I've been busy doing lots of fun and exciting creations lately...
Can't WAIT to tell you ALL about it.
Hope everybody had a fun, creative, and productive weekend!!
Office Space
The office is currently the most disorganized room in our home.
We've got two bookcases crammed with dvds, cds, books and other junk. We have two file cabinets that sit on the corner but mail is always on the desk :o( I always have the best intentions to keep up with the filing, but that never works. I think mostly it is because the office we have now is not functional.
So I dream of one day having a nice, organized offices with lots of shelving where I can place my books and other special mementos.
Offices that look like *these...
* Photos taken from Better Homes and Garden Magazine website
Hope everybody had a wonderful weekend.
As promised I am updating some the blog with some projects we've actually been able to finish!!
We got an old library card catalog from my mother-in-law. At first I thought of using it in a craft room. I thought all the drawers would be great for storage. But since I don't even have the beginnings of a craft room, we decided to use it in our dining room.
Here it is in the garage all taken apart ready to be painted.
We painted the old brass hardware a fresh coat of stain nickel.
And Voila! Here it is in our dining room serving as a perfect place to store all of our booze! =) We stored wine bottles inside the drawers. They were the perfect size!
And just for grins... here's another picture of our dining room!
Jeremy and I did all of the chair railing and picture molding and painting. Well, he did most of it. I mainly watched and measured =) I know these are not the best quality pictures but I didn't have any others with me now. Since our house is up for sale now, I took these from the realtor's website.
I loved working on this project =) It goes to show that a piece of furniture can be much more than just an old card catalog.
WOW Can't believe it's been over three months since I've updated the blog. Time sure goes by fast!
Since my last update, yours truly has graduated from college!
It took me six long years, but I finally have that piece of paper in my hands =) It is such a relief to be done with school.
Before graduation I was busy trying to find a job. Luckily, I was offered a position in an engineering company before I even graduated. That was amazing! I'm so thankful that I was able to find a job so fast. I know some of my classmates were still looking for jobs after graduation, and I definitely didn't want to be in the same position.
I thought that after being done with school, I would have all this free time in my hands to do all my projects at home. Well, that doesn't seem to be the case at all. Other than the fact I don't have to worry about homework, projects or exams during the weekend, I feel just as busy.
So I haven't spent much time giving the attention I would like to give to my home and my on-going-never-ending projects... =(
And in the meantime, Jeremy and I decided to put our house for sale! So, with the impending possibility of a move it is difficult to concentrate on anything but keeping the house cleaned and organized!
I day-dream constantly of lazy days that I can spend sewing and painting, and rearraging furniture... The list of things in my head I would like to do keeps getting bigger and bigger!! =)
I do have some pictures of some quick projects we were able to finish before graduation and before putting our house for sale. I will have to post about them here.
Hope everyoby has a wonderful weekend!
Laundry Room Makeover
I found that the laundry room was always neglected at our house. It is usually a mess, with baskets on top of baskets, and everything on top of everything else. As you can see, we use the laundry room to store left-over paint. Actual laundry detergent and such are stored on top of the washing machine. Yikes! :(
So about a month ago when I received all of that fabric from my mother-in-law, I thought of the perfect idea for the laundry room. I decided to make a curtain that would hide all the paint and laundry products on the shelf. Everything then could be neatly tucked away. I thought this would be a good idea to "brighten up" and add some "character" to our laundry room.
So I sewed my FIRST ever curtains! =) I'm pretty happy about the results.
They are not perfect, or all that straight, but I tried my best. But for their use, I think they will do pretty well. I even added lining to it! :)
As you can see, the curtains now hide everything! Laundry detergent, oxy clean, fabric softeners and the like, are now placed on the shelf (as they should be) and hidden behind the curtains :) We have a small step-ladder (you can see it standing against the wall by the washing machine) that we use to get the laundry products out.
Once we are done with laundry, we put the laundry products back where they go.
I'm very pleased with our curtains :) I have a couple more things to add to the room that I'm working on right now. I will post on that when it is finished.
So moral of the story is: don't neglect your laundry room! lol Spending some time to make it unique and beautiful might help you enjoy doing the laundry. I know I need all the help I can get. :)
Yard Work
Couple of weekends ago, we spent a Saturday doing yard work. Our flower-beds in the backyard were looking pretty dismal. They needed to be re-mulched. And our poor bushes also caught some type of fungus during the winter and lost most of their leaves. =( So as you can see, it was time they received some TLC.
It took a total of 3 trips to Home Depot, 35 bags of mulch and about 90 bricks used for the flower-bed border. We love the result. The grass is not super green yet, but it is getting there. I love how the black mulch contrasts with the red bricks and the grass.
After all that hard work, we took time to enjoy our view. Because the bushes had caught the fungus, we had to trim them back quite a bit. We now can see lots of little buds growing, so we are hoping that this time they will grow nice and full.
We now plan on using the same brick border around the flower-beds in the front-yard. They also need to be re-mulched. That will be a project for another weekend. :)
Free Fabric!
Jeremy and I have been helping my mother-in-law clean out her home. She's planning on selling the house and moving to a new home but until we can get to that point, there's lots of cleaning up and organizing to do.
A couple of weekends ago, we went over to her house to help her rearrange and organize her sewing room. She has tons of stuff. It's a DREAM!
