Episode #168: Design Your Dream Home – Deep Dive

This week, we’re right here with our first deep dive episode, and we’re diving into designing your DREAM HOME.

On this episode, we’ll cowl how to decide on a coloration scheme, create temper boards, and develop into an evolving aesthetic as you replace your own home.

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Present Notes:

7 Tricks to Design Your Dream House:

1. Let the house converse to you

• Analysis the period of your own home.
• Discover iconic properties (even buildings/eating places) from this period.
• Turn into an professional in one of these house: what makes it particular, what supplies are sometimes used, craftsmanship, and authentic options that stand out from that point. 

2. Outline the sensation you need your own home to embody

• What areas have you ever been in that had the sensation that you really want?
• What areas have you ever been in that fell quick for you?
• What’s it that you just need to really feel consolation from?

3. Outline the capabilities of how you employ your own home and the way it can assist your way of life targets

• Think about your own home in all 4 seasons, as your kids develop, and different occasions that may occur in your life. Go room by room.
• Mini-journal immediate: Considering of your final house, have been there any areas that you just had arrange that you just didn’t use? And what are your most used areas?

4. Create a pinboard 

• Pin every part that pulls you.
• Return by means of and delete the oddball pins till you see cohesion in your scroll by means of.

5. Describe the type in your house in three phrases 

• Decide three phrases that describe the type you’re going for.

6. Select a coloration scheme

• Accumulate paint, tile, and material swatches.
• Order wallpaper samples and small decor objects that assist your type.

7. As you renovate, refer again to your temper board and coloration scheme

• This retains you on monitor, cohesive, and dealing towards a selected purpose and resists new traits.

Bonus ideas: 

1. You want a minimum of three collections which can be ongoing.
2. Accumulate private decor.
3. Adorning with reminiscences, photographs, relics from travels, and so on.
4. Go away room for magic – all the time have one thing bizarre and magical in each room. 

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Episode 168 Transcript:

Emma: You’re listening to The Stunning Mess Podcast, your cozy consolation pay attention. This week we’re right here with our first deep dive episode and we’re diving into designing your dream house. On this episode, we’ll cowl how to decide on a coloration scheme, create temper boards, and develop into an ever-evolving aesthetic as you replace your own home.

Elsie: I’m so excited to do that episode. So one of many explanation why we began this deep dive collection is as a result of as we like, we’re on episode 168 now. As we’ve got constructed a much bigger library, it’s turn out to be type of difficult to love refer again. I do know I’ve talked about this earlier than, however I don’t know when or the place. So on this episode, we’re gonna type of mix every part, like all of our recommendation about designing a dream house into one mega episode which you could re-listen to it subsequent time you might be shifting. I act like that’s like a traditional factor that everybody’s like, oh, simply, you recognize, the subsequent time you get a brand new pair of footwear otherwise you transfer.

Emma: Some folks transfer so much. Some folks transfer much more than us. I imply, it actually will depend on your life.

Elsie: That’s true. Once I was in my twenties, I moved like each six months to a brand new house. I undoubtedly have realized that I’m a serial mover. I don’t wanna be, however it’s true. Okay, so anyway, we’re gonna undergo seven steps to design your dream house. And I truthfully, suggest doing all seven. If you’re, let’s say that you just’re an individual who’s shifting, an individual who’s shopping for your first house, and that is additionally for somebody who, you may have a house that you just like, however you don’t like it such as you really feel prefer it’s simply not personalised in the way in which that you just dream of it being. Anybody in any of these conditions can use this. I believe it really works for, you recognize, your first house and it may possibly additionally work in your quote unquote, eternally house. Though we don’t consider in Without end Houses. 

Emma: No, we don’t. But additionally, I don’t know if we’ve got anybody who listens, who’s very younger. You recognize, they’re like, I haven’t purchased my first house but, or moved into my first house, that’s gonna be long run. Like I don’t actually know if anybody listening is that younger, however I’ll say, I really feel like a number of these tricks to you might apply to totally different areas of artwork, like let’s say vogue. And I simply suppose it’s like a enjoyable interest to get like enthusiastic about various things and even like properties that you just’re by no means gonna reside in, however you research it and it’s simply enjoyable. I really feel that means about vogue and different issues too, the place it’s like, there are particular issues that I’m simply by no means gonna put on or purchase, however I nonetheless prefer to find out about what designers are popping out with and the way the development is, you recognize, identical to various things. It’s enjoyable to study. 

Elsie: Now that you just point out it, I see that utterly, that’s fascinating. Yeah, I believe this shall be enjoyable. You can additionally use this in case you are designing one room. You are able to do this complete course of for only one room too. However my factor is I love to do it once I’m shifting if I can earlier than I purchase something. As a result of while you transfer, it looks as if that’s the very best focus of vital purchases rapidly, and it’s straightforward to make errors. So particularly the half concerning the coloration scheme, it’s simply so useful and so useful. I used to be lately at a household dinner over the vacations and somebody who I hadn’t seen in 10 years was there, they usually have been reminding me that I had a lime inexperienced painted kitchen in one among my first flats, which is so humorous. And it had so many colours, which I like it. I like it, I stand by it. However I believe that could be a downside while you simply love every part and also you, however you purchase one thing that’s very particular and then you definately love one thing else and also you attempt to embellish a unique means, and then you definately really feel like it’s a must to substitute every part on a regular basis. I believe that’s the issue. So once I began doing the colour scheme, I particularly keep in mind it was very life-changing. Have you ever ever accomplished a coloration scheme? 

