To-Do Projects

Sorry I have been missing in action this week.  There just seems to be a lot going on, but not in the projects department.  But I have a long laundry list of projects I would love done.  Want to see the list?  I love lists.  Oh let's take a look anyway.

Big Projects

1. Completely re-do the Sunroom {new windows, paneling, flooring, furniture & decor}
2. Completely re-do our Shed {add organization, fix leak, paint interior}
3. Paint our Great Room {Living room, Dining room, Kitchen, Entrance & Hallway}  {Might hire someone because we have some cathedral ceilings}
4. Paint our kitchen island cabinets white {might add beadboard or plank wood to outside of the cabinets}
5. Siding the house {will hire someone}
6. Finish fencing in the backyard {will hire someone}

Small Projects

1. Finish the Laundry room up. {make & hang curtains and paint trim white}
2. Order a screen door for the back door in the Laundry room and have it installed.
3. Organize all the storage space in the Laundry room.
4. Re-grout our kitchen tile
5. Install knobs on all of the kitchen cabinets
6. Paint mirrors in Dining room white
7. Add curtains to Dining room sliding doors
8. Add chair covers if possible, to dining chairs
9. Mini make-over in the Living room {some new furniture}
10. Repaint bathroom a lighter color
11. Add crown molding to the whole house
12. Lots of small projects in our home office {organize, purge, decor}
13. Add a collage wall in the hallway
14. Add more wall decor to the whole house
15. Add more textures to each room
16. Add more POPS of color to each room

I'm sure there are more projects on the list, but I can't think of any more right now.  This is a long list when you really look at, but it's ok, it will get done slowly but surely.

What projects are on your to-do-list?  Too many projects or just enough?  Share a link to your project list if you have one.  I would love to see what everyone else is up to.

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Organizing Kitchen Cabinets

Some of our kitchen cabinets were completely out of hand and I couldn't take it anymore.  I had to find something to make things easier to find when I opened those doors.  I looked at Target's $1 section first and didn't find anything that would work for my cabinets and I also checked out a bunch of different Dollar Stores in my area and nothing yet again.  So I went to Google, because Google is our friend that helps us find great deals when we can't find them in the box stores.

Let's take a look at what I found to organize my cabinets.

Here is the "Before" of these two cabinets.  Yes the one on the right really isn't that messy I know, but I did fix it up a little bit.  I also add two containers to it.  I thought I was going to use them in the left cabinet, but they didn't fit on the bottom shelf and I couldn't move the shelf any higher, so I had to use them for something else.  Of course now, I will have to make another trip to Ikea to get three more on those tall containers to finish off the look I started.

This is what I bought from Ikea.  It's called "Ikea 365+ Jar".  It only comes in these three different sizes in New York.  Tall=$3.99, Medium=$2.99 and Small=$1.99.  I spent $23.00 on the 8 pieces that I bought.

The lids snap down tight when you close them and there is a very good seal on the flip top part of the lid as well.

OK, first I wanted this set from Bed, Bath & Beyond, OXO Good Grip Square Food Storage Pop Containers.  They range from $19.99 to $7.99.  So if I had bought one of each from this container line it would have cost me $101.93 for 7 pieces.  YIKES!!!  Now don't get me wrong, they might be better for freshness, but I was not willing to spend over $100.00 on containers.  I think Ikea really came through with their containers and I couldn't be happier right now.  I only spent $23, so I saved myself $77.00 for this cabinet.

Now let's take a look at what I bought to organize my pots and pans.  Look at this crazy mess I had going on.  I have paper towels in between everything not to scratch them.  I don't have really high end pots and pans, but I still want them to last as long as possible.

Check out what it looks like afterwards.  I can pull everything out a lot easier now.  I can see what I'm looking for too.  Oh wait....what is missing...YES the paper towels are now gone.  YAY!!!  I hated how that looked.  Now everything is much cleaner looking.  I also put the large pots on the shelf and a few other pieces I don't use that often.  The bottom shelf is what gets used the most now.

This is what I bought for that cabinet.  Everything I found on Amazon for really good prices.  I actually did not look in any stores for these products, but I still think the prices were good.

5 Tier Pan Organizer = $10.99

This cabinet I only go into when we have company for the most part.  There are a ton of Pyrex, platters and serving bowls.  I even purged a couple of things out of this cabinet a few months ago, so it was actually worse then this.  But seriously, every time I wanted something I had to almost take everything out just to get to it.  So I had to come up with something to make things a little easier.

The "after".  Oh yeah, so much better.

