BEAT CANCER playroom re-do!

 This project was very important for me to be part of.  This playroom belongs to a little 3rd grader from Lakeway, Torrence, who has been battling a brain tumor since she was 18 months old. She received some sad news after her brain scan this week. She is losing her eye sight. 

This room was the second part in a bedroom & playroom makeover for a special little girl.  After lots of fundraising/shopping/brainstorming we made a plan to help this little girl and her sister have a fun place to let their imagination run wild!  So glad to be a part of TEAM TORRENCE!

Armoire turned Home Office

This is my own personal workspace!  I do have to share the computer with the 3 men in my life, but they stay out of my office armoire.  This space is actually an open dining room right inside the front door (so I have to keep it clean ;)) and that room was never getting used.  I needed my own office and lots of desk space so I improvised.  Do you have an old TV or dresser armoire that isn't being used anymore?

I added fun fabric to make it appealing to look at inside.  And lets be honest, it makes me happy so that's all that matters!

The top left has shelves from container store and magazine holders to hold all my envelopes, invoices, labels, etc.  Oh and please notice my large pile (above the printer) of "to be filed".  I left it full on purpose to show that even the best organizers can hate part of their duties i.e. filing!!!  The top right is my lovely card drawer.  I buy those bulk card boxes at costco and whenever I need a birthday card or wedding card I already have it!  The bottom left are 2 small bins to corral small labels and ink.  My favorite is my inspiration board!  I put things on there that make me happy to look at.  Oh and any good organizer loves her coffee table books.  I am obsessed!  Hint... hint... in case you are shopping for a present for me ;)  The bottom right are the school memories boxes that I make and sell.  And the black boxes are all our files.  Now, for any of you who don't have much space or have to share with the hubby or kids, you too can make a little office of your own!

Laundry room turned art gallery!

This was such a fun project to do!  I loved seeing this space and knowing just what we could do with it.  It is so easy to have "big dreams" to re-do your whole space, but it is just as easy to make a few changes to totally transform the space.  All we did was:

 Take out the "drink" refrigerator and put it a few more steps to the garage,
 Added -another hanging bar
             - a folding area
             - a cute valance
             - a rug

 

I love these stackable laundry baskets from container store!  I added one for each kid and put a label on them.  I found this cute Laundry sign at Joann's Fabric.  I always add a small trash can and a "catch all" jar for anything found in pockets.  I also added 2 cute baskets for sunscreen and her extra candles.

The client really wanted a cute spot to show off her kid's artwork and hang the pool bag, the lake bag, etc. So her hubby built it for her!! It didn't take long and was super cheap!

 

I am so proud of this project it was a great "team effort"!!

 

 

 

 

 

Pool House decor project

This project in Tulsa, OK was especially fun for me.  It is a relative of mine with a beautiful new home and bonus pool house.  Their family loves the beach and wanted a little piece of it with them at all times.  This brand new space needed a little warming up so with some shopping in Austin, TX., excellent packing skills (if I do say so myself), and a plane ride I was able to take care of it!  I had a blast searching for beachy stuff out of season, I love a challenge!

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Home office in TULSA

This project was one of my clients in Tulsa, Ok.  A home office in need of a little organization and furniture rearranging.  This project took about 5 hours and a little computer tech work from a self-confessed non-techy!  So proud of myself!  We moved the desk and file hutch to a better direction for easier flow going into the room.  This client was ready to get rid of binders and papers from previous projects that were cluttering up the office cabinets.  We moved them to a labelled box in the attic in case they needed to refer back to them.  Something I always tell my clients when I am in the process of taking EVERYTHING out to clean is that if it doesn't have a purpose right now then find a new place for it (ex: attic shelf or garage shelf).  Don't let old projects and papers clutter your mind and office in your newly organized space!  I also want to point out that I left the client with a large box of papers to go through.  I do that so my client doesn't feel overwhelmed at the time we are halfway through the mess.  I give them a pile to sort through, on their time, in a nice clean spot.  I find it is best after I have made a "home" for all the papers to go to (ex: labelled file folders) then they are less likely to bring something in that doesn't belong.  

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Box of papers to go through.

I know this picture is blurry, but I wanted to point out this desk organizer I used.  It's from Office Max and it is so simple, but so effective.  

Christmas Decor

Hello Friends!  It is time to decorate for the holidays.  Have you opened the same boxes year after year and said "oh I really don't like that _____ anymore" and put it back in the box?  STOP!  This year as you are opening each box of Holiday decor try to make a point of getting rid of what you don't use this season.  It might be time to freshen up the decorations.  Head to your nearest Hobby Lobby or Garden Ridge to get some inexpensive replacements.  Goodwill always accepts donations! 

Or what my family is going to do is take all the solid bulbs I don't like anymore (my purple ones....I went through a purple phase ;)) and any extra stuff I find,  to go decorate one of our trees on HWY 360 here in Austin.  I love this city and their quirky traditions like decorating big evergreen trees along side the road!  

Now, when you put your decor back, there are a few ways you can try to stay organized in the attic or garage:

1.  Put all (Christmas/Hanukkah/winter) decor all in the same color plastic totes.
2.  Label all totes (whatever holiday first) then what is in it.  Ex: Christmas-ornaments.
3.  Put them all in the same area.
4.  Wreaths in actual wreath boxes.  You paid good money for that wreath, store it correctly!
5.  Don't forget to store all candles in the house in a box marked holiday candles!

HAPPY DECORATING!

Garage photos

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