Emma: Yeah, type of. I imply, yeah, I’d say sure. However I don’t suppose I’ve fairly as dangerous of like FOMO as you in life usually. As a result of I do really feel like that’s a bit of it with design. As a result of I do have a few of course, so like I believe everybody has it, someplace, you recognize, effectively we’ll discuss this extra, however such as you begin to put issues in your pin board that’s actually not like they’re type of wild playing cards, however you’re keen on them. After which, I don’t know, I believe generally it may be actually arduous to type of decipher or wade by means of like, what ought to be in my house versus what can I simply admire? And I perhaps don’t want to color my home that coloration or purchase that sure sofa as a result of it’s simply not gonna make sense. However I can nonetheless admire it, you recognize? 

Elsie: Proper. Yeah. No, I believe that’s very true. I believe that you just’re extra decisive and also you’re extra identical to usually okay with like, you type of have extra of a like, I don’t care. It’s all an excellent type of perspective. And I don’t have that in any respect. All proper, so let’s leap into the ideas. I’ve tried to place these so as. , the primary tip is to let the house converse to you. And right here’s what I imply by that. So each house that you just’re going to maneuver into has an period when it was constructed and it has pure strengths and pure weaknesses or challenges. So I believe it’s actually essential to analysis the kind of house that you’ve and discover the kind of to fall in love with it. I do know it’s not all the time perhaps potential for like in case you’re shifting into a house that simply wasn’t the house you’d’ve picked in any respect. Such as you had a unique factor in thoughts, however this house had like a greater location or a greater value, or, you recognize. However I believe it’s essential to only do no matter you may to get all for the way in which your own home was meant to be. Just like the arrow was constructed within the type of structure. You possibly can actually fall down a rabbit gap. So there are properties which can be extra versatile like in case you’re shifting into an house constructing that’s kind of like, say it’s a two-bedroom house with one rest room and an open kitchen and it’s fairly like vanilla. That is sort of a very versatile type of house and just like the type of house I reside in now, that’s a nineties McMansion. It’s additionally very versatile as a result of it’s like, type of like nobody cares. Such as you don’t need to honor the historical past of it. I believe you may kind of determine what type and what period they have been making an attempt to emulate once they constructed it, however that’s concerning the closest you will get. After which there are different properties like mid-century house that was constructed within the fifties or the sixties or historic house. And in case you transfer into a type of, it might be kind of such as you’re swimming towards a lazy river in case you attempt to embellish it in a very totally different type than what it was meant to be, you may not be pleased with the outcome and it’d prove dangerous. 

Emma: I believe that’s one factor that I take into consideration. So I used to be on the, you recognize that Instagram account that’s like Zillow Gone Wild. I all the time see what’s on there. I assume the algorithm is aware of I prefer it. However that they had a very stunning house yesterday that it’s a Frank Lloyd Wright, one of many final properties that he designed, it’s just like the round house. I’m certain you are able to do that. Anyway, it’s on the market and it was very costly as you may think about. So clearly I’d by no means purchase it. It’s not one thing in my funds, however I used to be simply taking a look at it. However the factor I saved considering as I used to be taking a look at it, aside from what a breathtakingly stunning house, I’d love to remain there for an Airbnb expertise, however I used to be like, you actually wouldn’t really feel comfy altering sure points of it. As a result of in case you’ve ever seen a Frank Lloyd Wright house and there are different designers who design this fashion, it’s fairly particular. And in case you have been to go in and actually change sure elements of it, just like the shelving, it wouldn’t make any sense. I’m not saying it might be fallacious, I’m simply saying it might be actually bizarre like I don’t really feel like in case you purchase that type of house, you are feeling like you may make these. So I assume what I’m making an attempt to say is a few properties are actually particular and perhaps it’s good to even take into consideration if you need that type of factor, or if you recognize you need one thing far more clean. And once more like Elsie stated, chances are you’ll not all the time have a selection cuz chances are you’ll be on a deadline and a funds and there’s solely a lot accessible within the space you’re shifting to. Nevertheless it’s only a good factor to consider. In the event you do have the choice. 

Elsie: Sure. So listed below are a few of my options for researching your kind of house. To begin with, discover films which have units which can be just like forms of properties and take notes as you watch them. That is like what we do for our rewatch episodes now, and it’s so enjoyable. My dream house can be like a father of the bride home, you recognize? And it’s so enjoyable to only sit there and write down all the particular little charming issues that they did of their film set model of the house that you might incorporate in tears. One other concept is to order previous books. So most types of structure have many, many books accessible and I normally get them from thrift books. So it’s very inexpensive. Yeah, So discover out what type of structure your own home is, after which order as many books as you may on that type. And I believe the actually cool factor about this, particularly for mid-century properties and older ones, is which you could study what folks have been doing on the time to brighten and furnish the properties. And that’s gonna be actually useful for you cuz it’s one thing which you could emulate the issues about it that you just suppose is particular. You possibly can modernize it or replace it in your style or your colours ultimately whereas nonetheless getting impressed by what they’d’ve accomplished in that period. It’s simply extra pure. For almost all of individuals, it’s going so as to add extra worth to the house to do one thing that like matches with the house’s authentic options.

Emma: It’ll in all probability be cheaper too as a result of you’ll in all probability find yourself altering much less or getting to save lots of sure elements of the house that, you recognize, perhaps you’re gonna paint it one thing, however you get to maintain the very particular molding or no matter it’s.

