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Guest Room Makeover Planning With Modsy

February 21, 2018~ bedroom, Decor, Room design

I have found the home decor tool to end all home decor tools – real to life digital renderings and visual planning through Modsy. (I’ve got a discount code further down!) I first heard about them when looking for a tool to use with my occasional home decor clients, and loved using the service so much that I wanted to try it for myself. See, we’ve finally got a guest room again but it has to do double duty as a study, and the layout is curious enough that I wanted to see what they would suggest for furniture placement.

* Modsy sponsored this post, but all thoughts are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that make PMQ for two possible.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

 

You’ll know the “guest room” as the space that was previously known as The Green Grotto // here //, but when we opened Blush & Brass Studios // here // we moved all of that out and now we have a space to work with.  I don’t know about you, but when putting a room together I need to see how everything fits in 3D, and my 2D polyvore boards just weren’t cutting it anymore.

What I love about Modsy is that it brings the magic of Sketchup and interior design software together in a user friendly platform. It’s the perfect tool and I wish I had discovered it earlier.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

How it works (in a nutshell): you send them photos of your space and they give you options on how it can be configured and styled.

You need to do a bit of prep work before getting to the point of a rendering, but it’s nothing you can’t do in 5 mins.

To get started, you’ll need 8 photos of the space, a floor plan (I drew mine on the back of a note pad), and the links to any furniture pieces you want to keep in the space. If you have any furniture you want to keep in the space it can create replicas of those items so that you can see them in the space.  If the pieces aren’t online, you can send photos and they’ll create that rendering for extra charge.

We’re lucky enough to be working around a few key pieces like the Sundy Mid Century Daybed that we snagged on Wayfair.

You also get to specify your home decor style, the brands you like, and the purpose of the room (office, bedroom, living room, dining room etc). They really take a lot into account when putting together your boards, so all kinds of things are taken into account.

Within 7-10 days they’ll send you two versions of your space, and from there you can customize them. I even had a version created with wallpaper! How fun is that?!

The lovely people at Modsy have been so generous as to offer 20% for any of you who want to try! Use the code: PMQ20

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

The first two renderings were for spaces that I tweaked after seeing the initial boards, but I wanted to share the initial boards with you guys so that you can see how close they were with their designs!

I really like how light and bright this board is. It feels so clean well thought-out, but I need a bit more colour. I also need it to flow into the rest of the house, so some pops of pattern were in order. For the record, I would definitely live in this space though.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

This next board is super colourful, but I wasn’t loving the textile choices. I also needed more colour and pattern. I just wish I could get the tiger rug for my own home! I can’t seem to find any budget friendly versions though.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Ever seen room renderings so life like that you can immediately picture your life inside that space?! Well, with our guest room makeover I've been planning with Modsy and cannot wait to see the space come to life.

Well, I’ll keep you guys posted on the process! I’ve already got a lot of the moving parts in place, and I’ll begin to roll out the reno in March 🙂 Let me know in the comments which is your favourite design!

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  1. Monica @monicawantsit.com says

    February 21, 2018 at 12:56 pm

    Tell me you’re using that fabulous pineapple wallpaper! I LOVE it!! Can’t wait to see this space evolve and I love the high quality renderings that Modsy did for your space. What a wonderful service!

    Reply
    • Ariel says

      February 22, 2018 at 12:06 pm

      I WISH! It’s permanent, and that doesn’t fly in our tiny PMQ sadly. Everything has to be removable. I’m glad I can see how it all looks beforehand though.

      Reply
  2. Kathy says

    February 21, 2018 at 6:45 pm

    I agree with Monica! That pineapple wallpaper is amazing! I also love the pink desk chair and pillows and the blue artwork. So many great options!

    Reply
    • Ariel says

      February 22, 2018 at 11:56 am

      It’s such a great option, I just wish it was temporary. Since we’re in a rental I can’t put it up, which is why I’ve been looking at other options. I’m just thrilled I get to see how it all looks together before taking the plunge.

      Reply
  3. Kyla says

    February 21, 2018 at 8:39 pm

    Pineapple wallpaper FTW! I can’t believe those are sketches!

    Reply
    • Ariel says

      February 22, 2018 at 11:55 am

      Right?! If only it was temporary! They sure are, the service is pretty damn cool, and totally up your alley style wise.

      Reply
  4. Jenn says

    February 22, 2018 at 3:42 pm

    This is awesome!!!! I’m assuming they take into account the dimensions of your space as well? That is where I struggle – I always end up either buying pieces that are too large or too small for the space.

    Reply
    • Ariel says

      February 25, 2018 at 6:12 pm

      Absolutely. You enter all that information including windows and door heights, and they combine it with the photos you’ve provided for these stunning renderings.

      Reply
  5. Gwenda Wright says

    May 16, 2018 at 3:22 am

    This is great!!! Love your post and thank you so much for sharing this post with us 🙂

    Reply
    • Ariel says

      May 20, 2018 at 3:16 pm

      Absolutely! My pleasure <3

      Reply

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