The Doodle Room is Done!

At last, the Doodle Room is done, finished, complete! Hooray!
And I'm very pleased with it. Let me show you round....

Here's the 'before' pics.

It wasn't bad, a bit cluttered but functional. My biggest problem with it, was I didn't enjoy being there. I didn't find it a nice place to be inspired or creative. So, it had to change...

Into this...

A bright new space, with a lot less clutter and plenty of areas to pin inspiration to get the creative juices flowing. I'm so happy with my new Doodle Room.

The details:

1. The shelves got a make over too. They were painted to blend in with the white walls.

2. My pens and brushes in their artist made pots are given pride of place on the desk. An old cork pin board was covered in some graphic patterned material to give it a more updated look. The picture is out of a magazine of a couple circa 1950's/60's laughing whilst on a seaside holiday, you can't help but smile when you look at it.

3. Another pin board. Homemade using corrugated board and material to cover it. It measures nearly a metre and a half in length and takes up the room on the wall opposite the desk.

4. A few of my favourite old cameras, which I had collected from car boots and flea markets. These have been stuck in the loft for quite a few years.

5. A new chair and desk from Ikea, with a homemade cushion. I managed to find some orange/red material to match the light shade and mixed this with some of the material that I used on the pin board above the desk.

6. Another flea market find. Its an old cutlery tray which is perfect for pens and pencils etc, and a copy of the Hello Sunshine print to add a splash of colour.

7. New knobs for an up-cycled cabinet. This cabinet was one I had downstairs and was originally dark wood until I painted it with the same paint as the shelving.

8. I now have lots of room for new (or old) postcards and inspiration.

I hope you enjoyed the tour of my Doodle Room, I'm looking forward to spending time there, being creative and sharing some new designs and doodles with you.