If you have 15 minutes...

If you have fifteen minutes, you can help your closet go from this:

To this

Amazingly, I did not take anything out of the closet. Just rearranged. I was even interrupted two separate times by the boy. Now, to tackle other closets.

New Curtains....different room

Remember how I said that curtains can change a room? I decided to give it a shot in a different room. My dining room, while totally an awesome color, had horrible blinds. They were the cheaper plastic ones that bend and break easy. One of the dogs completely knew how to move them over so she could look out. In the process, she had managed to break and bend them.

Here, you can see how awful they were...

Much better afterwards. It makes the room feel more elegant and finished.

Playroom - before and after

I was getting super tired of the playroom always being a complete mess.

So, my mom and I took Xander to IKEA and got some great organizers. The thing about IKEA stuff is that you have to put it together. It took me and Katlyn 3 different nights and one Saturday afternoon to put everything together. Then, we took everything out of the playroom and put some of the organizers in.

After looking at it for a minute, Katlyn and I decided that we did not like them there. So, we moved them to the other side of the room.

And that worked! The room looked one hundred times better than before. I need to go back and get another tall unit for the other corner but over all I like this wall.

On the other wall is a desk that my mom got for Xander. At the time that I took these pictures, the desk was not completed. This is the location that it will stay though.

Let's talk about the lamp. Not the fact that the top is on completely crooked but the "toys" that are on it.

If we look a bit closer, you can see who resides on each level of the lamp. These are VERY important toys in this house. We all love them and thougth that they should have their own spot.

Overall, I love the way that the room came out. Xander loves it even more. He enjoys going in there and knowing where to find everything.