How to Build a Mood Board in Power Point

A mood board is the perfect way to see all of your design ideas come together before you spend any money. I always use a mood board when redecorating a space for myself and my clients. There are a few programs I use to make mood boards. Most people I know have access to power point, this is the method I tend to share.

Step 1: Save Mood Board Images 

The first thing I do is collect my images in a folder. If I am shopping online, I will just go to the website, right click, and save the image of the item I am considering purchasing, right to my computer. If I have some items that I currently own, and plan to keep, I will either find a clean image of them online, or I will take a new photo.

Step 2: Open a blank document in Power Point and insert photos

I go ahead and add all of my images at once. I will edit them once I have them all uploaded.

Step 3: Edit Mood Board Images

Power point allows you to duplicate images, flip images and remove backgrounds, all useful tools for creating a mood board.

To duplicate an image: Right click, scroll down to copy, and paste into the same document

To flip images: double click image, click on selection pane (under image format) and scroll down to “flip horizontally.”

To remove background: double click image, in the upper left-hand corner, click on “remove background.” Use the “mark areas to keep” tool, and gently trace the image you want to keep. You can always go back and remove more or mark more areas to keep. It helps if you zoom in on the item you are editing.

Step 4: Position items how you want them

Once all of your images are uploaded and backgrounds are removed, you can begin playing around with the positioning of the items on your mood board. You will start to see what works, what doesn’t, what to add and what to take away. Once it’s complete, you are ready to go shopping and set up your room. And you will save yourself the hassle of accidentally purchasing items that won’t fit your space.