You know those Instagram accounts that look like the perfectly staged life? Fresh flowers in every room? Beautifully manicured nails holding a cup of coffee? All gold errthang?
Well, this post is not that.
Don’t get me wrong, I like looking at pictures of perfect things (and I’m guilty of posting them myself sometimes), but what I really LOVE are photos that aren’t afraid to get a little messy. I find much of my inspiration through Instagram and I’m constantly on the lookout for accounts that give me a surge of creativity. I went through all 685 accounts I’m following and decided that these 20 will totally fuel your creative mind. Every time they pop up in my feed, I feel inspired, excited, and downright happy. I hope you’ll dig ’em too! Click their names to be taken to their accounts. (Oh, and a shameless plug? You can follow me on Instagram here).
Ban.do
A shop that is seriously all about having FUN. Their products are colorful, sassy, and totally quirky, and their Instagram is no different.
Batch Please Cookies
I recently discovered this account and I LOVE THAT. The artist creates custom cookies and she’s HILARIOUS. I love when someone can take something mundane and turn it into a work of art.
Bright Bazaar
His photos are colorful and often of buildings or urban settings. Love them!
Britt Bass
I love her eclectic, abstract style of art. I’m also hoping to snag one to go above my bed one day! Love this girl’s feed.
Casey Ligon
Hand-letterer extraordinaire. I love the way Casey uses regular objects (like chalk or yarn above) and turns them into words. She’s also a master calligrapher and so creative!
The Darling Tree
Jo, of The Darling Tree, has a really unique and intuitive style of art. I love the way she uses color, shapes, and a sense of spirituality.
Gorman Clothing
For a clothing shop, they’re totally doing things right. That “20%” sign made out of their products? So rad.
Happy Mundane
Aptly titled, Happy Mundane shares photos of otherwise mundane things, like run-down buildings and walls, and turns them into beautiful photos. He’s constantly reminding me to look at the world in new ways.
Hibrid Blog
I seriously just love Hibrid’s lettering style.
Ink Print Repeat
Custom stamps turned into incredible pieces of art? Check.
Jimmy Marble
You might remember Jimmy from a recent post I did about his work, and I had to include him again because I’m just that obsessed. He uses human shapes as props and pieces of art and I am totally smitten.
Kindah
Kindah Khalidy creates hand-painted fabrics and totally quirky shapes. The epitome of creativity in my eyes!
Leif Shop
This account shares beautiful little pieces of the everyday.
Noel The Artist
I love Noel’s lettering style and the quotes he shares.
Paloma Parrot
A truly minimalist photography style, but full of so much character.
Pauline Benu
Pauline creates colorful leather jewelry and I love the product photos she shares on her Instagram. They are so interesting and fun!
Peaches and Keen
I love the way Peaches and Keen uses shapes and natural objects, like flower petals, to create really gorgeous photos.
Studio DIY
You can’t look at Studio DIY’s photos and NOT feel totally happy. She’s so creative and utterly adorable.
Teil Duncan
Any girl that can hand-paint something that beautiful on a pumpkin is OK in my book.
The Crafted Life
The Crafted Life is a gorgeous DIY site that shares funky and colorful projects. I love her photography!
Which Instagram accounts inspire you?
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All photos via each Instagram user’s account.
YES! These are awesome!!
YAY! Glad you like ’em girlfriend!
These are amazing! I have a little addiction to Instagram and pictures like those don’t help. haha Thanks for sharing! x
haha your addiction is mine, too, girl!
Really great selection! Just reading this post inspired me so much! Thanks 🙂
Oh well that is just awesome, Lee! 🙂
Noice collection. I’m a hand lettering artist and am already following Casey and Noel’s work – but am so excited that you introduced @hibridblog to me. Just discovered your blog via The Wonder Forest’s contributor list, and I have to say, I’ve got a bit of a crush!
So cool that you do hand lettering, too! And YAY for discovering my blog! I’m excited to have you here, Jennifer! 🙂
Studio DIYs photos are always so happy. I love a lot of these accounts. I should look through all of the accounts I follow and see what I come up with. 🙂
Definitely! Let me know if you find any good ones. 🙂
Will do! I think I’m going to have to compile them in a post like this. 🙂
What a great collection! All new to me, too.
Awesome! I think you’ll totally dig these accounts. 🙂
Thank you so much for introducing these amazing accounts! I love finding new and inspiring people to follow. Your idea is so great, I may copy it and share some of my faves as well.