Kitchen Pantry Organizer = $14.99 x 2

I bought 3 of these.  Two of them went in this cabinet and I still have another cabinet to clean out and organize, but I ran out of steam over the weekend.  I have three other organizational projects that I need to do and hopefully I can get to them this weekend.  Then the kitchen with almost be completely organized.  I'm so proud of myself for finally moving my butt to do all of this.

  

Well one last thing I want to show you is this part of my counter in the Kitchen.  I just never liked this corner.  I never know what to do with a corner like this.  So I played around with a couple of trays that I had in other rooms to make it look nicer and make it look like there's not as much stuff.

So now it looks like this.  I like it a little bit better now, but I have to look around for another tray.  Too much wood now in one corner.  Plus I want to get that block of knives into a drawer.  I'm going to buy one of those drawer knife blocks and get this off the counter once and for all.  Then I will play around with things again for this corner and see what I can come up with.

Drawer knife block from Target.

Total cost - $63.97
Ikea containers {8} = $23.00
Pan Organizer = $10.99
Kitchen Pantry Organizers {2} = $29.98

You can check out other organizational kitchen posts here, here, here.     

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Inspirational Eye Candy - Aqua & Orange

I absolutely love how aqua & orange look together.  I hope one day soon to have those colors in my Sunroom...when we finally get to the full project of the Sunroom of course.  So today I wanted to put out there some great inspiration for this color scheme.

Let's check out all of the different places we could use this color scheme and even some inspiration from other then home decor.  I just feel so happy to look at these color together.  It's like sunshine with water mixed in.

This color scheme can be bright and fun.

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And this color scheme can also be moody or muted in color.  Love that.  So you could have this color in the Spring/Summer when you want things to be brighter and then in the Fall/Winter when you want those more muted warm colors.  Love it!!!

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Hello gorgeous storage!!!

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Besides the great color scheme, I love all the texture.  Gorgeous!!  I really love how the woven shades bring a natural texture to this space.

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You have to check out this adorable nursery.  See all the details and great ideas to bring this gorgeous color scheme together.

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Fabric goodness!!!  Aqua, Orange & Greige {gray/beige}.  I'm really lovin' the color greige right now.

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I love the brown couches with this color scheme.  It makes it feel warm and inviting yet bright and fun.

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OK, this is what I want in my Sunroom.  I love the lighter and darker elements of this space.  And that wooden table is gorgeous.

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Some outdoor inspiration.

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This one is more of a Coral and Aqua scheme, but it's still gorgeous.  I love all of these colors together.

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I love Autumn!!!

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Some other inspiration of this color scheme.
Hello you gorgeous door.

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Great colors for a Summer or Spring or even Fall wedding.

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Lovely earrings.

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Great party colors.  And I love Mason Jars very much right now.

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Fabrics

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Adore these chevron invitations.  So cute.

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Styling The Blog

I figured since I style so many things around my home it was time to re-style the blog.  So I decided to hire my friend Latoya.  She runs the blog A Peaceful Crib and she also runs Monique Designs where she does blog designs, invitations, announcements and more.  Please stop on over and check out Latoya's Blog, Design website and her Etsy shop as well.  Don't forget to show her some love when you are over there too.  ;)

Now you can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and RSS feed.  Check out my new media buttons on the top right.  I'm sure there will be more changes down the road, but for now, I am very happy.  I love the new look and I hope you all do also.

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Bathroom Cabinet Organization

I just couldn't take it anymore.  Our large bathroom cabinet just wasn't cutting it anymore.  Everything was all over the place and both mine and my husbands stuff was all over the place.  I mean we knew where everything was that we needed, but it was a mess and there was a lot of stuff that needed to be purged.  So I completely cleared our counter top and took everything out and organized it on the counter.  Anything that we didn't use anymore or was expired went into the recycle bin or the garbage.  It felt so good to get rid of things in there.

A couple of weeks ago I found these cute little 2 packs of long thin trays at Target.  I love you Target for always having the right things at the right time for me.  These were in the $1 section, so since they were a pack, they were really 50 cents each.  SCORE!!!  So for $3, I had 6 trays to work some magic with.  I'll be honest, everything doesn't fit perfectly inside of them because they are thin, but it works so much better then the way we had it.

Oh yeah, this is so much better.  So I have 5 trays and the hubby has 1 tray.  He shaves his head, so he doesn't have much stuff.  ;)  {teehee}

Now I can find things easier, we have extra room and it looks organized.  I love it!!!

Here is the before and after again side by side...well one on top of the other actually.  ;)

So have you organized your bathroom cabinet recently?  What did you use to organize it?  Did you find things that you completely forgot about and was expired for a couple of years?  Do tell.  Share away with the rest of us.  You can put a link to your story in the comment section if you want.  We would all love to hear about it.

You can check out other updates I have done in the bathroom, here, here and here.

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