Elsie: Hell yeah. Yeah, after which the very last thing I’d counsel is to study what the unique options and craftsmanship from this time interval have been like the final word most fascinating particulars. The kind of factor that if individuals who love previous homes discover it in a home, now they prefer to freak out, you recognize, just like the pocket doorways and all these forms of issues. Okay, so the second tip is to outline the sensation you need your own home to embody. So that is tremendous essential and I think about this one a journaling train. So get out your journal, and I’ll let you know every part to consider. So the very first thing to journal about is what areas have you ever been in that had the sensation that you really want and attempt to keep in mind as many particulars, irrespective of how particular or irrespective of how random they appear that added to that area. After which the opposite factor is what areas have you ever been in that kind of fell quick for you and why? So in case you’re doing a mid-century home, I discuss mid-century homes so much cuz I had two of them and yeah, historic properties. That’s like my principal, the primary homes that I’ve expertise with. I assume additionally the nineties McMansion. So I believe that, with mid-century, I’d journal concerning the Parker Lodge in Palm Springs. It has every part, it’s just like the decor, the sensation, the fireplaces, even right down to the small print just like the painted brick and the ceramics and the server, you recognize, the dishes that they use to serve breakfast and like simply every part is kind of excellent and magical, and I can use that as a template. And there are such a lot of different locations that I’ve been in my life which have like a fifties retro theme that fell wanting that feeling and that magic. So I can determine, why, how, and what are the variations. And I believe that’s the type of journaling train I’d encourage you to do. After which additionally to only think about your self, so that is an creativeness train. Think about you’re getting house from a weekend journey or an evening out and it’s late at evening and also you stroll into the house, you place down your keys, you place down your bag. What’s it that you just need to really feel consolation from? What’s it concerning the house that will deliver you that immense feeling of being at house? So perhaps it’s the kitchen, perhaps it’s a sure kind of sofa, a sure kind of like comfy seating. Possibly it’s like a puzzle out in your eating room desk. There generally is a hundred various things, however take into consideration what are the issues that simply make it really feel like house to you. 

Emma: Possibly a bit of bit since we’ve got our journals out and we’re journaling. In the event you suppose you’re going to be in a house for a really lengthy time frame, and naturally, as everyone knows, it’s not possible to know the long run except you may have a crystal ball. However let’s simply say you’re assuming for now that you just’re gonna be on this house for the subsequent 10 years and also you’re gonna watch your child develop up or have a child. No matter you suppose is gonna occur, you’re gonna get a canine subsequent yr and also you’re enthusiastic about that, no matter. Then I’d additionally, type of take into consideration a few of these issues, like what you need the home to really feel like for them, additionally for you with them. As a result of issues like canines and youngsters and different concerns in life, you recognize, they arrive with stuff. We’re gonna discuss operate within the subsequent level. However I believe there’s additionally this sense of house and household. Nonetheless, you outline that, and that may come out by means of decor and belongings you purchase and colours you decide, and I’d be serious about what it’s you need in that sense too. 

Elsie: Yeah. I really like that. So quantity three is to outline the capabilities of how you employ your own home and the way it can assist your way of life targets. So this one I’d actually spend a while on and I’d make a room-by-room record. And I believe it’s essential to think about you’re house in all 4 seasons. Think about your own home in case you have kids, think about your kids 5 years older than they’re now. Issues like that as a result of existence can drastically change in your children’ youthful years of life, as everyone knows. Simply actually record out room by room the way you see your self residing there. And I believe step one in direction of having a dream house and in addition a dream way of life, I assume, is simply determining what you even need it to be.

Emma: Yeah, and I believe too, like at this level, the outline the capabilities time it’s additionally actually essential to attempt to be actually sincere about that as a result of there are occasions you’re like, I’m gonna arrange a portray studio on this nook, and also you by no means paint. And it’s like, effectively you may if it simply makes you cheerful to see that within the nook, cool and in case you have the area for it, alright. You recognize? However perhaps it might’ve been higher to do one thing else in case you may have been a bit of extra sincere with what you actually do need to use and plan to make use of and can use. Kinda like establishing an enormous house fitness center and then you definately by no means, ever use it. It’s like, effectively you would possibly as effectively have made it a comfy film room as a result of it’s simply a minimum of then you definately’ll use it. You recognize? In the event you by no means ever entertain, you don’t want a giant sprawling eating room. 

Elsie: I believe that’s a terrific level. 

Emma: I’ll give an instance. Possibly that’ll make it extra clear. For years and years at one among our final homes, my house workplace, which I work at home on a regular basis and have for years and years, my house workplace was in this sort of open area close to our eating room and lounge. So you might see it on a regular basis. So it was not clear on a regular basis, but it surely felt prefer it ought to be since you may see it on a regular basis. Within the meantime, for like 5 or 6 years, we had a visitor bed room that I believe received used perhaps twice. And in direction of the top of residing in that home, I simply kind of realized I’m gonna transfer my workplace into the visitor bed room and we’re simply not gonna have a visitor bed room. As a result of the reality is we don’t actually have friends that always, and it’s type of annoying that I can’t have a gathering with out my canines barking continuously, or I really feel the stress to maintain my workplace actually clear regardless that there are days you simply barely get your work accomplished earlier than It’s time’s up. You don’t have time to place every part away on a regular basis. And my work will be type of messy generally cuz I make issues. So anyway, I simply type of understand I’m not prioritizing what I actually do on a regular basis and as a substitute I had this concept of oh, persons are gonna go to us so much and it’s like, effectively that’d be good. I like it when folks go to. However the reality is that they only didn’t after a yr or two that will’ve been fairly apparent and I used to be like, effectively, we don’t want this visitor’s bed room as a result of no person visits us and we are able to simply put out an air mattress in the event that they do.

