Thankful {things I love} Thursday...

I LOVE creating photo/inspiration boards & have 3 hanging up on the walls in Sparrow Studio.

I also found while doing a big purge in Sparrow Studio, many file folders, hidden away in a large cupboard that were bulging with photos I haven't looked at in ages.

So with the start of a new year, and after a big clean up, it's now time to get organized :-)

I picked up some Scrapbooks at the Dollar Store, and sat, one file folder at a time, organizing the photos into categories ~ Garden ~ Home ~ Studio.
I have really enjoyed sitting quietly, with a cup of tea, gluing the photos into each scrapbook.
It didn't take long to see the "look" I love :-)
Lots of dark wood, cream coloured walls, heavy furniture & antiques
were a consistent theme.

Of course, I had to include quotes here and there :-)

I've also added paint chips for reference...

It's a good source of inspiration for my "to do list" :-)

I'd love to have covers like these made for my dining room chairs for the spring/summer months.

Some kitchen inspiration...

Another favourite of mine - exposed brick walls! I like the contrast of the covered chairs with the wood table.

I love everything about these rooms!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

***

This bright New Year

is given me

To live each day with zest...

To daily grow

and try to be

My highest

and

my best!

I have the opportunity

to pray for peace

to plant a tree

And sing

more joyful songs !

~William Arthur Ward~