Tuesday 10 November 2009

The stationery cupboard ….

Do you ever look at things every day and not even see them?  They become part of the mundane that we don’t really notice until someone else comments on it.

The grey, boring, wonky stationery cupboard IMG_0725 at work is like that.  I usually just open the cupboard get what is needed and shut the door again but every now and then someone will ask ‘any new pictures?’  We stop and have a look at the inside of the two doors on which are stuck lots of pictures of various members of staff, some in fancy dress, some with ‘celebratities’, some with their children/grandchildren.

It all started with just one photo that got stuck on there for a bit of a laugh and somehow it has snowballed over the years ‘til now, when there’s hardly any space left.  Where will it all end I wonder?  Will the ‘boss man’ make me take them all down?  Will I have to take the old ones down to make way for new ones?  Who knows?  But for the time being it makes people smile……when they remember to stop and look!

8 comments:

Mary B said...

What a lovely idea to cheer up a dull old grey cupboard.

Lizzie said...

That's great, Mary! A fab way to use an otherwise un-used space and to cheer yourselves up during a mundane every-day chore.

scrappyjacky said...

What a great idea.....bet it brings a smile to many a face.

Amy said...

Mary, your blog is looking fabulous - I'm too chicken to jazz it up like this!
That's a great idea for the cupboard.

Meg said...

How fun! Dresses up the workplace, too!

Scrappi Sandi said...

I love that idea & you are so right about how we look without seeing! Thanks for sharing!

Stéphanie said...

great story Mary !

Sian said...

You are so right about looking and not seeing. That cupboard looks fab. Bet it's a real talking point.