Elsie: Yeah, no, that’s fascinating. Okay, let’s add a bit of little bit of a mini journaling immediate right here. Considering of your final house, your final two properties, have been there any areas that you just had arrange that you just didn’t use I do suppose that’s helpful info for the long run. And what are your most used areas as a result of yeah, clearly for us, eternally, having a house workplace is my primary precedence. I’ve all the time had a house workplace and even in a few of my smaller flats, I’d use the entire lounge as a substitute of, I had no lounge. I solely had a bed room and an workplace. And that labored for me as a result of it was way more essential to me to have a giant house workplace that was good and felt inventive than to have a TV or no matter and we simply watch TV in mattress for these years. No matter. You recognize, folks do what they need to do. Yeah, I believe that’s a very good level. I do defend to the demise that irrespective of how huge your own home is, you may and may use all of it commonly, and if there is part of it that you just simply by no means use, then change the operate, undoubtedly. So yeah, defining the capabilities I believe is among the most essential steps as a result of particularly while you transfer into a brand new house and also you haven’t actually thought by means of the place you’re gonna be, one of many greatest errors I made in my complete life, that triggered me to have to maneuver in a short time was considering that I didn’t want a delegated workplace.

And it simply occurred to be earlier than the pandemic hit, and I realized in a short time that was Not simply not wholesome, not ideally suited, but it surely was really like on the road of not potential for me. I couldn’t do my job within the area that we have been in. So I believe ensuring that you just prioritize the issues that you just use closely after which additionally prioritize for your self some kind of like treats, like some way of life treats, belongings you need to do extra of, issues just like the individual you need to turn out to be. 

Emma: Yeah, and I believe too that is the brainstorming and dreaming and a few of it’s gonna turn out to be actual, however as everyone knows, as a result of we’re adults, life is filled with trade-offs. So chances are you’ll not get each single factor, that’s simply how life works, however a minimum of it’s gonna provide help to perceive the priorities and what it is best to strive for. And also you in all probability received’t get every part, nobody will get every part. Elsie and I don’t get every part both. Life is a trade-off and that’s okay too. And that’s positive. You shouldn’t view that as, oh, I didn’t get my dream house. It’s simply extra, you recognize, what are the highest priorities? How can I work in direction of that? As a result of that’s gonna equal probably the most happiness for myself and my household. Cuz now I’ve a helpful and delightful house to reside in as a result of I prioritize, however I didn’t get every part and that’s okay too.

Elsie: So yeah, I believe you will be very inventive too in case you want room to operate in two or three or 4 methods, these issues are all potential as effectively. As an individual who spent my youthful years learning IKEA catalogs, I can let you know there are such a lot of other ways. The entire IKEA catalog within the early two hundreds was like, tips on how to make a one-room house do all of the issues in your complete life. Yeah. And it’s so fascinating and actually cool how a lot you may make out of 1 area. So let’s transfer on to tip quantity 4. We’re moving into extra design and stuff. Step one is to create a pin board, and I imply a pin board. So in case you have time, if you recognize you’re gonna transfer in, Six months or a yr, or three months, I believe you may have time. I’ve a pinboard that has over a thousand pins on it. That’s really type of extreme, but it surely’s been an excellent inventive train for me to actually, actually determine what I need. So I believe pinning each single factor that pulls you is step one. And don’t fear about if it matches or if it’s cohesive at first.

Emma: I simply checked my pin board on my pc since you stated you had a thousand and I used to be like I guess mine’s hilariously smaller and I actually have 21 photographs that I labored with earlier than we lease outed and moved into this home that I’m in now. So there you go a thousand or perhaps 20, it’s all good. 

Elsie: Anyplace in between these two numbers, let’s simply say. Oh my gosh, that’s humorous. So we’re gonna make an enormous pinboard. We’re going to pin every part that pulls us and doesn’t take into consideration why. Pinning, I believe it may possibly turn out to be very intuitive the place you’re simply going off of the sensation that the photograph offers you. So in a while you should utilize extra discretion, and I’ll educate you ways to do this too. However at first, you’re simply gonna acquire every part. You can even do a folder if you need. I’d counsel both a pin board or a folder in your desktop. In the event you’re an individual who simply solely makes use of your cellphone, you might additionally do a folder in your cellphone, or you might additionally do a favorites folder in your Instagram. It’s simply type of like no matter you employ. For me, pinning is one of the best as a result of I simply really feel like I can see extra choices for every part abruptly, it’s simpler to seek out and navigate for me. So then the subsequent step after you may have your big pin board is to, I prefer to let undergo my huge pin board and simply pull it out right into a folder on my desktop identical to my high picks. 

Emma: That’s what I’ve, that’s what my folder on my desktop is. It’s simply the 20 photographs. It’s simply the like closing, we’re making the home appear to be this sort of factor. 

Elsie: Yeah. That’s what we’re making an attempt to get to is one thing that’s kind of cohesive. So at that time, undergo all of them and delete something that doesn’t match. Like, I like this, however this goes in a unique home. Get it to the purpose the place your entire 21 photos or extra, appear to be they might be from the identical home, this is essential. That is the method of defining what type you’re going to decide to. As a result of in case you are like me and you’re keen on type of like each totally different type, you’ll have a hell of a time adorning in case you haven’t dedicated down a bit of bit to a method and a coloration scheme. And in case you do the dedication, you’ll really be capable of focus and create a house that’s cohesive and the place you don’t waste issues or change your thoughts so much. In order that’s the subsequent step. 