Woohoo!! Copy away my friend!
These are great!!! As a food business I love seeing accounts that are not food related! Thanks for sharing!! (PS if anyone wants to see some lovely food photos @nutritionstripped and @ohsheglows are my favs… ahem and mine of course @resilientbodynutrition, ya that was a shameless plug)
Ohh I will have to check those out!! Including your shameless plug! No shame in that 🙂
So many fantastic recommendations here! My instagram feed thanks you for spicing it up a bit 🙂
Tessa / Bramble & Thorn
WOO! Glad to hear that, Tessa. 🙂
I love these! Thanks for sharing! I think I’ve told out Paper Fashion before. Two other accounts that I love are Curly Girl Design, who designs stationary & uses her art on other items (she also has the cutest twins and an adorable dog), and True Lane, who is a fashion blogger from Minneapolis. I love her style of photography. Oh! And Melin Wonderland also has an account that I pretty much like every picture I see. She has an adorable dog, too. Her blog is in Portuguese, I believe, but I still look at it for the pictures.
OH! I am so going to run and check those out right now. I started following Paper Fashion after you mentioned her — such cool photos!
these are great! I have a thing for Instagram and it is probably the only social media platform that I love to actually scroll through. so much inspiration out there. Facebook and Twitter are a bit overrated if you ask me.
Ha! I agree with all of the above. Instagram is the future!!!!! 😉
I love inkprintrepeat, as someone who also loves art printing, they are a wonderful inspiration.
Ohh how cool that you do art printing, too! I’ve never really seen that before, but it looks SO neat.
I do more stand alone pieces than repeated patterns but it’s such a fun thing to do 🙂
You made that?! Wow, so cool! Thanks for sharing!
loved this post, thanks so much for sharing!!!
You bet, Sarah! Glad you liked it! 🙂
Thank you for those, they all seem amazing! I’m already in love with noel’s lettering x
http://www.wild-cherrytree.com
Gahh isn’t his lettering so cool? I can’t believe it’s hand drawn!
Great recommendations! I’ve just followed a few of these 🙂
http://www.lrnwrght.com/blog
That’s great, Lauren! I hope they inspire you, too. 🙂
This is just the inspiration I needed today.
WOOO! Love hearing that, Laina. 🙂
Beautiful accounts to follow!
Aren’t they just great! 🙂
Thanks for sharing! 🙂 Just followed most of these accounts for inspiration!
Woohoo! Glad you like ’em 🙂
So glad to see Noel the Artist and ban.do on your list—I love their Instagrams, as well! Bookmarking this so I can check the rest out this weekend over coffee. Thanks for posting!
Glad you liked it, Alex! You also seem like a new face over here, so thank you for checking out my site! 🙂
Ah, thank you! That’s so nice of you for noticing. I am a new face 🙂 Can’t wait to dig in and keep reading.
Those are super fun Instagram accounts! I’m digging the cookie ones. So fun!
One of my favorite IG accounts is Alicia Underwater. She lives in Hawaii and takes beautiful pictures of the beach, sharks and WHALES! #SWOON
Ohh I will have to check her out! Sounds so beautiful! (Even though I secretly think whales are terrifying haha!)
Thanks for introducing me to some IG accounts that I didn’t know existed! Now I just have to peel myself away from IG to get my real work done 😉
hahah the constant struggle amiright?
Not that I need more IG accounts to follow but I have been in the need of some inspiration lately so these are perfect. Thank you for sharing!
haha seriously right? I follow so many people already, but I’m always on the hunt for more! 😉
Such a great list of IG accounts to follow. Thanks for shairng 🙂
Glad you like ’em, Emma! 🙂
awesome, thanks for sharing! always love little peeks into creative processes. 🙂
xo, cheyenne
Glad you like them, Cheyenne! And I totally do too! 🙂
Followed about half of these! I’m always looking for interesting and creative instagrams to follow. Thanks!
http://standard-t.blogspot.com
Glad you like them, Toyosi! And I know how that feels. 🙂
What a great and especially colorful selection of inspiring Instagram accounts! Going to spend the rest of the night getting to know closer the ones that I didn’t before!:)
If you’d ever want to discover a new Instagram account (nature-inspired, earthy color-colored), here is one: http://instagram.com/tlvbirdie
Oly
http://www.tlvbirdie.com
Glad you like them, Olya! And your account is gorgeous! I definitely see the nature-inspired, bohemian vibe. 🙂 Love that!
