Yogis,
My dining room table has been covered for months now. A workspace for the design
process of our beach house renovation. Paint samples, pieces of tile, hardware……..
It is my real-life mood board.
Early on in the project I tried to do this digitally. Created
a document where I could add pictures of lighting I liked, insert cabinet designs
and place accent tiles. My Pinterest page expanded daily as I added rooms
others had done which gave me the feeling that I wanted to experience in my own
home. Yet I felt all over the board (no pun intended.)
Overwhelmed.
Soon enough though I came to realize that I am more tactile. I need to touch, hold and see up close in order to make decisions. To be in its presence. Hence, my table board was born.
Over these months it has shifted, grown and taken shape as
deliveries of paint and countertop samples arrived. The mockup of the old pine
floor that will welcome my, and a multitude of other’s footsteps over the
years, sits as the foundation. Cabinet doors and brass knob options surround. Fabric
swatches from the couch I ordered.
I walk past it many times a day. I often pause and look.
Move things around. Check from a different angle. Add a new idea. Watch how it changes
as the sun moves across the sky.
The fish wallpaper I selected for the powder room makes me
smile each time.
This mood board also travels. Every time I go to the beach I pack it all up in a heavy duty bag for the road trip, and off we go! It makes me happy knowing it is in the backseat. Alone in the beach house, aka construction site, I pull pieces out and sit with them. Immersed. Then I know what to choose.
This is the way I make decisions. The only way that feels
right to me.
For some, reading or researching works best. For others, talking
it out, drawing, hearing advice or watching videos. How do you make life decisions?
Not a lot of room on the table for dining,
SARAH
