Have you ever flipped through a magazine or a catalog and said “I want to get that sometime, it would look good …..?” I have. I’ve had lots of ideas and items jump out at me as something that would work well in the rooms of my house or even a blouse that would work well with the stuff in my closet. I have an idea of what I want the various rooms in my house to look like when I’m “done.” I also know that over the last two years I’ve come up with lots of ideas and forgotten them just as quickly. Or worse yet, forgotten where I had seen an item, how much it was, or even exactly what it was. This problem has been solved for me by starting a dream book. My dream book is divided into sections by room (I have a seperate one for clothes and jewelry). In each room I put items that fit with that vision. I make sure to mark what catalog it came out of or the website it was on, etc. When I have a little bit of money to spend on my house I can go and decide what i would like to find to help complete my vision.
P.S. If you have a camera phone and can email yourself pictures it is also easy to take pictures of things you see in stores.
