virtual moodboard

A bit late in the month, but just thought I'd share a few of my fave pics from this month's issue (be quick if you haven't bought already - the next one is on sale Monday). Excuse the dodgy quality, but am sure you get the idea...

This has been around the Net a lot and you can see why - so simple but so effective. It's the cheapest kind of wallpaper for magazine addicts. For more wallpaper alternatives, check this out

Love the old-painted concrete wall showing through in this home. Sometimes we should just let old be and not try to modernise it at all. Brings some real character and there's no need for expensive art!

Cute cheap artwork made with cardboard. Could also work painting a few mini canvases with some sample pots of metallic or pearl paint. Is there anything you can't do with those canvases?

I really wanted this tree in Zak's room but just aren't clever enough to recreate it or rich enough to afford the artist!

If the wood panel that swathed all our walls looked like this, I'd have considered keeping it. But it didn't... You can find out how to gild your own frames here

Want more pretty pics? Have you checked out our free, downloadable 2008 calendar yet? There's an inspiring picture for each month plus the all-important on-sale date of the mag. You can download it here, print it out and throw it up on your moodboard, pinboard, wall for a stylish way to keep track of your life.

2008 real living calendar - it's FREE!

All images above from the March 08 issue of real living magazine and website