Sometimes, it’s hard to get started on a project.  You just aren’t sure what colour to work into a room, and walking into decor stores or even big-box stores can be extremely overwhelming, and cause you to spend 45 minutes considering the life and times of mailboxes (yes, I’ve done this…more on that another time).

So, where do we find inspiration for a room, design, or project?  Well, everywhere. Start taking notes of things that make you go “Hey, I really like that!”  If you see something you love, nab a picture on your phone and make a place to file your ideas and inspirations…it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t match anything right now, or perfectly fit into the guest bedroom you’re dying to dress up…just keep it….you never know when that idea or inspiration will come in handy!  Here are a few quick examples:

I nabbed this fabric during a recent trip to Fabricland (during their down-town location closing-out sale…*sniff*) and was immediately drawn to the colours.  I’m pretty certain it is going to be the inspiration for our office make-over project. So pumped!

This next one is all things funky.  I was out for dinner last night with some girl-friends at Southern BBQ style restaurant, Harlem, on Queen West in Toronto.

Near our table was an array of funky prints, and this one caught my eye immediately.  Welcome to DIY-ville, population: YOU!  (or me).  It’s a really cool twist on a large picture frame, involving what seemed to be an old window, handle and all, with distress marks for good measure.  The classic print that is framed just met its match with this one!  This is the kind of thing you can create with awesome garage sale, antique or auction finds.

Finally, a little vay-cay inspiration.  Christian and I recently went on a little road-trip to Essex County, Ontario.  En route, we stopped at the WindJammer Inn, in Port Stanley, ON, an adorable B&B with out-of-this-world food.  Our room was cozy, and had a great rustic-cottage-meets-contemporary vibe to it.  Right away I was drawn to the curtain head-board.  I apologize that I don’t have an amazing picture of it, but here’s this one from their own website (they have since changed the cover to crisp white and light blue strip rather than this busy guy, which looks really awesome):And here’s one of me shortly after launching myself onto the giant king-sized bed (we have a Queen at home, and it never ceases to amaze me just how big King beds are).  So for the quality…our camera was really acting up.  But you get the idea, plus, who doesn’t love dorky pictures like this one on a Friday?:

Finally, here is a waaaaay better version to help with your headboard inspiration from (where else) Apartment Therapy:

Love the yellow-teal-chocolate brown combo!

So, there you have it – go out this weekend and get INSPIRED!