Emma: And in addition, I really feel like that is the stage the place in case you are designing a house with somebody, so you may have a eternally roommate, a husband, a associate who’s gonna reside with you, they usually’re not Uber concerned. Some persons are gonna wanna design like from scratch with you, and that’s cool, but when your associate’s like, I care, however I’m not doing all of the pinning such as you, then at this level, as you’re beginning to name it down, that’s once I would begin exhibiting issues to whoever’s gonna reside with you, your associate, no matter. Principally, you may type of get their buy-off. Or in case you’re about to take away among the oddballs however they love them, then that is likely to be type of informative. It is likely to be like, you recognize what, perhaps I’ll lean a bit of extra in that course. As a result of this can be a good stage to type of be like, we’re not making the million particular selections we’re gonna need to make all through the home. However in case you like this total folder of 21 photographs that I’ve put collectively, then you definately’re gonna like a number of these little selections like what {hardware} I’m gonna decide for this or that, you recognize, all of the little issues and you may type of get an overarching approval or no matter you wanna name it, like, we’re on the identical web page at this stage.

Elsie: Yeah. I believe that it’s a good time to do this as effectively. And each associate’s totally different. We get a number of questions on this, and I believe that in case you have a associate who looks like they want or need to be equally concerned, then it is best to undoubtedly allow them to. I do you suppose it’s so much simpler in case you have a associate like I’ve the place they’re like, seems to be nice, you recognize? However I additionally suppose that’s one thing that modified over time, we constructed belief over time. It wasn’t like that originally of our relationship, however now that we’ve accomplished so many homes collectively, he type of is aware of what to anticipate and he actually simply doesn’t even barely want to love take a look at something. 

Emma: Quite a lot of the fights, a minimum of in my life that has occurred, it’s as a result of any person received their coronary heart set on one thing earlier than they actually talked to the opposite individual about it. After which once they’re like, oh, I don’t actually love that coloration for the kitchen or no matter, and also you’re like, oh, however I’ve been serious about it now. I’ve already pinned 50 photographs which have this kitchen coloration. And so that you type of really feel like they’re, stopping this factor that was already in your coronary heart. So I’d say earlier than you get to that section the place you’re nonetheless type of loosely holding issues, you perhaps nonetheless have some like odd stuff within the total board and also you’re beginning to name it down, then I’d deliver them in in order that principally nobody’s getting their coronary heart set earlier than another person can veto it. It additionally sucks in case your associate’s actually enthusiastic about one thing and also you’re like, oh, I actually don’t like that, however I can inform that you just’ve been serious about it. Now. It’s like, oh no. So, simply making an attempt to keep away from that the place you may discuss extra at first and if anybody actually desires one thing or actually hates a sure coloration or no matter, then you may hopefully uncover that early on after which hold shifting ahead. 

Elsie: Yeah, and I believe that it’s simply very regular in a renovating or adorning scenario the place one individual is doing most of it and probably the most concerned and one individual will not be very concerned, that there are gonna be these moments the place there are misunderstandings or there’s like, oh, however why would we decide that? Or, however I like that, you recognize, and that’s tremendous regular. It’s like type of nothing to fret about. I believe simply being ready to indicate plenty of examples is an important factor. So we’ve made the pin board, and I’ll say after you may have the board, it’s essential to place it on a, like make a temper board with it. So a few methods to do that. The best one is you might simply put it in a folder in your cellphone and take a screenshot of the folder and then you definately’d have a straightforward do nothing temper board which you could refer again to. One other strategy to do it’s to make use of Canva, which works very well. We use it for work. And one other factor is Photoshop, I really feel like Photoshop is turning into type of like in case you already knew tips on how to use it, you recognize, however folks aren’t studying it for the primary time as a lot. Is that true? Like persons are studying different issues? 

Emma: I don’t know. I already know tips on how to use it, so I are likely to gravitate in direction of it, however in case you’ve by no means used something, Canva may be very straightforward to make use of. 

Elsie: Canvas is simpler than Photoshop. However whichever one, truthfully. And there are in all probability additionally one million different apps and I don’t suppose we’ve got an app that may make collages in that means, however I do know there are various. So anyway, make some kind of a temper board and that is going that will help you a lot. So the subsequent step is to explain the type of your own home in three phrases. And I do know that is kind of a tacky train, however I believe that it may possibly assist a lot. So lots of people do phrases like transitional bohemian, eclectic like phrases like that. However I believe additionally you may describe extra private issues, the three phrases that I wrote down are cozy, inventive, and bizarre. So I do need it to be cozy. I need it to be principally a Nancy Meyers home, level clean that’s what I need. After which inventive, I need to have a big designation of Selfmade and craft. I wanna have a complete pantry for my bakery stuff. I wanna have a complete room for artwork with my children. Like issues like that. It’s a really excessive precedence for me, the inventive residing actions that we are able to do. After which bizarre is just about my classic collections that I simply suppose {that a} house will not be full till you may have like brass bugs statues and that simply brings pleasure and texture and it’s kind of, humorous, I don’t know. It’s the kind of the classic oil work and stuff that’s just like the soul of the house for me. 

