"My Home" Journals

I am forever looking at decorating/organization magazines and not to mention my 53 boards on Pinterest. At least I'm organized on Pinterest because my magazines have taken over.

They are thrown in a basket, piled on a shelf, sitting on a table, and not to mention the stack I get in the mail I haven't even looked at yet. I'm sure I am not the only one that has magazines all over the place. I always keep them thinking I will need to comeback to the great idea I found. Now, that is funny because I wouldn't know where to begin to find that idea. 

I was thinking I really need to organize these magazines without keeping them. It took me a while to come up with an idea that would work for me and not create more clutter. I pulled out my craft tote and found some page protectors. This is a good start!

I have these really cute 7 x 9 binders. I just love them because they do not take up a lot of room, fit perfect on my shelves, and they are perfect for the photo journaling I do. (That will be another blog...hopefully soon)

I think I have everything. Let's get started!!

The first binder is for "My Home". It is filled with all kinds of neat ideas for the house. I not only cut out ideas in the magazines, I also cut out phrases and words. I use them through out many of my journals. This one I used "Your Home" from one of the magazines and cut out photos of different areas of the home and pasted them on a piece of scrap paper and made the cover of "My Home" journal. 

The different categories are: Living room, Kitchen, Bedroom, Office, Bath. And, in those categories I have some sub-categories such as Laundry, Bedroom 1, Bedroom 2, Foyer. 

In each category, I add any ideas that I find that I love about each room of the house. 

Some I slide down in page protectors.

And, some I glue on scrap paper and make notes about anything specific I like about each one. 

My second binder is full of decorating and organizing inspirations. 

My categories for this journal is: Color, Shelves, DIY, Organize, and Outdoors.

 

This is where I keep color combinations I like...

Shelf decor ideas, any good DIY projects...

Organizing ideas and dreamy outdoor projects. It's still a work in progress. But, at least I will have all my decorating and organizing "LIKES" in two places. Either on the shelf or on "Pinterest".

 I think I might be on my way to being organized. OK! not really but it's a start.

WHAT GREAT ORGANIZING PROJECT HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING ON???

One Journal at a Time...

We all know I have an obsession with journals…I just can’t seem to go to a store and not buy one especially when they are on sale…Seeing how as I barely have time to blog...Writing in a journal is definitely out…Bet you are wondering what I do with all the journals I buy??? Ha!! Me too ;-)

Since I have decided to re-decorate and organize my home those journals have become very useful…I just needed to grab a journal…some post-it tabs I had laying around and my label maker…We are in business…



I have made an “Ideas Book”…I look my post-it tabs and label maker and made tabs for every area of my home…

I take any ideas I see online or in a magazine and cut them out and tape it in my "Ideas Book" for the desired room...Now when it's time for me to re-do a room I just grab my "Ideas Book" and get to work...Sounds easier than I'm sure it will be...Here's a couple ideas I really like that I found on one of my blogs...Delightful Order that I saved and taped in the "storage" section of my book...

Now on to journal #2...I love "Before & After" photos...It's always nice to actually see progress when you do something...or when you take an idea you saw and made it your own....

I will have an idea to do something but not sure EXACTLY what that idea is (brain fog)...I knew I wanted  some color in an empty space on a shelf in my office and I wanted some flowers...but the space was not that big so a vase wouldn't really work...So, my fingers did the walking as I once again went online to find some ideas...Well!!! Remember my bouquet of Green & Purple flowers in the little bowl vase...the lightbulb went on when I saw the idea at Life's Sweeter with Chocolate ... Here's the before & after...

Now I just need a "Dream" book...for all the wonderful things I WOULD love to HAVE!!! Well it didn't take me long to get one...I went to staples today to get some tape for my label maker and I was heading to the register with blinders on but one must of had a hole because they had some journals for $3...how could I say "NO"...Hahaha...I didn't!!

It wasn't what I was really looking for but for $3 I made it work...Good thing for label makers and brightly colored tape...Now it works...I love my "Dream" book...

Now to put all the things I dream about having for my home... I would love this silkscreen mirror for my office...A mirror always makes a room look bigger and the silkscreen bookshelves and books are just too cute....A girl can "DREAM" can't she???

TELL ME ABOUT JOURNALS YOU KEEP...