Goodnight Little Spoon: Desk Nook

Nov 2, 2010

Desk Nook

^ I rearranged the images on my noticeboard today and put up my new Frankie calendar poster.

^ My desk and drawers (not shown) got some much needed tidying today.

^ After receiving this beautiful print today in the mail by Cassia Beck of Lola's Room (a gorgeous house-warming gift from Allana) I took a walk to the op-shop (or thrift/charity store depending on what part of the world you're from) closest to my house and found a pretty awful looking brown picture frame. Some white paint and it looked much, much better. New favourite thing in my house.

18 COMMENTS:

VanNovember 2, 2010 11:52 PM
GORGEOUS desk noook, so cozy! I crave a little writing space just like that. My favorite element is the expose brick!
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FaizaNovember 2, 2010 11:55 PM
love seeing your creative space bianca. happy day to you!
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AllanaNovember 3, 2010 12:24 AM
LOVE your space Bianca - very inspiring! That exposed brick feature is pretty cool too!
So I'm looking at the pics and getting that sinking feeling that you already have the little print I was sending you - but no, the gorgeous Cassia had just got it to you super speedily - phew!! Glad you liked it, great frame revamp :)
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Molly McGrathNovember 3, 2010 12:43 AM
wow so organised! my desk looks like this for about 5 days per year other than that there are piles of books, paper and stuff everywhere. How do you manage it??
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SaraNovember 3, 2010 1:34 AM
I love your nook!!! And great job on the frame, I would have never guessed its former ugliness!
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aDeLiNeNovember 3, 2010 5:45 AM
I'll think of something you can add to your inspiration board! Getting started with a real letter :)
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andreaNovember 3, 2010 6:13 AM
I spy my photos on your board!! :D
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Itchin' Stitchin'November 3, 2010 1:27 PM
LOVE the new print!!!!
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nicoleNovember 3, 2010 3:04 PM
wow i love it! such a cute blog!
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womblesNovember 3, 2010 5:09 PM
what an awesome desk area you have! I loved the exposed brick section too.
The print/collage? of envelopes is wonderful.
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DeborahNovember 3, 2010 5:57 PM
Great space. I see my postcard on your board. :)
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BellaNovember 3, 2010 7:17 PM
i did just the same thing on an ugly fake wood brown frame and painted it white!
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CrystaL*November 4, 2010 12:57 AM
WOW! I am so jealous of your space!!! I have to share mine with 3 cats and my man. It looks like it would be easy to create in there. I love it!
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CelesteNovember 4, 2010 6:06 AM
I have some Lola's Room photos, too, and they are my favorite. Your nook is so cute and fun!
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LillabillyNovember 4, 2010 4:41 PM
I'm incredibly impressed about how superbly organised your space is - I'm inspired just looking at it, I can't imaginie how inspiring it would feel to be sitting in it!! I'm also feeling very chuffed seeing the mail-holder I sent being put to excellent use!! YAAAY! :)
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LillabillyNovember 4, 2010 5:16 PM
Whoops, I forgot to add a really big THANKYOU for following my blog...I really appreciate that! Xx
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KatyhaNovember 4, 2010 9:11 PM
You have the cutest noticeboard EVER! and the frame turned out beautifully :)
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Pip Pip HoorayNovember 5, 2010 10:21 AM
what a gorgeous space!
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100 ideas by keri smith: 1. go for a walk. draw or list things you find on the the sidewalk.
2. write a letter to yourself in the future.
3. buy something inexpensive as a symbol for your need to create, (new pen, a tea cup, journal). use it everyday.
4. draw your dinner.
5. find a piece of poetry you respond to. rewrite it and glue it into your journal.
6. glue an envelope into your journal. For one week collect items you find on the street.
7. expose yourself to a new artist, (go to a gallery, or in a book.) write about what moves you about it.
8. find a photo of a person you do not know. write a brief bio about them.
9. spend a day drawing only red things.
10. draw your bike.
11. make a list of everything you buy in the next week.
12. make a map of everywhere you went in one day.