Emma: Yeah, and I really like the three phrases factor, however I’m gonna provide up an alternate simply because generally I really feel like that may turn out to be actually summary and perhaps you’re wanting one thing a bit of extra like, you recognize, I consider this as your elevator pitch in your house. So, you’ve met somebody, you may have 15 seconds to inform them the way you’re designing your new house. That is what you’d say, you recognize? And I believe the three phrases are the proper quantity. However then additionally I consider it like everytime you’re pitching a e-book, you do that factor referred to as comparative titles. So that you say, my e-book is clean and clean. So that you decide two various things and also you match them collectively. So for a house you might, it might be one thing like, my House is the downtown correct resort meets its sophisticated kitchen. So that you simply say, I’m smashing these two issues collectively. And people are the 2 worlds that I wanna work in.

Elsie: Oh my gosh, I really like that. Okay, I’m gonna do this one as effectively. 

Emma: Yeah, comparative titles, but it surely’s simply comparative areas as a result of it’s not titled, clearly. 

Elsie: I’m Gonna Do My Dream House is the Spooky Mansion from Knives Out blended with the comfy colonial revival from Father of the bride. 

Emma: That’s how I’d truthfully describe your own home. Instantly, I’m like, yeah, your own home is the Knives Out home and the Father Of The Bride home. It truly is a mashup of these two issues, which is actually humorous and cute and comfy and spooky and enjoyable. 

Elsie: The dream, okay, that one is enjoyable. This step can be one other strategy to totally decide to the aesthetic, and I simply wanna remind you that it’s so regular to produce other aesthetics that you just love even virtually as a lot because the one you picked. However you continue to have to select one or else it will be difficult to make every part move collectively. However I believe one a part of designing a dream house is deciding what it’s and actually totally committing to that. Okay, we’re attending to the enjoyable half. So step quantity six is to decide on a coloration scheme, so selecting a coloration scheme I consider is an important a part of making a cohesive house. I really suppose you will get away with floundering in your type so much simpler than you may flounder in your coloration scheme. I believe that in case you keep inside a coloration scheme, even when your type is, quote-unquote eclectic, the place it’s like a combination of so many various types. You actually haven’t dedicated to something. In the event you keep inside the coloration scheme, you may nonetheless prove with a room that’s like bizarre, fascinating and works collectively. For anybody who has issues with dedication, that is the important, most essential step, and I utterly perceive loving 100 totally different colours. However I believe narrowing it right down to a scheme of colours, you may nonetheless have 100, however all of them have to suit collectively on the identical temper board. 

Emma: Yeah, like what number of colours do you suggest? And I really feel like a number of occasions once I see temper boards you’ve made, or simply different issues from the web, there’s three which can be like huge. You get a giant swatch after which there are these smaller ones which can be type of just like the complimenting accent colours. If somebody’s like, I actually don’t know what number of colours to select, or no matter. So what can be your advice for that individual? 

Elsie: So I consider the colour scheme because it’s very free and I just about by no means fear about getting the precise coloration. I believe it’s useful for paint, particularly in case you’re gonna paint in your house abruptly, all earlier than you progress in. In the event you’re gonna rent a painter and also you’re gonna need to make a number of selections rapidly, then it’s in all probability good to have, I’d say like 4 to 6 paint colours the place you may have two whites and 4 or so colours which can be enjoyable colours or accent coloration, moody colours, no matter your theme is. However actually it’s simply staying with issues that match inside your scheme. In the end, it’s probably not prefer it all the time coloration matching precisely. If we’re doing the earthy moody tones, that’s one factor. If we’re doing the intense, cheerful, pop of coloration with a number of white, that’s one other factor. And people two types wouldn’t actually play effectively collectively in the identical house, you type of have to decide on your path. 

Emma: Yeah, even understanding the tone, like that is gonna be extra earthy, or I’m going with extra like jewel tones. Prefer it’s actually emerald inexperienced, but it surely might be darkish. It might be gentle, but it surely’s not essentially extra of an earthy, muddy inexperienced. You recognize? That may be a unique vibe.

Elsie: I believe it’s virtually cool to think about your own home as like a film set or one thing like that, the place it’s like we’ve got totally different scenes and there are totally different emotions. And you’ll have a room that’s very shiny in a room that’s very darkish, however you continue to need the colours to enhance one another and also you simply don’t need them to really feel like they’re from totally different film units. I love to do in all probability like 10 colours although, simply to really feel like I’ve some freedom. After which after, let’s discuss what occurs after you’ve dedicated while you discover one thing that simply doesn’t match as a result of that’s all the time gonna be a factor that occurs. So you may have dedicated to your coloration scheme, however then there’s you recognize a launch at Goal the place they, come out with all this actually cool yellow stuff. It’s like actually shiny and enjoyable and it’s like, oh, perhaps I may simply, you recognize? It’s important to commit. That is the factor, that is an important factor. 

Emma: And even worse, there’s a giant sale, and it’s so near the colour you wished, but it surely’s on sale. That’s the place I get trapped, the place I’m like, oh, it’s such an excellent value. And it’s like, Emma, it doesn’t match with what you’re doing. 

Elsie: Yeah, I kinda suppose you simply have to select your little color-storied universe and keep inside that universe and evolve in direction of that purpose, not away from it. You could find so some ways to discover coloration inside your palette when you’ve dedicated to it. You’ll all the time discover if there’s a pattern you want or one thing new that comes up, you’ll all the time discover a strategy to work it in. Don’t fear about that, however I believe you simply don’t wanna get issues that don’t match with it. Let’s discuss among the benefits. So in case you do that, then after a yr or two on zero funds, you may transfer issues round and swap issues from throughout your own home and just about redecorate your complete house simply by swapping, and every part matches. To me, that is like the final word money-saving hack. 

