A Gold, Tan, Teal, & Yellow Living Room Mood Board: a house log

We had a grand old time whipping up this nature-inspired mood board for anyone who is looking to add some kick to their living or family room. We sadly cannot find the time to create custom mood boards anymore (it took a good 6+ hours to make one client commissioned board since we’d have to familiarize ourselves with the space, note the items that they want to keep/lose, brainstorm a new floor plan, etc). And because we do not want to shortchange clients by tossing sub-par mood boards together (or watch mood boards disappear permanently from our site) we have come up with what we like to believe is a pleasant compromise…

We will be whipping up general mood boards that anyone can adapt for their own home and sharing them on the regular! Happily, we can whip up mood boards a lot faster when we get free rein to build a room entirely from our imagination instead of working with existing parameters & furnishings. In fact, they can now be completed between Clara feedings (which is totally part of our criteria when it comes to evaluating what we can and cannot do these days). So without further ado, our nature-inspired mood board full of punchy hues, branchy textures, and even a few nocturnal creatures. Man it feels good to be back.

1. We enjoy the handsome yet playful combination of dark chocolates, deep teals, sandy wheats, cheerful yellows, and crisp splashes of white. And speaking of white, when it comes to paint for this space, we’d enjoy to see glossy white trim along with clean white walls (Benjamin Moore’s Decorators White works for both surfaces) so the punchy art and accessories truly pop. Of course a soft cream, tan, or even a subtle teal or yellow would work too if you are not the white wall type.

2. This graphic geometric pillow paired with this saturated teal beauty will add interest and color to amp up the sandy tan tones in the sofa, coffee table, and the rug.

3. This glittering $69 chandelier introduces ambiance and softness, plus we enjoy how the round disks (and the round shape of the fixture) will echo the curves in the round coffee table that will sit beneath it.

4. This amazingly affordable clean-lined sofa (on sale for $699) is ideal for the masculine meets feminine vibe that we have going on in the room.

5. These punchy yellow accessories will add a splash of sunny hue to any media stand, console table, or fireplace mantel.

6. This abstract yellow and amber toned art (for simply $24.99!) has us so smitten that we would not object to ordering two identical prints and hanging them in thin wood frames with large white mats above the sofa.

7. & 8. & 9. The juxtaposition of the patterned twiggy rug (simply $299 for an 8 x 10!) and these sleek & modern teal side tables gets us all hot and bothered. We’d enjoy to see one on each side of the sofa with playful matching owl lamps on them (simply $39.99). It is such a lively eclectic pairing.

10. This round light wood coffee table will subtly blend in with the area rug and ground the whole sitting area. And the wood grain is such a playful pairing with the branchy rug that will rest beneath it.

11. This $159 slipper chair in faux alligator leather is not only outrageously straightforward to care for (so wipeable and beverage/pet/kid friendly!) but the price is fairly pleasant too. We imagine two of them flanking a fireplace with the sofa facing them for a pleasant luxe and balanced effect, but other floor plans would work too – slipper chairs are amazingly flexible.

So that is our twiggy, owl-riddled, nature-inspired mood board for anyone who’d like to adapt it in their space. Got any go-to items among the roundup? Or any additional pieces that you’d enjoy to suggest for those who may bring this dream room to life? Anyone out there who may be implementing a few ideas from this mood board? We’d enjoy to see your after photos! Glad decorating…