In the process of cleaning out, guess who got tons of free fabric?! =D
Yay! After we got home that day, I laid out all the fabric on the hallway... It looks busy since they are on top of the rug, but you can get an idea right?
That little horse my mom gave to me after she visited Thailand (I think). I love that horse. I'm just having a difficult time figuring out where to put it.
So with all this new, FREE, fabric I got I've been working on a little project! :) Should finish all the other ones I have, but I couldn't resist.
Guest Bedroom
Oh wow, I haven't updated this in ages!!
So school has started and I have been a busy bee with all the homework, quizzes and group projects! To top if off, I found out I had one more English class to take before I can graduate, so in addition to everything else, I now also have papers to write. Ugh...
But on to happier news =) It's only 3 months until graduation and I CAN'T WAIT!!
A few weeks ago, I was finally able to cross some items off of my list. That was a nice feeling. I got around to finishing the curtain tie backs for the guest bedroom and sewing closed these white pillows my mom had helped me make.
Here are the pillows laid on the bed =) That middle pillow was a gift my mother-in-law gave us to match our curtains.
And here are some pictures of the curtains and a close-up of the tie-backs! I LOVE this curtain. Some might think it's old-fashioned with the floral pattern but I think it's lovely and so romantic!
And I love the little beads on the trim. Just a nice addition. =)
Finally, here are some pictures of the whole room. This guest bedroom has to be one of my favorite rooms in the house. There are a few things I still want to do with it such as add a new mirror (I think the one I have there is too small), change the knobs on the dresser, get another lamp, add a nicer lamp/fan and maybe add some small sized pictures.
Also, whenever we finally get our rocking chair done, I think it's going to go in this room as well on the right side of the dresser by the wall.
Hope you enjoy!
Don't know what those white spots on the photo are about. Could be our camera is getting old.
2010 Home Resolutions
Since 2009 is officially over, I decided to write down 'Home Resolutions' for 2010. I made a list of items that I would like to do/finish at home this year. Much like the reason I chose to begin blogging, I'm hoping that this list will keep me motivated throughout the year.
I'm also planning on creating a cleaning schedule with to-do items. I need to get better about cleaning the house on time and just doing a better job at keeping up with the laundry... Ai.
Here's my 2010 Home To Do List. 21 ITEMS!! That should keep me busy for a while.
Tonight I'm taking down our Christmas decorations. I was trying to wait until January 6th but I don't think I can make it any longer. This weekend the hubby and I just hung out and didn't get much done. But starting tonight, I will make myself a busy bee.
I'm hoping for a very productive 2010!
Santa's Goodies
This year Santa was very good to me and I am very appreciative of all the gifts I received. =)
But this year, Santa got me a replacement =) My very own Vanilla Noir body spray and body lotion.
:D YAY!!!
One of my favorite smells ever is vanilla. I love how it smells warm and sweet at the same time. Bath and Body works used to carry a Fresh Vanilla scent, which they now have discontinued. One time while visiting my sister, we stopped at a Bath and Body works store when they were having a sale. There I saw THREE bottles of my Fresh Vanilla scent which I love so much. I asked the sales lady again if it was really true that they were discontinuing this fragrance and she said "Yes". I bought all three bottles and have managed to make it last close to three years. Recently, I used up the last drop of my spray bottle. It was a sad day.
But this year, Santa got me a replacement =) My very own Vanilla Noir body spray and body lotion.
I absolutely love this smell now. It's perfect. It is not as sweet as the Fresh Vanilla. And hopefully Bath and Body works will continue this fragrance as long as they exist. I don't know how I will handle finding out another favorite fragrance was discontinued.
In addition, to my new favorite smell, Santa also gave me the 1995 version of... Pride and Prejudice.
:D YAY!!!I LOVE Pride and Prejudice. It is one of my favorite books. This version of the book is perfect because it follows the book much more closely than the newer version with Keira Knightly. In fact, this version pretty much follows the book word per word. =) It's wonderful! =) It's like I get to read the book all over again - no parts are skipped or combined.
I have watched the first DVD. That's right, there were TWO DVDs that came with it. =)
I plan on finishing the second one this week.
I must have been a very good girl this year, because not only did I get a new body spray and body lotion, the Pride and Prejudice DVDs, but Santa also got me a Mill Hill cross-stitch pattern of Rudolph, the Red Nose Reindeer. =)
Yesterday I most of the embroidery floss I need for the pattern and started working on it straight away. I can't wait to finish it. And then next year during Christmas I will be able to take it out and have it as part of our Christmas decorations.
I have discovered, Santa also pays lots of attention. A few weeks ago when walking around the mall, Jeremy and I came across this little kiosk selling little toy animals that did all kinds of tricks. They walked, made noises and flipped!! That's right, a full, 360 degrees flip. I was amazed and smitten by the cute little toy puppies they had at the kiosk. And guess what Santa also got me? A flip-over puppy!! =D I have it sitting on my night stand now. It's sooo cute.
Lastly, but not least, Santa visited us a little early. Two weeks ago we received a package from The Popcorn Factory with the most wonderful Christmas tin inside, filled with flavored popcorn!
The tin we received had a snowmen design. I love holiday popcorn tins! What a better gift then one that is yummy and useful at the same time? My favorite popcorn flavor: Jalapeno! Yummy.
I am very grateful for all the wonderful gifts I received this year. I certainly was not expecting this much generosity, but I feel very blessed for it.
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