Emma: Yeah, I agree. I additionally suppose if wanted, you may tailor or tweak your coloration scheme, the best one which is likely to be in your head in direction of issues in your house that perhaps you may’t change or don’t plan to alter. So in case you had a toilet that was already filled with tile that you just didn’t plan to alter, you prefer it, perhaps it wasn’t what you’d’ve picked, however you don’t wanna rip all of it out, it’s not value it to you. Then you might tweak it to work with that too. I’d take into consideration these issues as you decide the colour scheme versus making an attempt to love force-fit one thing with an present function that perhaps simply isn’t gonna work. 

Elsie: Yeah, no, I agree with that. That’s referring again to the 1st step. Let the house converse to you. There’s all the time one thing about your own home that could be a standout function that you just wanna spotlight and one thing about your own home that could be a problem that you just need to reduce, and you may undoubtedly use your colours and your furnishings to do these issues.

Emma: I believe too in case you’re feeling like kinda bummed about one thing this the place you’re like, oh, it’s limiting, that is simply, you recognize, telling me what I can’t do. I’d undoubtedly reframe it in your thoughts. Cuz I believe it’s extra considering of it like, the colour scheme’s gonna assist me from making errors from shopping for one thing that’s perhaps costly that isn’t gonna work and I’m gonna remorse it. It’s not that it’s a limitation that’s like holding you again. It’s a device that’s serving to you craft the area that you really want. 

Elsie: 100% utterly agree. So that is my favourite step out of every part. You’re gonna love this step. That is when you recognize that you just’ve virtually made it and it turns into like actually gratifying. So that you get to spend your evening ordering paint samples. To begin with, you may as well simply run to the shop and decide them up. Tile samples, materials, swatches, and wallpaper samples. So something that you just suppose you would possibly use, attempt to get a pattern of it, after which if you will get objects that characterize the colour. I don’t personally like normally purchase only one piece of {hardware} as a result of I don’t know. I simply haven’t accomplished that. However one thing that represents the colour of the {hardware}, the forms of, like I all the time put like a number of of little brass objects in with mine simply cuz I do know I like so much. I believe it’s a giant assortment that I’ve. The colour that you’d use for a body, issues like that. And attempt to simply put all of them out in your desk and take a look at all of them collectively and see. I believe you may inform from it if that is like the sensation and the quantity of texture and the quantity of climate you need to be like busier, clear. Like you will get a really feel for in case you’re on the fitting path simply from this pattern buying. 

Emma: It’s actually value it as a result of I’ve undoubtedly had a number of occasions simply after we renovated this home that I’m residing in now, I purchased a few tile samples and I used to be so glad I did as a result of they didn’t look superb once they got here in. And so I rapidly modified to one thing else trigger I used to be like, this simply isn’t the standard that it appeared like on-line. So I’m actually glad I didn’t purchase a complete bunch of it and simply fill our rest room with it as a result of I don’t like it. And there was one other time I purchased a complete bunch of wallpaper samples and the one which I used to be actually leaning in direction of when it got here in, the pattern was simply kinda blurry, virtually prefer it hadn’t been uploaded appropriately or one thing. And so then it was like, I’m not gonna do this one. So I used to be actually glad I didn’t purchase a complete bunch of rolls of it after which be making an attempt to return it or no matter I’d’ve accomplished cuz it simply wasn’t fairly there. So I really feel like in case you’re anxious about, like, I don’t wanna purchase all these samples, it’s some huge cash, is that this actually even value it? It’s like, effectively, perhaps not, however for me, I’ve had occasions the place it saved me some huge cash and heartbreak as a result of I received to see it in individual and it wasn’t fairly what I used to be considering. 

Elsie: I’d say it’s 100% value it to order as many samples as you may. Okay, so the final step is, as you renovate, refer again to your temper board and coloration scheme. This can hold you on monitor, cohesive, and dealing in direction of your chosen purpose. This can provide help to resist new traits or issues that catch your eye however simply don’t match. It’s really easy, particularly for somebody like me to get distracted by one thing new. But when it’s not what you selected in your lengthy planning section of narrowing down what you actually need, then I believe which you could take consolation in the concept that you picked this theme and this dream home for a motive. And there’s all the time gonna be different issues which can be good for different homes. Oh, I made some bonus ideas too. I used to be actually into this. Okay, after which one final thing is that I believe if you end up home buying after which choosing your theme and stuff, attempt to discover a temper board and inspiration that you just really feel like you may develop into over time. One thing that kind of surpasses traits and surpasses one thing that you just really feel like, I’d’ve liked this once I was a child. I’d’ve liked this once I was 20. I believe I’ll love this once I’m 50. One thing that simply kinda is extra deeply linked with it and it doesn’t actually matter what’s occurring within the design world proper now as a result of truthfully, the design world is actually annoying. I believe it’s entertaining and enjoyable, but in addition just like the issues which can be, just like the out and in stuff, it may possibly get previous as a result of all of it modifications completely continuously and there’s all the time gonna be like a brand new factor that may be very totally different from what you’re doing that you just nonetheless respect. It’s not like vogue the place you may strive each pattern if you need. 

Emma: No, no. It’s so much greater dedication than vogue.

