Function, mood and personality. Three important ingredients that will ensure decorating success when planning your interior design. In order to create a comfortable and functional space, you first need to understand the scale of furniture and its relationship to the room. Try to coordinate the proportions of your furniture to the proportions of the room you are designing. Furniture that falls into the small-scale category can be just as comfortable as some of the larger more plush options.
Create a vision board and gather things that inspire you. Look for things like fabrics, patterns, paint colors, or even pictures of nature or cityscapes that you are drawn to. When it comes to ambiance, do not drop the ball. Creating the perfect lighting will top off the overall mood of your room.