design Challenge
on the BBC iPlayer and now feel totally inspired to paint some walls and move some furniture.
Though before rolling up my sleeves and getting out the paint and brushes, I'll use scissors and glue to create a mood board. Especially after reading this article in the Telegraph:
Interiors: use a mood board to pin down the right look, with quotes by the lovely Holly Becker from
decor8, Will Taylor of
Bright Bazaar and others.
I always loved creating mood boards, but haven't made one for a while. This one I made years ago for a project with
Dorma. They loved it and invited me round, but I couldn't make the appointment as my exchange course was finished and by the time I came back to the UK the woman who ran the project had left the company.
Trivia: I used to live in the amazing house [top right] when I worked in Vienna.
But back to the show:
Novice interior designers have to re-design a room, to the homeowners brief, over three days. They are given a budget of £1000 and the help of a builder.
The designers are judged by
Sophie Robinson and
Daniel Hopwood. I like the way they back up their decisions and explain why some things work and others simply don't. This turns a contest into an insightful program. It's also a very entertaining show, where designers have to work around problems, struggle to stick to schedules and budget and confront emotional home owners with their re-designed rooms.
It's presented by architecture and design critic
Tom Dyckhoff. Houses from different areas, eras and architectural styles are introduced. You learn about the history of architecture as well as picking up tips and tricks for styling your own home and getting an insight into how interior designers work.
