I am not the most organized of people. I would like to be. Things lined up, labeled, color coded, planed and scheduled make me incredibly happy! I can spend hours in Ikea, The container store, and the rubbermaid aisle at target.
For example, when I bring groceries home, all packages are opened and put into containers. Then all the unfortunate waste and garbage is disposed of at once. I get a clear view of what we have and how much. No deceptive empty boxes lurking in the back of the cabinet.
Here is an example of what the snack cupboard looks like.
See how pretty? Really just opening this cupboard makes me happy. Organized spaces are calming for me.
However, everyone has their junk drawers right? That place stuff goes when it doesn't really have a home. I have more of a closet. That has gotten so out of hand I now just open it up throw things that in and quickly shut the door before things fall back out!
I had to do something! My house was built in 1939. And it's been project after project gently tugging it into this century. The hallway on my main floor is the only place on this floor where the old orangish, varnish hasn't been painted yet. It's on the list. The very long list. Good thing I love lists. :-)
So here are a few of the before pictures.
Really. If you can't find it, its in here. Even if you can't find it, and you look in here and still can't find it......it's probably still in here!
I had a Kindle. I couldn't find it. For six months. I looked in here. A lot. This is a deceptively deep and intricate web of items. That perfectly hid my Kindle for 6 months.
I had won a Nook Touch at work.......so I didn't look REALLY hard. But you would not believe my surprise when I found it!
Candles, games,cards, party supplies, window insulating kits.....two of them, some unopened toys, blank cds, batteries, anything broke that i was "going to fix" all in here. And so so much more.
The top one not so bad. Dusty. Too high to reach. :) Sand box bucket?
Hairbrush? Tape gun....two of those too. Coloring books, notebooks, bags, Halloween decorations that didn't make it back to the attic........
You get the sad sad point.
So I did something about it!!
It was tempting to just leave it empty. It was very.....Zen. :)
Alyssa and Alec helped remove the hardware so I could paint.
I Like to get them involved and teach them as much as possible. The more they help, the more they tend to appreciate things as well I think. I wish I would have gotten some in between pictures. Something very satisfying about paint going on. Paint. I love paint. :)
Painted the inside a luscious butter yellow that did not win in the race for kitchen walls, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE anyway. and painted out the trim and shelves white. And added a spiffy chalkboard calendar to the inside of the door. Taped off and painted the lines and used some Memory Makers White rub on letters for the days of the week. Left over room for notes and doodles.
White boxes and magazine boxes from Ikea are perfect!
The bottom drawers are just for Notebooks, coloring books and some of the kids craft supplies. And the top drawer is stacked two deep with Ikea cutlery treys for the more normal "junk drawer sort of things.
The bottom tray is lesser used things, some tools, stapler, batteries, my label maker.
sticky notes, chalk, pens, pencils, markers calculator in the top....but my handy Label maker is still accessible! :)
So that's my makeover "command center" A place for everything and everything in its place makes me a happy lady!