Well, I did it again! It drives my husband nuts! "What?' you ask. Earlier in December I suffered from a "little" cabin fever. To get out of my funk, I decided for a furniture update again. Do you remember the white cabinet I picked up at a garage sale and relocated it into the home office? If not you can read about it here. Well, I decided I was done with it. Yup! Time for it to go. … [Read more...]
Happy New Year!!
Welcome 2015! You have arrived quicker than what I had planned. With the new year, comes the ever so daunting challenge of looking ahead, planning goals and how to execute them. I say daunting because it overwhelms me. What do I focus on? My personal life? My family? My blog? Daily life? Ahhhhhhh!! You see I feel overwhelmed. But for now I am going to address this blog. Here I … [Read more...]
Repurposed Decorating Ideas
Ever wonder how to decorate with thrift store finds? For me, I have no plan. When I go treasure hunting, I purchase items that speak to me. Honestly they do! They practically jump right out at me. It probably is my style or something that clicks from seeing ideas in a magazine or on a blog. However, if I purchase an item, it doesn't mean I'll use it right away. I have had things sit for a … [Read more...]
Front Door Refresh
When we first moved into our home almost 14 years ago, Our front door was a deep forest green. This was way before I starting blogging so I do not have a picture of it. One day my husband was in the painting mood and decided to paint the front door with some left over cream colored paint. I liked the fresh new look and was very appreciative of his effort in his attempts to spruce things up. … [Read more...]
Fall Clean-up/ Winter Projects
The air here in Wisconsin has turned to crisp mornings and beautiful sunny days. No matter how lovely the colors look, the downfall of this time of year is the early morning frost. During the warmer months, we have gotten in the habit of not parking in our garage. It's not form lack of desire, rather its lack of space. You see, much of the outdoor activity involves stuff which comes out of … [Read more...]
Friday Finds -Home Office Accessorizing
A few weeks have past since my last post and as stated, I am focusing on finding accessories for my home office. Little by little I have been gathering pieces that would be both useful and decorative on my new Craigslist desk. I started by brainstorming a list of items to look for. Here is what I came up with: Desk lamp pen/pencil holder book ends file folders note pad file … [Read more...]
Office Space on a Budget- Part III
The search is over. I found a desk! The search didn't take as long as I thought. I guess I had the idea of what I wanted in my head and when I saw it I pounced. It was located on Craigslist at the price point I was willing to spend. I made the call, put in an offer and the gentleman accepted as long as I could pick it up that day. I asked my son to come along to help with the lifting and we … [Read more...]
Office Space on a Budget -Part II
I have beed adjusting to using the white cabinet for my office space. However, its just not a big enough space to store all my important files stuff. However, what I really find I miss the most is actually sitting down at a desk with all my wonderful supplies surrounding me. Time for another confession. I love school supplies, and this time of year I am just giddy with the selection and … [Read more...]
Home Office on a Budget
After reading some of my posts, you may have come to realize a pattern of how I do things. (Or not). It's kind of backward.... I will go on the hunt, find the treasures and then decide where and how I will use them in my home. This exact method happened when I came across this white cabinet a while back. Do you remember my posting this in a Friday Find? I purchased it because it was a … [Read more...]
Friday Finds
This morning was a success. Ok let me back track. Today I was able to get off of work a little earlier than expected. I ran home and took the pooch for a quick walk and then headed out on the hunt. Around here, as the summer winds down, garage sales are becoming sparse. So, now I added a thrift store stop in the plan of the morning. Here is what found... At my first stop, I came across this … [Read more...]