Ahhh September. The air is cooler. Dusk comes earlier. We fracture open our books, as well as sharpen our pencils. There’s a specific January 1st freshness about it all, isn’t there? even if we’re no longer students, there’s no reason why all of us can’t take advantage of this new seasonal beginning to freshen things up.
Mornings begin a bit earlier as well as why not wake as much as this trendy devil? Its traditional great looks as well as polished black surface produce an stylish morning rise. the very best part is, it’s Ikea and only costs $10.
After a bowl of something hearty (I liked the method my father utilized to make porridge in the mornings), you can zip off to class (or the boardroom!) on this retro-looking bicycle. around the city, having a vintage bike is the epitome of hipster chic, however you can pick up this lilac charmer at Sears! I say, if you gotta commute — do it with panache!
Now it’s time to hit the books. Whether you’re setting up your trainee research study zone, or equipping that neglected house office, I’ve got some inexpensive trendy techniques up my back-to-school sleeve for you.
Start with a excellent desk. This x-based beautiful is new from West Elm and has a fold down lid to hide all your clutter. however then again, I hear clutter as well as boho-haphazardness is in, so perhaps leave it open?
If you’ve resolved to keep things neat as well as neat this year, hide away all your papers as well as junk in these poppy storage solutions, likewise from West Elm. They’re on sale best now as well as I’m type of in like with this off-beat melon colour, aren’t you?
Outfit your desk with smooth illumination as well as a colourful desk blotter. This industrial trendy clip-on lamp is one of my favourites as well as can be discovered at Staples for $20! as well as this quite pale blue Semikolon blotter really is available in a rainbow of other colours as well as will jazz up even the most fundamental computer desk for only $18.
Back to that boho thing: I like a desk to look personal as well as show the person who utilizes it. You don’t requirement a matching desk set to home all your stuff. I like the concept of throwing a fresh set of HB No. 2 pencils ($1/10) into a quirky mug. This one’s from Anthropologie in Toronto ($9), however you can pull out any type of offbeat cup you like. Or hit a thrift shop!
Not every concept starts out with a ‘EUREKA!’ so get a woven waste-paper basket (Crate & Barrel, $25). I’ll admit, I don’t have one of these personally — yet! I’ve been craving one for months now as well as should take my own advice. They just look SO good!
And for one extremely essential completing touch, produce some type of motivation board. Someday soon you’ll discover yourself burning the midnight oil as well as shackled to your (stylish) desk. When that moment comes, you’ll say thanks to yourself for pinning up motivation shots, magazine tears, birthday cards as well as getaway snaps. They’ll revitalize as well as revive you as well as assist influence you to pen that magnum opus.
Get a tons of this luscious as well as layered bulletin board by my good friend Sabrina Linn (stylist to the stars).
Photo credits:
1. {frolic!} blog
2. Ikea Dekad Alarm Clock
3. Sears Mongoose Monteray Cruiser
4. West Elm flip Desk
5. West Elm house office storage bins
6. Staples Catalina illumination Swing-Arm Lamp
7. Semikolon Desk Blotter, from our March 2009 issue, photography by Felix Wedgwood
8. Staples HB No. 2 pencils
9. Anthropologie pressed flowers Mug
10. Crate & Barrel Sedona Wastebasket
11. Sabrina Linn’s loft, from our August 2009 issue, photography by Michael Graydon