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Pinterest or other place to save my plans and ideas?

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Iizzyb · 15/11/2023 09:20

Hi we are currently renovating a property. All the big stuff currently being done.

Soon we'll need curtains and furniture.

I'm starting to pull all of these together but just in a notebook/my head.

DP likes "IT stuff." Can anyone recommend something I could use? Am I better with a spreadsheet or would it be better with something else? Is Pinterest suitable?

I'm looking for the equivalent of a scrap book where I could (in the past) have stuck in photos from magazines but also fabric swatches and measurements & prices, order lead in times etc.

He won't want to go to any shops but he will want to look at things before ordering so I need to keep it all together & some of it will be photos I take from online sources.

Thanks!

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sweetpickle23 · 15/11/2023 10:10

I use a combo of Pinterest and spreadsheet for this- Pinterest for visuals/inspo, but in the spreadsheet I'll have tabs for each room then links to specific items, and columns for price and lead time etc

Stephisaur · 15/11/2023 13:11

I use Pinterest for visuals and the Notes app on my phone for ideas.

I have a Pinterest Board called "Dream Home" and then a sub section for each room of the house. Then I have a note on my phone for each room of the house writing down my actual plans, costs etc for renovation.

The only thing you wouldn't be able to accommodate is the fabric swatches. We just have loads of those floating around the house with sticky notes on them 😂

Iizzyb · 15/11/2023 22:37

Thank you xx

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EmilyMay89 · 16/11/2023 07:12

You could try Canva, I screenshot from Pinterest or online and paste them into canva. Sure you can add text too. I've been making mood boards using it

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