We recently bought a house in California. I never thought we’d be able to make it a reality but I’m typing from my new home in Aliso Viejo. It’s just 7 minutes from the beach and currently 81 degrees at 9:45 am on October 12th. We continue to pursue our passions and push the limits of reality. My wanderlust is no secret and we’ve been filling our new home with inspiration from around the world and personal DIY projects that reflect our personally and interests. I will still travel as much and as often as humanly possible, but it’s nice to come home to SoCal especially when I bring the world home with me. I found the perfect piece of art to add to our decor. My Inspiration Ingrained world map inspires my passion for travel from home.
I was recently introduced to a new company called Inspiration Ingrained. The owner, Mike Shaw, decided to leave his tool making career and pursue the two things he loves the most – traveling with his family and making great pieces of functional art. With his partner, Sarah, they opened a wood shop and art studio. They decided that nothing could be more meaningful to fellow travelers than reinventing the way we use a map of the world to document adventure and inspire wanderlust.
Their goal is to inspire others to strive for the journey they have yet to check off their list. Their piece incorporates the flags of the 215 countries and territories all with their own push pins just waiting to be moved onto the map section so the traveler can then say “I have been there”.
They handcraft all of the frames in house to give every piece its own character. All of the materials used are hand selected by Mike or Sarah.
Their mission is to change the way people track their journeys by using this piece of art as inspiration. Knowing that it was made by someone with a similar passion for traveling and pursing the best life possible makes it that much more personal and inspiring. I’ve already begun to place my pins on my map and every morning when I walk by the map, I’m reminded of how far I’ve come and how much more there is for me to discover. It is a beautiful awaking and a great start to my sunny SoCal day.
Bucket List Publications 
Thank’s for this lovely tip… I wrote down the address!
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No pins in Portugal! What a shame. Our climate is even better than California’s. We also have only occasional earthquakes, the best beaches, superb food, friendly people and almost no crime. It’s perfect to lazy around. Yes, yes, I’m Portuguese ;). Have a nice day in California (a perfectly good place to live).
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I always wanted to to go Portugal. It is high on my list. Sadly, I don’t think I will make it in 2016 either but I should put it on my 2017 list now so I don’t leave it go any longer. There are just so many things to see and do in the world that the possibilities are endless. 🙂
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Love this! I knew you would have something travel themed in your house! Glad to hear it.
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I just couldn’t live in a house without a pin map 😉
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Nor should you!
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Congratulations on the new house Lesley. Nice artworks …
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Great idea!
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Love this! I’ve been looking for something similar for my home, half as motivation to keep going and half as a reminder of everywhere I’ve been. Looks great 🙂
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It’s such a positive piece. I’m encouraged every time I look at it.
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It really is a great piece of art, Lesley. I love it. Happy pinning since you have been to so many countries!
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I haven’t finished with the pins yet. Every time I walk by, I look to see if I’ve missed something and I imagine the possibilities for what’s next 🙂
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I can understand that. Will be great when you make your bucket list for 2016!
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I lived in Dana Point for almost 10 years….I, too, have a map of all the places I’ve been!!!
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You’re my neighbor! 🙂
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This is my kind of home!
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Very appropriate!
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What a great idea!
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Now I know what to do with my world map and pins here in the Isle of Man. When did you get there?
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I want to do something similar. I have a big space on my wall and I’ve been thinking of buying a map of the world and put tacks on places I want to travel, different colors and rate how bad I want to visit each one. Sounds like a cool idea I thought! 🙂
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I do the same thing with the map. And I lived in Laguna Niguel for 13 years.
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Nice idea 🙂
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Great idea! We recently bought an antique local map of an area in Norway we had visited this summer, now we’ll be inspired to frame it!
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Oh yeah, and we made this one a few years ago of our Europe travels… https://m2explore.wordpress.com/2015/02/03/vote-were-to-go-in-2015/
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