Paid partnership with Decology (all words are my own):
Do
you find some rooms just seem to fall into place and you can puzzle
over others for years and no matter what you do, it just doesn't feel
right? I can be so indecisive that in the same time I've been
obsessing over small details of my hallway, my sister Cas has managed to
dig out an entire basement (obviously not with her own bare hands!) beneath her South West London townhouse and kit
it out down to the door knobs. I'm in awe! But she
has come
unstuck with one space: the guest room. Admittedly, it's a tricky one.
It's situated at the back of the basement and only gets a very small
amount of natural light (down a light shaft). I promised to help create a
warm and inviting room (considering I'm often the guest in question
it was in my best interest!). Plus I'd been waiting for an opportunity to
test out
Decology - a new online interior design service.
Decology offers two different
online interior design services.
'Studio
light' is free and provides you with 100+ designer creations organised by style or
room. You can visualise them by adding them to a standard 3D model of
your space, edit away and chat with a Decology designer if required - and then shop the look!
'Studio Plus' is
the whole shebang and comes at a fee. It allows you to upload info
about your room along with pictures showing the look you love and a
floor plan (it doesn't
matter how rough - it can even be sketched on the back of a napkin) -
as long as there's no ketchup in the way, the professional interior
designers can use it to create an actual 3D version
of
your room as well as a room scheme for you to play around with to your heart's content. Once you're happy with the space, you'll
receive a rendering of the design and get access to the personal
shopping concierge.
I decided to give Studio Plus a whirl:
The brief
Cas
was looking for a Scandi style (can you tell we're sisters?!), light,
de-cluttered room with a couple of style statement pieces thrown in (and
knowing her husband, the space should be highly practical too!) - I kept this in mind
during the
Studio Plus survey.
I
also uploaded a few pictures which Cas snapped with her iPhone. As you
can see, the room is a blank canvas, begging for a little TLC!
2. Room Schemes
Once the designers had read through my brief, they put together two room schemes
for us to choose from.
A Scandinavian style guest room with a chest-of-drawers found on Decology
here.
A Scandinavian style guest room with a wardrobe found on Decology
here
I was super happy with both (and so was Cas!) - they're pretty nice aren't they?
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. Playing around in the 3D studio
The
good news is both schemes were placed in the 3D studio (an exact replica of the guest room) so I could play around with everything and
see what looked best. Funnily enough I preferred scheme number one on
paper but when I started to play around in the 3D tool I preferred the
second scheme - it felt cleaner and more practical (
Cassie's man would
be pleased -
perfect!).
The tool allowed me to rotate the room, zoom in and out and move items around as well as swap them in and out.
I could also play around with the colours - going from a lighter look to darker tones.
In
the end I opted for one dark grey accent wall behind the bed since I
like the contrast, but am aware of the lack of natural light in the
room.
Final Room Design
What do you think? Do you like it?
I showed them to my sister earlier today and she's super happy - yay!
All
that's left to do is shop the final design directly through the
Decology studio* (so handy!).
I've got a feeling I'm going to be a pretty happy guest the next time I visit Cas!
If
you're also stuck on a room, I can definitely recommend seeking a
little help from
Decology! If you'd like to use my schemes as a starting point you can find them
here and
here. Your space will be ready in no time!
Niki
Note: I found the Decology site worked best using Google Chrome or the latest Firefox browsers.
*Shopping service available to UK residents only.
This
post is brought to you in collaboration with Decology, however all words
are my own and I only ever work with brands I love and think you will
too. Thank you for supporting the businesses that make My Scandinavian Home possible.
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