My Slight Obsession - Decorating Clothespins

Finally, after dinner a little peace. Bath, dinner and now down for the count I feel as he said earlier, running around  pre-bath sprint around the house - "Free! I'm free!"

And now with a bag if Michael's materials - feathers, Santa's and glitter, what's a girl to do? Decorate some pins of course! I can't get enough of them. So many to make 

#BLISS

What do you think? Do you love em? Do you hate em? Tell me the truth (ok, no lie to me!) but tell me anyway! 

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My New Obsession - Decorative Clothespins!

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Falling into Fall - End of Summer recap

I took this lovely shot. I love seeing the colors change in the fall, don't you? 

I can't believe that it's almost fall...again! Is it just me or does it feel like we were just in October a few months ago? Is there some mega force that is making us spin faster and our days go quicker?? I wonder....

In the meantime I'll readily admit- I love the fall. Maybe it's the color changing of the trees, the brisk and crisp weather, the comfyness of sweaters...or that I just keep missing summer...but either way, it's coming no matter which way you spin it and I'm ready to embrace it.

This fall is particularly exciting because I will be taking part of so many great projects such as;

• my first tiling project
• repurposing furniture projects
• apple picking
• a ton of volunteering- Habitat for Humanity is one
• stamping, stenciling and cutting projects
• making new lighting fixtures

Well, I suppose apple picking might not qualify as an actual "project"  but I'm excited about it still as this will be my first year going! (Another thing that I keep happening to miss over the years.)

As for the others, remember when I scored these awesome tiles? Well they are going up! I've been debating if I wanted to use them in the bathroom or the kitchen and I've think I've decided on some kitchen action. Considering that the surface is a excellent shape and surface and location, it's bound to make the kitchen one of the spiffiest rooms in the house!

In the meantime I have been doing a lil here-and-there projects, mainly with paint

Even the Little L is helping out.

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Small Spaces with Huge Potential; Pint-Sized Offices

If there is one thing that I've learned from living in cities is that there are always going to be space limitations. Just trying to squeeze a living room and a bedroom into a studio can be a challenge, let alone a work or an office space  From those who solely work out of their home, to kids working on their homework, to workaholic moms who work on the same table while their son creates a masterpiece (a-hem), it's almost a necessity to have a place to organize yourself, gather your thoughts and to get some work done. 

This being said one of the best and easiest solutions to creating a home office starts with a simple conversion of even the smallest space; a closet! While many of us use our closets as storage for the many worn (and many new and forgotten) clothes that we have stowed away, when taken into prospective and revamped with a bit of creativity, simple furnishings and shelves can turn even the smallest space into a functional home office!

This closet (left) was transformed with a little pink paint, lighting and compact desk gives this space an organized yet chic feel. 
(via Curbly)


These are some great examples that I've found these of  cramped closets turned to cool offices.

 via BlissTree

via Guilt-FreeGourmet

via Kelly Rae Roberts

via Indie Pretty Projects

via Latest Furniture Trends 

 via The Old Painted Cottage

via bhg.com

 

via Pinterest

So here are some great solutions for turning your closet from cramped to cozy!

1. Add shelving. Taking full advantage of available wall space by installing SHELVES or a shelving system. You can even mix and match wood and wire shelves and maintain the harmony by adding matching STORAGE BINS. 
2. Dress up your focal wall. Add character can easily be achieved by using a simple yet decorative WALLPAPER. It is not necessary to wall paper the entire closet either. Simply add to the back wall to give it a bit of interest. 
3. Remove those closet doors. While I personally perfect to close off an office (out of sight, out of mind) you can rid of the closet doors completely and substitute with DRAPERIES (Not curtains, curtains are for kitchens). From solid colors to the many fun prints, you can add a little pizzazz  and still keep the privacy of your new home office. 
4. KIS (Keep It Stylish). Don't let your new office feel like an office cubicle, add color! Now keep it mind to not go too crazy. This is an office therefor it would be best to work with simple and cohesive color schemes. This will help your office looking organized and clean. It will also make it feel even bigger. 
5. Let there be light! Many closets are built with very small and unattractive lights, if any at all! There are many simple light fixtures that you could use from IKEA HANGING LAMPS, to small TABLE LAMPS that should add suitable lighting for your work space   
6. Chic your seat. While your office chair can be multi-functional and you could potentially just pull it from outside given the amount of space you have, chose a seat that is comfortable and fits the tone of your office. Remember, this is a chair you will potentially be for quite a few hours mulling away at, it mine as well be one that you enjoy all that time. 

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