...and proof that our home will actually be decorated at some point in the future. Not the near future, but someday. A few months back, I visited house and fell in love with her ledge shelving and photo grouping. I have been talking about this project for months. At one point, I even had Allen draw out the dimensions for the arrangement and plan to build the shelving. He's incredibly handy and he can take on any project I dream up, but I found the shelves at Ikea. Which means they were super cheap, and it didn't make a ton of sense to build something we could purchase for cheaper. Not when it comes to these type of shelves, at least. I have the perfect spot going out of our … [Read more...]
laundry room reveal
We had a great space for a laundry room right off from the kitchen. It has plenty of room and a row of cabinets, a countertop that makes an excellent folding table and a deep sink. Over the past few weeks, I've been making plans for rooms one-by-one so we can finally get some of these rooms decorated. We've been here over a year now, and while I don't think it all has to be completely decorated right now, I would like to see some progress and move in that direction. The laundry room seemed like an easy place to start. I knew I wanted to replace the countertop and add a back splash to the cabinetry. Allen installed the granite and added a backsplash in the time it took me to work out at … [Read more...]
mission organization: closet edition
I am a complete nerd when it comes to organization. It just feels so good to open a closet or a drawer and feast my eyes upon nice, neat rows of things. Color-coded, arranged by size, tucked away in labeled bins, is simply blissful. For a while, I think I was fixated on the idea of organization. Like it was somehow this unattainable concept reserved for the pages of Martha Stewart Living. I had to take organization down a notch, pull it off of it's pedestal, rather than just pinning images without any follow through. Over the Christmas break, I spent several nights (mornings?) working on the house. I went through every drawer, every room, every closet. Kept what we needed, … [Read more...]