Comments on: So There’s This Thing Called Pinterest

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:39:29 +0000

Pinterest is good for showing my husband what I have in mind for a space. I know what I want and can see it in my head, but when I find examples of it on Pinterest it really clicks in for him, too.

By: AuntHo

AuntHo — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:03:17 +0000

In reply to Auntho. Replying to my own comment -- having a recipes board right on my phone is LIFESAVING at the grocery store when I haven't made a list. Ok I'll shut up now :)

By: Auntho

Auntho — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 21:58:23 +0000

When I took the plunge and added the “pin it” add-on in Chrome (and on my ipad), my whole life changed. Now I can keep track of gift ideas for others, recipes, travel destinations, design resources, tech gadgets, great writing/articles, my “to read later” list, clothes to try resisting, and of course, home DIY and dreams … it’s basically central command for the best clips of all my favorite internet rabbit holes. Sure doesn’t replace being present and inspired in daily life, but makes organizing all my random ideas and plans infinitely easier–and prettier! Having a go-to list for my SO when birthdays/Christmas comes around is CLUTCH.

And I do find that being real selective about what I pin makes the experience that much better. Welcome to the dark side :)

By: meghanssj

meghanssj — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 02:07:49 +0000

I freaking love pinterest. I will not admit to being a perfect curator of my boards. I use it as a break from my lawyer job, so sometimes, now and then I accidentally pin crap. Sometimes I delete it later. But mostly, I am more inspired and surrounded by much more beauty than I would be without it. I will say though, freely delete things you don’t like in your feed. If you do, soon they figure out who you are, and you don’t have to see anime face cake ball DIYs, or whatever nonesense that it pinteresting to crafter nuts that day. My Mom is a super, awesome pinner to follow.. alicedawnstrom she’s a gardener and home space beautifier and inspirer.

By: Scoops

Scoops — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:06:23 +0000

In reply to Helen. Helen, I am so bad at the twitter. My husband loves it, but I just can't get into it -- you're not alone ;)

By: Scoops

Scoops — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:05:28 +0000

In reply to Meg. Totally, I like going through my boards too. I try not to treat pins as just eye candy, if the pins are actually linked to their source I'll go read the post or article just like I would do with a magazine. I don't want to be just consuming without learning a bit as I go.

By: Scoops

Scoops — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:03:53 +0000

In reply to Paula. Yeah, it's pretty great as an editing tool isn't it? I think as long as the pinner is pinning meaningful, inspiring ideas then it can really work well for finding inspiration and defining personal style.

By: Scoops

Scoops — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:01:27 +0000

In reply to lauren. Awh, Thanks Lauren! So glad you found me. Look forward to seeing you around here in the future.

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 21:38:43 +0000

I still don’t twitter, but they’ll have to pry my Pinterest from my cold dead hands! I always kept magazine clippings and noticed themes in what I saved way back in the stone ages – but it became even more obvious when I started pinning.

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 20:47:19 +0000

I find Pinterest to be mostly full of stuff I’m not that interested in but occasionally I find things that I just love – that really cause a gut reaction, like you said. Sometimes I get down on myself because it seems as though I don’t like anything or I’m too picky or I can’t see the good in anything. The upside is that when I go back through my boards, they are full of stuff that I love, and when I need a pick-me-up I can just hit up one of those boards to remind myself where I’m headed.

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:23:13 +0000

I agree with you completely! I think Pinterest really does help you define your own style and hone in on what is important to you. I like collecting ideas for later use and I find that over time things become either more or less inspiring to me. That is how I evaluate my posts. :)

By: lauren

lauren — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:49:26 +0000

i just found your blog the other day and i’m excited to go find you on pinterest. i found you through your bedroom redesign and have loved reading through all your old posts!