^{Jess Davis, who is renovating her midcentury modern Atlanta home, used the mood board above to flush out her vision, which includes a strong indoor/outdoor connection, thanks to her folding pass-through window, and bold contrast through the use of natural wood and black Andersen® E-Series windows and doors.}

Designer Jess Davis agrees that you shouldn’t be afraid to refine a mood board over time. “Creating a design mood board is almost like laying out your clothes the day before,” she said. “From there, you can layer other things in like accessories and art, like you would with a good piece of jewelry or handbag.” 

Davis also encourages those new to making mood boards to pay special attention to size and scale within a room. “I think it's important to understand how much of something you're going to see in a space,” she noted. “I like to size furniture pieces so that they are proportional in relation to each other. … Sometimes if we are going with a dark color on the walls, I’ll make the entire background of the mood board that color to really emphasize the moody feeling.” 

Finally, just because a product is incorporated in a mood board doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t take a closer look at it in real life, Davis noted. “The next step [after making a mood board] … would be to get samples of any paint colors and materials that you're considering,” she said. “It’s still important to see things in person before committing.”