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?
3. 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.
Final Room Design
All
that's left to do is shop the final design directly through the
Decology studio* (so handy!).
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.
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?
3. 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.
What do you think? Do you like it?
I showed them to my sister earlier today and she's super happy - yay!
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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