I regularly read a few design blogs just to get some inspiration and see some pretty pictures. One of the blogs that I really like is SF Girl by Bay. And there’s a post over there this week that I’m adoring. It’s a selection of different inspiration boards (and walls of inspiration). I don’t have any sort of real inspiration board here in my apartment but I’ve been drawn to the idea of having one for a long time.

I’ve had things that were similar … an ever-changing wall of photos in my old house, a steady stream of quotes put up and taken down around the house … but I’ve always kind of wanted a more organized sort of place to put the things that inspire me until I figure out how I want to use them (or if I don’t anymore).

And I think that one style shown off in the blog post has defined it for me – finally! It’s a set of ten different clipboards hung up in an orderly fashion on the wall. Each clipboard holds different bits of inspiration. I never would have thought of this myself but it’s perfect! I could put everything for one project on a single clipboard. I could move things around as I see a better place for them. They’d be on the wall where I can get inspired but neat and orderly so I don’t feel cluttered.

It’s genius! I need to go buy clipboards now.

Tags: art, clipboards, creativity, home organization, inspiration board