Organized Chaos - Paint Shelf

Here's a little organization project I recently completed.  It was super simple to make from pre-cut 1 1/2" x 3/8" boards from Home Depot (in 2' and 3' lengths).  The shelves are are 2' wide and 3' tall and hang from a couple of nails underneath the top board.

This one was perfect for craft paints and small tubes of paint.  I like being able to see everything I have available.  I need to make a couple of more for taller tubes of paint, glue and other products I use frequently.

Inspiration Book

I decided that alot of the small clutter on my studio walls belongs elsewhere.  I had put it on the wall because there's something about each little piece of paper that I like, and I wanted to keep everything out there to inspire me.  Well, that didn't work, it was all too distracting. So distracting that I couldn't think when I wanted to come up with ideas of my own. 

To the rescue -- an Inspiration Book.  I decided to pull all of those little pieces of paper down off the walls and put them in an book where I could go for inspiration whenever I wanted it.  The book (11" x 14" spiral bound mixed meda paper) has the added benefit in that I can save and display more there than on the wall. Side benefit?  It gives me a place to use some of the many roles of washi tape that I have collected...they are inspirational too :)

Looking at it so far, I can see how it will help me identify common themes, colors, etc that "speak" to me.  How do you collect inspiration material and ideas?