One of the first steps to a style update or room remodel is to gather your thoughts so they can translate to actual stuff. One way to collect all your inspirations is to keep the magazine you found the image in, dog ear the page, and stack it on top of the ever growing pile of other magazines with dog eared pages. You can do things the "old fashioned" way.

Your mood board is designed to combine images of products, colors, and text so that you can keep coming back to one place whether you're ready to add something or just want to see the progress of your project. As the mood board creator, you have total creative control over what goes on the board. When you find a color scheme you love or are moved by a certain design palate, you need a place to put these insights. Or, you could just create a mood board. This is a simple and effective way of keeping what inspires you in one easy to view place.

There's no wrong way to start your mood board, but there are a few basic steps to follow.