Mood Board Inspiration: May 2020
How is it already May?!
And yet here we are…
About halfway through the second quarter of the year and nearly 3 months into a global pandemic that has all but crippled our “normal” way of life. Now for me, I am thankful that COVID-19 and the stay-at-home order hasn’t too much impacted my day to day — changes have happened but nothing drastic — but I also couldn’t think about all the changes happening in nature that we can’t see… and possibly all the changes happening because we aren’t out in the world messing with things.
I remember reading about reports that indicated a decrease in air pollution across the world because factories were closed, cars weren’t on the road, and just overall how our being home was giving Mother Nature a much needed reset of her home. Imagine that!
I thought about how clear skies and vibrant colors, and my may mood board inspiration came into bloom…
Fun Fact: I don’t particularly care for flowers.
Lemme clarify — I don’t ever need someone to buy me flowers because I’ll likely kill em, but I can appreciate the beauty of flowers as I walk my neighborhood and I used to love visiting botanical gardens, just to take in all of their splendor. How could I capture and replicate that same splendor for the home?
So few of us are willing to play with color and pattern in the way that Mother Nature does — instead of fun & exciting combinations, we navigate towards what’s “safe” even if that means going with a palette we don’t absolutely love. Do you think when the yellow daffodils are blooming in a field of red roses and pink peonies, they say to themselves, “We don’t match. I don’ think we fit in”? I think not. So why is it that we’re so against taking those same bold design decisions, even in the subtlest of ways, i.e. decor pieces or transitional furniture?
