Flickr Inspiration Folder

I decided tonight that I need to get rid of my magazines. They are taking up some precious space and I don't look at them as much as I used to. With magazine resources online, Flickr and amazing blogs to read for inspiration, I don't feel the need to save most of my magazines anymore. 

Still parting is tough.

So, I tore out my favorite pictures from two of my favorite issues of Better Homes and Gardens and scanned them. I created a set of inspirational pictures on Flickr.

I hadn't read these two magazines in years, but I had saved them because I consulted them heavily when we first moved into the apartment. As I flipped through, I found that some of my tastes have changed. And, to my surprise, I had achieved the feel of the pages I really admired.

Here is one of the inspiration pages that I cut out tonight.

And here are some pillows I made after we moved here.

 

Clearly the inspiration sunk in!

I loved the look of this shelf.
Without being the exact same thing, I think I did manage to capture the feeling here.

I'm thinking the online Flickr inspiration file might actually be a manageable system. We shall see.