Book 'em!

Last July, I shared my system for organizing magazine clippings. Since then, my old college binder has gone from almost full,

to overflowing.

It was time for some damage control! I decided that my inspiration photos deserved room to breathe and much prettier binders. I started by gathering all my clippings and arranging them in piles by category.

From left to right: The massive “other pile” that includes everything from craft ideas to paint colors; bedrooms; living rooms; exterior spaces; kitchens; storage; and bathrooms.

Next, I planned how to divide the piles between my three binders. Once that was decided, I used scrapbook paper and labels to make the binders all girly.

I ended up with a bed, bath, and storage binder.

A kitchen, living spaces, and exteriors binder.

And a binder simply labeled, "ideas and inspiration." This big ‘ol binder ended up divided into 11 different sections: inspiration, room ideas, paint & color, art & photos, furniture, food & table, flowers, crafts, holidays, sewing, and resources.

Since I didn’t have any dividers on hand, I made some with construction paper and extra scrapbook paper.

A little label making, some fancy scissor and glue action, and ta-da! Coordinating section dividers.

I also made matching spine labels, just cuz.

Now all my pretty pictures,

have a pretty place to live!

How do you organize your inspiration photos? Do tell!

I'm linking this to Gina's party. Be sure to check out all the awesome projects linked there!


<3
Hattie