Thank You for the Mention

Jen, the author of Made By Girl was one of the first blogs I started reading a couple of years ago. I am happy to call her a friend and I was thrilled to be a part of her holiday series: One Gift. The gift I chose was the Pottery Barn Daily System - and can you believe that I received it from my husband? See it displayed in my home office below. I love it and it keeps me organized!

Thank you Louise at Table Tonic for mentioning Bright Bold and Beautiful on your fabulous blog as well as purchasing a couple of my favorite watercolor prints! I can't wait to see them framed ...

Louise, the Sydneysider, is fun loving and she spills her enthusiasm for life into her incredibly entertaining and inspirational blog! Oh, and prior to that? The Creative Director of Cosmopolitan, Cleo and Dolly magazine in Australia. Also, check out the cool store, Table Tonic : Global Treasures for the Modern Bohemian.

Also, most of you are familiar with Erin's gorgeous blog, House of Turquoise. But did you know that she has so many others? Decor Green, Pop of Red, Everything Turquoise to name a few! If you are looking for any item with a certain color scheme, she has the blog for you. Thank you Erin for featuring my green hydrangea watercolor art painting on DecorGreen!

and in case you missed it, pick up an issue of Fresh Home magazine! I am thrilled to be a part of the Winter 2011 issue - on stands now.

If you have posted about Bright Bold and Beautiful and/or my Watercolor Art, please drop me an e-mail. Also, I would love to see your framed artwork purchased from my shop: Watercolors by Laura Trevey. Send photos and blog links to laura.trevey@gmail.com

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Beautiful Home Living: Pegboards and Bulletin Boards

How are you doing with your New Year's goal to get organized? For your inspiration, a collection of bulletin boards and pegboards to keep you on track!

photos: my home office, pinterest, pinterest

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How to Organize Your Jewelry with Decorative Bowls

How do you organize your jewelry? I love my decorative bowls, and I use them to keep my jewelry separated and in groups.

When I saw the above image on Emily Clark via Martha Stewart, I went right upstairs and took a photo of my Anthropologie bowls.

Related: Organize your home with Pottery Barn

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Random Thoughts on Organizing

THIS POST IS FROM ROOM REMIX - THE BLOG .

Do you go into organizing mode in January?

I don't go into a major frenzy or anything, but I have been doing some here and there - drawers, cabinets, etc.

I don't have a big organizing plan, and don't consider myself to be an expert on the topic. I think the thing that helps me the most is that I find having a lot of "stuff" slightly overwhelming, so I've never collected a lot. For the most part, if I don't think I'll use it I don't buy it, and if I haven't used it after a period of time I get rid of it. (ok. my office may be exempt from this - yikes! :-) )

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Even if you don't have too much stuff, sometimes there's still just not enough room to keep it all easily organized and accessible. One thing that can help with that is multi-functional furniture and hidden storage.

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Storage ottomans/tables/trunks, baskets/bins, skirted tables, shelves/curtained bookshelves... Look at the pieces that you already have to see if they can be used in a different way (or in a different room) - maybe modified to provide storage in a way you hadn't thought of?  

BHG has some great suggestions in their Table It - Sneaky Storage Solutions slideshow...

Are there spots that you can slide a basket, a bin, a rolling drawer underneath (a coffee table, a skirted sofa or chair, a bed...).  We talked here about nesting tables - could you "nest" a storage ottoman or another storage piece underneath a side table for additional storage?

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Who doesn't love a good basket? I have two large baskets on the shelf of my coffee table that hold all my decorating magazines (in addition to my office, this is another thing I do collect). The baskets make great in-plain-sight storage but I also like the additional texture they, and the magazines, add to the room. Check out BHG's Storage Solutions Using Baskets slideshow for basket ideas. (anyone recognize the rug?)

I also love this idea from BHG.com for adding extra storage to an armoire with roller drawers.

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In the category of thinking outside the box, this "bookshelf" was created with stools stacked on one another.  Directions here:

Hope you're having a great weekend!

Organize Your Home with Pottery Barn

If "getting organized" is one of your New Year's resolutions, then don't miss the $400.00 Pottery Barn Daily system Giveaway. Also, I love this Pottery Barn Home (Pottery Barn Design Library) to get ideas and tips for your rooms... now let's get to work!

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Pottery Barn Daily System Giveaway

** Update, Ellen - you are the winner - Congrats!!

Would you like to be better organized in 2011? Well, here is your chance! I have partnered with Pottery Barn to offer you the Daily System! {Yes, a $400.00 value!}

The Daily System allows you to create a customized system for supreme organization in any room. Love the magnetic calendar!

To qualify, check out the Daily System on Pottery Barn and leave a comment below.

Also Click on the Facebook

"like" button (right above the comments)

for an extra entry... 60 have so far

Winner will be announced on Friday!

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A New Year - Let's Get Organized!

What are your goals for 2011? I am always looking for cool ways to stay organized. Remember, everything has a place... and speaking of organization - meet me back here tomorrow for the ultimate organizer giveaway(can you guess from where?)

cubby organizer in weathered white from pottery barn

Organizing Tips : Home Renovation ~ Use Pegboards

My home office / art studio

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Bright Ideas: Creative Work Spaces and Organizing Tips

With the coming of a New Year, I am always inspired to clear out the clutter, and organize! Just remember this tip: There is a place for everything. Create your

own work space filled with character and imagination, the sky is the limit...

What are your organizing tips?

Hey ~ I have this same IKEA trestle desk in my art studio!

I love the cups full of pens and pencils...

Organizing Tips : Home Renovation ~ Use Pegboards

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and take advantage of my 2 year anniversary SALE

Ends December 31, 2010

Poly Stackable Chairs by Bonaldo

It's almost 2011, and you know what that means. Time to update and get organized! Bring in the New year with these sleek and modern poly stackable chairs by Bonaldo from Spacify.

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Craft Closet Shelves and Undermount Bins Tutorial

I've decide to just link to tutorials when I do them rather than putting the entire thing in a post. The tutorial today is showing how we we made the shelves and mounted the undermount bins shown above for the Craft Closet.

Click HERE for complete tutorial.

And The Winner Is...

The winner of the Inglenook Decor giveaway is Kelly from Design Ties! Kelly - please e-mail me your choice as well as your address and Maureen will get it out to you!

If you have a space in your home for it, this family bulletin board idea from Womans Day, with a separate section for each family member, is a fun one. If you have a larger family you could always divide it up differently and, if your space isn't this large, you could make a smaller scale version. For complete instructions on how to make it, CLICK HERE.

Have a great weekend!