10 ways to use masking tape

Apr 29, 2012

Naomi den Besten

Masking tape
Masking tape can be easily released and is available in a lot of different sizes, colours & prints these days. It is one of my favorite materials to use for decorating a space, especially if it isn’t mine as it won’t damage the walls. Here are ten different ways to use masking tape:

1. To cover a building
This photo was taken at the MT Expo 2011 by Hello Sandwich (more lovely pictures on the blog!)

2. To decorate a bottle

An idea from Joëlle Wehkamp as seen in 101 woonideeën magazine

3. To make a corkboard look pretty

Find the tutorial here as made by Jenn Kirk from Ambrosia Creative

4. To write something on the wall
A question, a big message, a hidden note… you can write it all down with masking tape.

5. To structure a process
You can use things like blocks & arrows to create a process flow that structures a creative session

6. To gift wrap

Photo and styling by Leslie Shewring on Decor8

7. To create an instant inspiration board
Photo by Karry Layton from the Seventy Tree

8. To mark areas of your calendar

Planner decoration and photo by Jordan Clark from Stellaire

9. To personalize your stationery
These business cards from Mint by Ellie Snow are made with masking tape (you could also use it for letters, envelopes, etc.)

10. As digital decoration
You can download ‘digital masking tape’ here, here and here.

PS: If you’re in the Netherlands, you can buy coloured masking tape at stores like HEMA (purple & blue), Vlieger (many varieties) & ZinIn (washi masking tape).

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Brighten up your workplace: DIY decorated winecrates

Apr 20, 2012

Naomi den Besten

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Activities D.I.Y.

Decorated winecrates
Last week I showed you how you can create a DIY felt trash can to brighten up your workplace. Today’s project is about creating decorated wooden boxes that you can put on the wall to store or display things in. For this project I’ve chosen a bright yellow vintage wallpaper, so that it literally brightens up your workplace. You could of course choose any other kind of wall paper that would fit the design of your workplace. This idea was inspired by a cupboard made of boxes designed by Tas-Ka and published in 101 woonideeën.

Materials
You’ll need the following materials:

Wine crates – some liquor stores sell them separately (i.e. Grapedistrict en Gall & Gall in the Netherlands)
Wall paper – new or vintage
Glue
Scissors
Ruler
Pencil
Paint
Paintbrush

To attach the crates to the wall you’ll also need a drill, screws and wall plugs.

Instructions
The first task is to remove any shelves that might be in your wine crate. Then paint all sides of the crate in the same colour.

Measure the crate and use a pencil, ruler & scissors to cut out a piece of wall paper that is the exact same size as the inside of the crate.

Use glue to attach the wall paper to the crate and you’re done!

If you’d like to attach the crate to the wall then you should drill two holes in the crate.

It looks nice if you put a few decorated crates together on the wall.

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Photos of my creative workspace

Apr 16, 2012

Naomi den Besten

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Design Inspiration

The design process
My creative workspace is finally ready! You may have seen earlier posts about the story behind the creative workspace, the moodboard or the floorplan. Today I can show you the result and I’m very happy with how it turned out!

Light & bright
The room is light and the color scheme I chose brings out the mood I tried to achieve: happy, bright, relaxed, cozy, active, open & full of inspiration. It is so inviting for me to start creative projects here as I have all my supplies nearby and a very long desk (205 cm) to work on. Below are a lot of photos to give you an idea of what the space looks like!

A bright yellow typewriter