Decorating Alongside Paint Swatches

John and I were both staring at our stack of Martha Stewart paint swatches and nearly simultaneously the light bulb went on. Why not have some lively with them on our postcard wall in the office? One of our go-to features about that wall is how easily it can be switched out at a moment’s notice. So here is what the ol’ postcard wall looked like before we went swatch crazy:

And here it is now, after we brought in some lively rectangles of color for a pleasant change of pace:

MMmmmm, I simply enjoy staring at all of those rich hues. Seriously, we have never been so inspired.

Of course the postcards will be back soon, since we enjoy to rotate things around and keep it interesting in there. But for now we are loving all the delicious hues that we stuck up for our enjoyment (for $0, which is consistently a plus).

Oh and we simply leaned them against the wall (and thanks to the notch that John routed with his Dremel they have stayed put) but you could also use white sticky-tack to keep them in place if you are taking on a similar project and worry that they’ll blow around.

So what do you folks think? Do you have a go-to color out of the bunch? Have you created any free art or other home decor with paint swatches from your local home improvement store? Share and share alike.

Psst- Wondering how we made our post card shelves? Learn how here. And check out the full office makeover reveal here.