Aw thank you so much for checkin it out!:) Glad you love it!
Really stunning accounts – thanks for this dose of inspiration. I agree, curated lifestyle is great, but these are also super refreshing. Will be following a couple of these from now on!
rae of love from berlin
Glad you like them, Rae. 🙂 It’s always fun to find some messy inspiration, right?
I think I just followed all of them, cause they’re amazing! I wish my account would look like that!!
Indiellie | Bloglovin’
Glad they inspire you too, Ellie! And it totally CAN…just takes a lot of work! haha.
I love this post! Please do more 🙂
It’s so lovely to share what inspires us and fuels our creativity-
Thank you for doing that!
thoseknots.blogspot.co.uk
Thanks for the encouragement, Em! I think I will do more! Where do you find your inspiration?
Oh wow, these are incredible. Makes me wish I had a nicer camera rather than just the one on my phone… Some of my favorite Instagram accounts right now:
Geninne Zlatkis http://instagram.com/geninne
Ariele Alasko http://instagram.com/arielealasko
Those are beautiful! Love the earthy, vintage vibe. Thanks for sharing, Juliana! 🙂
Instagram is my new favourite obsession now that Windows finally have an app! I love all of these, thanks for the list. All followed 😀
WOO! Glad you love these too, Claire! 🙂
I’m fascinated with the style of The darling tree! Remembered me of Kandinsky, one of my favorite painters.
Great post! Great picks!
xx,
Helô, from Vestido do dia
Awesome! She’s a creative one. 🙂
Hey just FYI, hibridblog’s IG account is no longer active =(
But thanks for the awesome list! I added everyone =P I just love looking at pix; doesn’t matter WHAT they’re of =]
http://thoughtsgoneawry.com
Ooh love this collection, great picks!
monica-galvan.com
Glad you enjoyed, Monica! 🙂
Mel, I love how you say all good errthang? It’s like you’re ACTUALLY saying it! 😛 love errthang about this blog tho! xx
haha! Glad you like my silly speech, Fayann 😀
Wow this article is great and inspiring! It would make me really happy if you as an expert for creative insta accounts could take a look at my account. Im using it a little different. A story made of 48 giant images. No need to like or follow. Im just interest about what you think of it! @instatory_about_love
Hey there! I’d be happy to check it out, but when I used that handle, it told me that your page couldn’t be found. Have you changed your username?
@instastory_about_love
There is an s missing… @instastory_about_love
That’s so neat! I’ve seen people use it to create those large images, but never to tell a story. Very unique! Will you continue adding to it?
No, this story is finished so far. Its a true story about me and my girlfriend(except the future part so far) i wrote for my girlfriend with this storyteller fake account ( i even created my own storyteller website 😉 ), to keep the story secret before its finished. I showed it to her on sunday and she was really, really happy about it and she even cried a little;) But i guess, some stories will follow in the future. If you´ve got a story that needs to be told, you can let me now but you need to help me with the english language because im german ;). You can find me on Facebook or twitter with real name Fabian Hock.
Thank you for youre response!
Best regards
Fabian
Hey Mel! Thank you for this article! So many impressive and inspiring accounts! I do dig ’em all! Can you check out this account @treeoftwo and let me know what you think? Thanks again!
Hey Sarah! Thanks for your comment, I’m so glad you enjoyed this post 🙂
Check out the Whistling Meerkat on Instagram. Recycled Google images into artwork.
https://www.instagram.com/whistlingmeerkat/
Coming across this post a little late, but I had to share that I’m loving how I instantly recognized Jimmy Marble’s work despite never actually hearing his name before, based solely on that photo on the right of the girl in yellow by the ocean. He did the photography for the album cover of Andrew McMahon’s solo album, who happens to be my favorite musician, and I recognized the photo style immediately. So cool!
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Thanks for the list! Definitely added a few new ones to my feed. Not sure if you’re aware, some of the links no longer work — those I noted: Teil Duncan Art, Pauline Benu, and Hybrid Blog. Maybe they changed their handles. Thanks again! 🙂
Thanks so much for the heads up, Sarah! I’ll go in and update the list as soon as possible. 🙂
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I’m so glad this was helpful for you. Good luck! 🙂
Everyday i have passed almost 4 hours on Instagram it’s like a daily routine to check out and discover such beautiful account now those are also add in my list, Thanks for sharing.
You’re so welcome! 🙂 So many beautiful accounts to discover!
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