Elsie: Okay, so I did have three bonus ideas and these are identical to private issues, like issues that from my experiences of making an attempt to make my very own dream house, I made my mid-century dream house. I’m at present making up, I assume, making up one from scratch for my Nineteen Nineties McMansion, and sometime sooner or later, I’d hope to do a historic house, kind of like my fantasy house. So these are my ideas based mostly on what I’ve realized to date. Tip primary, it’s worthwhile to have a minimum of three collections ongoing always. You possibly can inform me in case you agree or disagree. However for me, they’re all classic collections, however they don’t need to be all classic. I believe amassing one thing that’s like artwork, one thing that’s leisure, like books or video games and even, I don’t know, I began amassing these like classic cube, classic dominoes, simply I don’t know, fairly issues which can be additionally helpful in your house I believe makes it fascinating. And it’s a decor merchandise in your house that nobody else has. That’s not accessible at Goal that’s prefer it’s particular. 

Emma: Additionally, that is very random. When you may have collections, it additionally offers folks one thing to purchase you as a result of everybody is aware of that you just acquire classic dominoes. Let’s simply say Elsie simply talked about that one. Then if you recognize somebody occurs to be at a flea market or someplace they usually see a very fairly distinctive domino set, then they know, oh my gosh, this is sort of a actually particular current for Elsie who collects classic dominoes. Simply in case you’re like on the fence I don’t know if I need collections as a result of that’s identical to me getting stuff. It’s simply so you recognize, it offers different folks one thing to purchase you, which is definitely kinda good. 

Elsie: I do suppose that in case you present as much as a celebration with the classic present, you might be so cool. The following tip is to gather private decor. So embellish your own home together with your photographs, your reminiscences, and bizarre little relics out of your travels, like stunning rooms that you just see on the web, on Pinterest. It doesn’t matter how fancy and costly and stylish. It lacks one thing earlier than it has private particulars. There’s an enormous distinction and so I believe you may have probably the most stunning room on the earth, however till they put out their bizarre puzzle or their bizarre e-book assortment or one thing like that, it simply doesn’t really feel like a house.

Emma: Yeah. I additionally suppose this may be household reminiscences or journey. It additionally will be issues out of your profession. For instance, the opposite day I saved this verify from my husband’s enterprise, he’s been constructing one thing. However principally, the factor that it made me take into consideration was I actually want I had like my first quote-unquote paycheck from Purple Velvet Artwork, just like the enterprise that Elsie and I personal. You in all probability consider it as a wonderful mess, however the title of it’s really Purple Velvet Artwork. And anyway, I don’t even know what it was or how a lot it was or something, it was so way back. However I want I had it, I may body it and have it in my house and it might imply a lot to me now. So even when little issues like that appear mundane in the intervening time, they could become actually particular later in life. However in case you’re an artist or a graphic designer, like the primary time you bought paid for doing the factor that you just’re enthusiastic about, or your first e-book deal. I believe paperwork and checks and issues like that clearly mark out any non-public info or write void on it. However I believe it’s actually particular like these issues will be actually cool too. Issues out of your profession, issues from accomplishments. So I’m serious about it and wanna do it extra in my life and I simply wanna put it on the market for anybody listening. Cling up your accomplishments, it’s cool. 

Elsie: That’s true. After which one other factor I head down is my grandmother’s glasses, eyeglasses from highschool after which I even have this swimsuit that she wore on her honeymoon. And I’ve been planning that I ought to actually body these as a result of regardless that like I can put on them, it isn’t one thing that I actually do or will put on. And I believe that it might be extra significant and particular. Like I can all the time take it out of the body, however I simply suppose it’s one thing cool and issues like which can be extra particular than type of something. After which my final tip is to go away room for magic. So all the time discover a place in each room to do one thing magical or bizarre. So primarily every room will get its personal occasion trick. I believe that there’s something to be stated after we began doing our hidden library, we did debate whether or not or not it was value it as a result of it was financially not value it. Like I believe on paper you might in all probability make an excellent case that this isn’t value it, it doesn’t add actually any sq. footage, and it doesn’t add any worth. It doesn’t actually add something to our house in addition to like a closet that was the costliest closet of all time. However, now that we did it and when folks come over, I can inform, it’s just like the factor in our house. It’s the occasion trick and I’m so glad that we did it. So I believe that leaving a bit of little bit of area, doesn’t need to be costly, however for issues which can be bizarre and funky and distinctive. I believe that is rather like actually particular. 

Emma: Additionally, in case you’re on a funds and you may’t construct Elsie’s Hidden Library or Hidden Nia Wardrobe Library, there are all kinds of choices. No matter matches, like simply purchase a disco ball and put it someplace the place the sunshine hits it at a sure time of day. I swear to God, that shall be like greenback for greenback that’s a number of magic for a bit of bit of cash. You can even make it, you, there are all kinds of choices. I all the time lean on, you’re unsure, like one thing with lighting, one thing with lights that you just both activate at evening or that the solar hits in a particular means. These are simply actually enjoyable little issues to have all through your own home, they usually can value virtually nothing. So you recognize, that’s an choice. I additionally suppose the magic can come out generally in your collections or within the issues that you just set round the home. Like a very particular espresso desk e-book. Like I’ve this David Bowie espresso desk e-book and anytime folks come over, they all the time flip by means of it and it’s simply largely photographs of him onstage and backstage, like preparing and placing make-up on and the costumes that he would put on and issues like that. And he’s a type of musicians that could be a actual chameleon. So he has so many various types all through the e-book and it’s enjoyable.

Elsie: Properly, I had a lot enjoyable doing the deep dive episode. You’ll want to be part of us once more subsequent week. We’re going to mirror on residing half our lives offline and half our lives on-line, which I believe is a very enjoyable subject. So we’ll be again subsequent week.