Cleaning Out The Closet

A few months ago I made the decision to close down the office in my house and rent the room back out for some extra cash flow. Being single and obsessed with DIY and decorating doesn't always jive with a limited pocket book, so it was a smart move for sure. My new roommate Karly, who I totally love because she's 1-  totally adorable 2- has been following my blog forever and 3- loves to decorate too! Anyways Karly moved into the room that was the office because she loved the way that the stripes look.

Pretty awesome if I do say so myself. Which I do. 

But! Back on subject. We wanted to figure out a way to maximize the space for Karly so that it would work the best for her. There will soon be two girls sharing the small space that is the guest bathroom so it's important to make sure that everything has it's own space. 

First things first.... we took out the gigantor doors in the bedroom. They are huge and covered in 80s western fake veneer. (Hard to believe all those things could happen at once ey?)

Which now makes it look gigantic!! I have tried to convince Karly that she needs more clothes. I think it's starting to work!

Since the left side of the closet is so large I've previously had roommates fit things like dressers, 40" TVs, and all sorts of other big items in that area to really take advantage of the real estate in there.

At Goodwill we found this great little desk....

For $27.99! It's in a little rough shape because it was obviously well used but it fits perfectly in that area of the closet. We  figure she can use it both as a desk and as a vanity area so that way she's not fighting the other roommate for the bathroom or that kind of thing.

I shall keep you posted as we get it all cleaned up and put into the closet. We have big plans for Karly's room! It's exciting to have a roommate that appreciates all the hard work that goes into this DIY stuff. I think we're going to have a fabulous time.

Lighten Up!

 Happy Monday everyone! This is sort of a scary Monday for me... I have surgery today at 3:30pm in order to *finally* remove the cyst on my right ovary. I'm definitely scared, but it's about time that I had it done since I've been battling it for a few months now. In the meantime I've got a few posts scheduled for you to see! You will probably be relieved, they are not all kitchen related!

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Alright now that the housekeeping stuff is out of the way I'll get to the fun stuff! Recently I've had another switcharoo of roommates and the only bedroom ceiling I had left unpainted was crying out for attention. It wanted to match! And it also wanted a less cheap-looking light fixture.

Here's the sad and dark before:

I decided to just go with a basic WalMart flushmount for that bedroom. It works because it sits closer to the ceiling and still looks good. The ceilings in the bedrooms aren't super high so cute and dangly chandeliers are out.

Here's the ceiling after a fresh coat of paint. Looks wayyy better right?

And the new light from the hallway! I love the way that doing little things makes such a huge difference. New fresh and shiny ceiling and light fixture. Yay!

It makes the room seem sooo much bigger. It's fantastic. Plus the new light fixture really makes it look more updated.

Hope everyone enjoys their Monday!

Little Touches

My kitchen reno is coming along nicely! All of the cabinets are painted, along with the counters and hardware. Yup. Fantastic. There was just one little thing with the cabinets that needed some serious finishing...

The toe kicks.

Here's a shot of the toe kicks before.... 

We used just regular trim molding for the toe kicks and of course painted them white! (Ignore the gap, I plan on putting more trim around the dishwasher to make it look a little better.) I bought two long things of molding from Lowe's for $7.20 a piece and made a total of 6 cuts for the entire kitchen. 

Here's a wider shot of the new toe kicks...

And a little closer....

Definitely dresses up the kitchen and gives it a far more finished look. Plus it blends really well with the molding in the living room which gives it that cohesive look that I love so much!


The cats are in love with the new kitchen rugs.... I dunno why but they just roll around all over em.

Here's a final shot of the cabinets with the new toe kicks in. Looks awesome! Yay! :)