13. draw a map of the creases on your hand, (knuckles, palm)
14. trace your footsteps with chalk.
15. record an overheard conversation.
16. trace the path of the moon in relation to where you live.
17. go to a paint store. collect ‘chips’ of all your favorite colors.
18. draw your favorite tree.
19. take 15 minutes to eat an orange.
20. write a haiku.
21. hang upside down for five minutes.
22. hang found objects from tree branches.
23. make a puppet.
24. create an outdoor room from things you find in nature.
25. read a book in one day.
26. illustrate your grocery list.
27. read a story out loud to a friend.
28. write a letter to someone you admire.
29. study the face of someone you do not like.
30. make a meal based on a color theme. (i.e. all white).
31. create a museum of very small things.
32. list the smells in your neighbourhood.
33. list 100 uses for a tin can.
34. fill an entire page in your journal with small circles. colour them in.
35. give away something you love.
36. choose an object, draw the side you can’t see.
37. list all of the places you’ve ever lived.
38. describe your favourite room in detail.
39. write about your relationship with your washing machine.
40. draw all of the things in your purse/bag.
41. make a mini book based on the theme, “my grocery list”.
42. create a character based on someone you know. write a list of personality traits.
43. recall your favorite childhood game.
44. put postcards of art pieces/painting on the inside of your kitchen cupboard doors, so you can see them everyday (but not become deaf to them.)
45. draw the same object every day for a week.
46. write in your journal using a different medium (brush & ink, charcoal, old typewriter, crayons, fat markers.
47. draw the individual items of your favorite outfit.
48. make a useful item using only paper & tape.
49. research a celebration or ritual from another culture.
50. do a temporary art installation using a pad of post it notes & a pen.
51. draw a map of your favorite sitting spots in your town/city. (photocopy it and give it to someone you like.)
52. record all of the sounds you hear in the course of one hours.
53. using a grid, collect various textures from magazine and play them off of each other.
54. cut out all media for one day. write about the effects.
55. make pencil rubbings of six different surfaces.
56. draw your garbage.
57. do a morning collage.
58. list your ten most important things, (not including animals or people).
59. list ten things you would like to do every day.
60. glue a photo of yourself as a child into your journal.
61. trasform some garbage.
62. write an entry in your journal in really LARGE letters.
63. collect some ‘flat’ things in nature (leaves, flowers). glue or tape them into your journal.
64. physically alter a page. (i.e. cut a hole, pour tea on it, burn it, fold it, etc.)
65. find several color combinations you respond to in public. document them using swatches, write where you found them.
66. write a journal entry describing something “secret”. cut it up into several pieces and glue them back in scrambled.
67. record descriptions or definitions of subjects or words you are interested in, found in encyclopedias or dictionaries.
68. draw the outline of an object without looking at the page. (contour drawing).
69. what were you thinking just now? write it down.
70. do nothing.
71. write a list of ten things you could to do. Do the last thing on the list.
72. create an image using dots.
73. do 3 drawings at different speeds.
74. put a small object in your left pocket (or in a bag), put your left hand in the pocket. draw it by feel.
75. create a graph documenting or measuring something in your life.
76. draw the sun.
77. create instructions for a simple everyday task.
78. make prints using food. (fruit and vegetables cut in half, fish, etc.)
79. find a photo. alter it by drawing over it.
80. write a letter using an unconventional medium.
81. draw one object for twenty minutes.
82. combine two activities that have not been combined before.
83. write about your day in an encyclopedic fashion. (i.e. organize by subject.)
84. write a list of all the things you do to escape.
85. cut a random shape out of several layers of a magazine. make a collage out of the results.
86. write an entry in code.
87. make a painting using tools from the bathroom.
88. work with a medium that is subtractive.
89. write about or draw some of the doors in your life.
90. make a postcard that has some kind of activity on it.
91. divise a journal entry using “layers”.
92. divise an entry using “layers”.
93. write your own definition of one of the following concepts, sitting, waiting, sleeping (without using the actual word.)
94. list 10 of your habits.
95. illustrate the concept of “simplicity”.
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