59 Mood
The use of materials, furnishings, and color to evoke emotion.
A mood is the establishment of a set of ideas that are based on color, furniture style, lighting, and textures. A mood is typically developed early in the design process, and represents the direction for the palette of materials and furnishings that will be used during the development of an interior’s design.
Mood boards, or the art of collecting inspiration, materials, and themes together, have evolved over the relatively short history of interior design. In the late twentieth century, interior designers presented physical sample boards to clients, with actual materials hot-glued to a board for presentation. Ideally, ...
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