How to Use Pinterest Like an Interior Designer

Let me guess – you found this post via Pinterest, didn’t you? Pinterest is such an amazing resource for business owners and end users alike. (And is the main traffic producer to my blog!) I know people are feeling a bit burnt out on this platform, but trust me, it’s such a useful tool if you use it to its fullest potential. Today – I’ll show you my best tips to using Pinterest to organize your next home decor project!

Setting Up Your Boards

I was so stinking happy when Pinterest added sections to our pin boards. I’m a micro-organizer when it comes to my digital life. Sometimes it’s great, and sometimes it’s not. In the world of Pinterest, it can make pinning ideas a little clunky, having to go into essentially a “folder” structure to get my items where they need to go, but I think in the end it helps me to stay less overwhelmed!

In my example, I have an overall board set up for our home build. I’ve included so far inspo for our exterior, layout, and have started on some rooms.

Another way to organize your project will be by room. You’ll make a board for every room you’ll be working on, and pinning all of your ideas to the respective room boards.

Pin the Shit out of Everything

Now to spend some time on Pinterest doing what we all do best! Start pinning inspiration to all of your boards, and do not edit! Collect as many inspo images as possible, this will help you continue to be creative throughout the entire process.

While you’re working on this part, you can also start including comments on your pins on what exactly you like about the images, this helps when you get to the next step in the design process.

Time to Edit

After you’ve spent a good amount of time pinning inspiration to your boards, you’re going to sleep on it, then dive back in to editing. You’ll want to clear out anything that doesn’t fully apply. For instance, if an image you are drawn to only because of a rug, or paint color, and it’s repeated in another image, you’ll take that out. It helps you to clear out some of the clutter that may not fully align with the vibe you’re going for.

At this stage I would also add additional notes after that first gut feeling note. Some examples of notes I’ll leave for myself:

• Love the lighting levels

• Organic materials in furnishings

• Straight lines for sofa

• Artwork is inspiring

• Like the accessories on the shelves

Working with an Interior Designer

Having a Pinterest board when you begin working with an interior designer, will help you communicate better. You’ll be able to show them a blueprint to who you are and what your goals are for the space. Usually an interior designer is working with vocal ques and it can be hard to translate what a person is saying into the industry knowledge that the designer may have, compared to the design trends that filter into the masses.

What do you think of these tips on using Pinterest like an interior designer? I’ve been using this platform as a creative outlet for at least a decade now, and I’m so happy to be able share some of my tips with you today!