What Inspires You?

8/23/2021

Thoughts on Inspiration.
When I think about designing a scrapbook page, my first instinct is to look for inspiration from home decor. I look for colors, textures, shapes that are catching my attention, and what feeling they evoke. What’s on trend right now? What’s new and unique? How can I take what I see, and translate that feeling into a page design?

I find inspiration in store windows & displays, high end magazines & catalogs. Some of my
favorite places are: Anthropologie, (maybe best known for their amazing window displays) Pottery Barn, Magnolia, Crate & Barrel.

It's what I see that inspires me. This is how my mind works with design.

Photo Credit: crate&kids

For example, when I look at this photo from crate&kids I’m inspired by:

The interlocking design of the hanging light. A great background design.
The offset circles of the floor lamp.
The repeating element of linear lines from the crib, to the ottoman to the floor lamp
The softness of the quilt. I immediately think of hand stitching a design onto a journal card.
The pom poms on the pillow. The layering of the rugs. The basket on the dresser adds texture. (I think cork) The combination of fonts. The dotted swirling arrow adds a playfulness. So many starting points for a page (or pages) could come from this one image. And if I were to create a page layout it may look nothing like the image above. Or it may have a strong connection to it.

The world is but a canvas to the imagination.

Henry David Thoreau

The inspiration for this mini book cover sprang right off this page of a Pottery Barn catalog. I made this album several years ago but to this date its still one of my most favorite projects I have designed. Now, I'm re-inspired to start a new project!

I hope this has sparked your imagination; to look for what inspires you through the lens of interior design. And if you make a page or layout using ideas from this post...I'd love to see!! I hope you share and tag me @kh_papercrush with #colorstorychallenge

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