I’m back with another update on my living room refresh. Today, I’m sharing with you the decisions I made regarding adding lighting and a new rug. LIGHTING As I’ve discussed in the past, while I loved my old living room color, it was very cave like especially in the winter. There is no overhead lighting…
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Home Projects
Living Room Refresh-More Final Choices-Furniture
Moving on with the living room refresh and it’s time to talk furniture. I had decided that I wanted a tv stand with 2 bookshelves on either side. In my last post, I shared what I had chosen. The next decision was do I put them together myself or hire it out. I decided to…
Home Projects
Living Room Refresh Update-Paint and More Paint
When we last talked about the living room refresh, I had shared some of my final choices with you. Today, I’m sharing the painted walls and fireplace.The walls are painted with Sherwin Williams Passive and the fireplace is also Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black. BEFORE Here are a few before photos of the living room. It…
Home Projects
Creative Time-Scrapbook Cart Organization
It feels like so long ago that I cleaned out and rearranged my craft area……and it was!! One of the things I’ve been meaning to do since then is to create a cart where I housed my supplies that I would use for scrapbooking. Cleaning out my craft area re-inspired and motivated me to want…
Home Projects
UNPLANNED CHANGES-KITCHEN LIGHT
Let there be light!!! Since I moved into my home in 2004, I have hated the fluorescent light box in my kitchen and have had different thoughts about upgrading to something else. However, I kept putting off doing anything about it. Well, 17 years later it is finally time! A few things happened which led…
Crafts, Goals/Productivity, Home Projects
The Finale-Craft Space Finished
Woo hoo! I have finished another space and I am thrilled. This one did not take as long as the office space but again I was not doing any major changes-just cleaning out and reorganizing. It did take awhile though because I had so much stuff! THE BEGINNING This space was an absolute mess when…
Home Projects
Update-Craft Area-Almost Done
One final “before” we hit the finale! This project was tedious simply because I had so much stuff and it required that I go through it all piece by piece. It was worth it in the end but it was really tiring work-physically & mentally. I’m glad that I broke it up by area but…
Goals/Productivity, Home Projects
Updates-Meeting Goals & Making Progress
I have 1 quick update today! This one has been on my monthly goal list for a couple of months and I made sure to focus on getting it done. And as usual, I don’t know why I procrastinated as it didn’t take me very long at all-about 40 minutes total! DRESSER CLEANOUT I have…
Home Projects, Life
Craft Area Clean-Update-So Much Paper
The craft area clean up project continues! It is taking longer than anticipated if only because I continue to amaze myself with how much stuff I can get into a space no matter how large or small. Today, I just want to share some photos to demonstrate the scope and breadth of the materials I…
Goals/Productivity, Home Projects
Craft Area-And So It Begins
Last week, I introduced you to my next big project which is cleaning my craft area. Today, I’ll show you the beginnings! There is a lot to do and it’s very detailed and time consuming but I’m finding that this project is generating new creative bursts and thoughts and I’m really looking forward to doing…
