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Showing posts with label home improvement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home improvement. Show all posts

Monday, March 24, 2014

What I'm Not

So I went to the store yesterday with my Mom.  One of those big warehouse stores where people with big families shop so they can buy in bulk and save some cash.  I do not have a big family, and in my house it is a miracle if a 1/2 gallon of milk gets used before it expires.  But I went with my Mom anyway, because she asked me to and sometimes I like to do things to keep up the pretense that I am a good daughter.  One of the things I will buy at these warehouse stores, besides larger than normal bottles of alcohol, are magazines.  They are discounted, you see, so I can buy two or three or seven and not feel too bad about it.  Unfortunately, I already had a lot of the magazines that they were selling, but I had to buy something, and that's when I saw this.
BHG
This kind of magazine speaks to me, because it is what I want to be.  I want to tackle clutter in every room!  I want to shop smarter and stop paper pileups today!  In other words, I really, really, really want to be organized.  I want a place for everything and everything in its place.  And I try.  I really do.  Last week (and thankfully this week too) we are on spring break.  Slowly but surely I have been cleaning my house.  And by cleaning I mean making piles of junk that are now residing in my hallway.
Anyway, I wish I could be more organized, and have neat little gadgets and things for all of our stuff.  I can't see that actually happening any time in the near future, but one should always have a goal, right?  In the meantime, I will content myself to look at other people's beautifully organized spaces.  Here are some of my favorites.
image via How to Decorate
image via pinterest


image via Organized Living


image via Houzz
image via Decorology
I love that last picture.  Is it weird to say I even love that toilet?  As far as toilets go, it's pretty, don't you think?
Well, we are off to Disneyland today.  Hopefully.  I could really use a dole whip!  You know, to celebrate all this spring cleaning that I've been doing.

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Monday, August 19, 2013

Aaaand... It's Done!

Quite a few weeks ago I shared the beginnings of our little shed project with you.  Well, here it is in all it's cute little shed glory.  I can't tell you what a difference it is soon to make--as quickly as my husband can install all the shelves and hooks--in our lives, in terms of organization.  All of our gardening supplies can vacate the garage...exit stage left all you rakes and sprinkler fittings!  It sounds so silly but I am very happy.  Thank you Daddy and my Ty!
My darling little salvaged windows look right at home.
 After we move a bit of dirt up here to even out the level, I'm thinking I need to plant another Japanese boxwood border around the base of the shed.  I just need to soften it so that it doesn't look as though it was just dropped onto the dirt, like it does right now.
 My cute little blue barn doors are the same color as the other gates and my front door: "Homecoming Blue" by Valspar.  We went with a diamond detail to match the window on the other side.

Also, I'm thinking that a little English Ivy creeping around the far side and up over the barn door wouldn't hurt either.
Isn't it so rewarding when a project comes to a successful end?

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