MFB: Inspiration -- IKEAhackers.net

Greetings everyone! And, a hearty congratulations to Shannon, who recently had her first baby! What a cute patoot!

I have a few wedding DIY projects in the cooker right now, but none quite so ready to be unveiled to the world wide web. So, for this installment of MFB, I wanted to share a site that has long been inspiring me, IKEA Hackers.

The site is an aggregator for all the creative, inspiring, DIY or DIT (do-it-together) projects that the readers submit. Some of them are a bit wack-a-doodle, but some are truly inspiring. One of my all-time favorites is Spring Chick's craft room.

Wanting a craft room to suit her needs and tastes, she and her husband customized a work table by securing four IKEA base kitchen cabinets together and topping it off with an attractive MDF table top. She then added some legs to make it pretty.

She used the same technique to make a matching desk.

Et, voila! C'est une tres magnifique craft room!

Head over to IKEA Hackers to get some inspiration yourself! The archives are stupendous.

Chalkboards

Have you considered the ways in which you will communicate with your wedding guests?  Directions, menus, where to sign the guest book even?

Chalkboards are an incredible medium for this.  Two great options (pictured below) can be found in The Inspired Room Shop.  

Carly and Bobby - Engagement Photos

Remember Carly and Bobby?  Here are the fabulous engagement pictures we have all be dying to see!

all photos by Shay Cochrane

MFB: Faux Cork Inspiration Board

Hello! Hope you all had joyous Christmas and New Year's celebrations and are ready to stick to that NY Resolution that said you were going to be more creative and frugal this year. I'm here to help you do both!

The first MFB project for 2011 is quick, easy, and probably free because you likely have the supplies on hand.

I've always appreciated the usefulness of cork / memo boards. PulpProducts has a really cute one that served as my inspiration.

I liked the idea of having an easy way to keep track of the wedding ephemera that has been tickling my fancy and taking over my dresser.



But paying $36 + shippping is just not my cup of tea.

Instead, I decided to FAKE IT using a cardboard box and some wrapping paper I had on hand in two of the colors I'm using for the wedding.

First, cut the box to the desired size. Mine is about 12" x 12" by the only limit is really your space constraints. This project is easily sized up or down.

You can trim up the sides to make it more even, but it's not a huge deal because the paper will even things out.

Then, cut the paper to about two inches longer than the box on each side.

Next, tape up the sides using masking tape....

....and voila!

A simple, easy place to stash my inspiration.

Enjoy!