life, organizing, projects, kind-design life … More Jumbo Space Bags This week’s project involves more Space Bags. On Sunday, I purchased more space bags like I hoped to last week. On Monday, I condensed more items in the attic – sheets and towels this time. I am definitely making progress on the attic – I…
life, organizing, projects, kind-design life … Jumbo Space Bags My weekly projects have spread into the weekend for once. I have to share these “new to me” huge space bags. They are awesome! I can fit so much in them and plan on buying many more for other items. The first thing I…
bedroom, closet, house, life, organizing, projects, kind-design bedroom … Closet Semi-Redesign This week’s project is the master bedroom closet. When your “workplace” is your home, there are always things you can find to keep up “continuous improvement”. One of the places I am always most critical of is the master bedroom closet. It has…
color, decor, home, house, life, products, kind-design color … Dots I was watching an episode of The Stagers on HGTV and I saw the coolest wall decor. A whimsical way to update the look of a room – minimal cost and reusable. The product is called DottiLicious by WallCandy Arts and can be found multiple…
art, crafting, life, projects, scrapbooking, kind-design art … Making Cards I needed to make a thank you card to my aunt for my birthday present AND I needed to use my new scrapbooking tool – the Sweet Heart Maker, so I punched out some hearts in pink, red, and purple and got out a sheet…
art, life, scrapbooking, kind-design art … 25 Random Things About Me Since my friend Carla wrote down her Random Things and I have had some requests on Facebook for mine, I decided to list my Random Things. I was just going to do 20 like Carla when I saw that on Facebook they are doing…
bathroom, life, painting, kind-design bathroom … Rustic Half Bath Half Bathroom (Before) : Half Bathroom (After) A gallon of paint, a few pieces of wood, wood stain, and a few accessories can make a plain, boring half bathroom look like a mini-retreat. First, a color palette was chosen which included 5 elements: * dark brown…
building, furniture, life, kind-design building … Completed Side Tables I finally got motivated while we had nice weather the beginning of September and was able to finish our side tables. In a previous post, I showed them in their unfinished state and promised that I would put new pictures up once they were…
color, house, life, livingroom, painting, kind-design color … Blue to Brown I was visiting with friends this weekend and I mentioned painting my living room again. I started talking about what color the living room used to be and what it is now. While I was on my way home, I was thinking about the…
color, life, kind-design color … Tribute to Color: Purple Purples are my favorite color group. Purple is the general name for the colors between red and blue. On the basic color wheel, purple is called Violet. In my Color college art course, I was told by my professor that purple is not a…
color, life, kind-design color … Tribute to Color: Red Red is the color of fire, trees in autumn, strawberries, tulips, roses, fire trucks, apples, birds and so many other things. It is a color of warmth and vibrancy. No matter how small something is, if there is red on it, it will be…
bedroom, building, furniture, life, kind-design bedroom … Headboard Completed With the wonderful weather we have had the last couple of days, I was able to stain and polycrylic the bedroom headboard. I have posted a new picture on the original post: Bedroom of a Different Color. I was able to get some decent…
building, furniture, IKEA, life, livingroom, kind-design building … New Side Tables My most recent construction project was building side tables to go beside our new couch. When I go out looking for furniture in our area, I just can never find much of what I am looking for design wise. Since I wasn’t able…
bedroom, furniture, health, house, life, kind-design bedroom … Bedroom of a Different Color As I have mentioned earlier, I have an obsession at times with changing the look of the inside of my house. This time it was the master bedroom’s turn to look different. For the last 7 years, my bedroom has been violet-indigo – the…
furniture, health, IKEA, life, livingroom, products, kind-design furniture … New Ikea Couch During my most recent trip to the Baltimore Area, I was able to go visit my favorite store in the world – Ikea! My purpose on this visit was to purchase a couch I had wanted for about 2 years now. While the color that…
furniture, home, house, life, livingroom, organizing, products, kind-design furniture … Hiding the DVDs It is nice when a new piece of furniture really changes the look of a place. Not a couch or an entertainment center since a pretty big change is expected. This change came in the form of a Multimedia Cabinet that can hold DVDs,…
furniture, home, life, kind-design furniture … Furnishing A New Home Sometimes it is hard to get started when you are getting out on you own – balancing what you need and what you can afford. I have created a list by room on what are generally the essential pieces in a room that most people…
art, decor, life, livingroom, reuse, kind-design art … Bamboo Tapestry I like to vary what I put up on the walls of our home. I am going through a Japanese style phase right now. I had been using bamboo table runners on my dining room table and sideboard, but had recently replaced them with…
furniture, layout, life, livingroom, kind-design furniture … A Room Divided I have rearranged our living room again. This “obsession” with rearranging stems back to my early teen years and possibly earlier. After a while, I get tired of an arrangement. Luckily, I have a computer program that I can arrange furniture in before actually…
home, life, organizing, kind-design home … A Tale of Two Katies Organizing is a useful tool in accomplishing more in less time and having a fuller, less stressful life. Below is a story about how being organized changed one person’s morning schedule. The Old Katie The Morning Routine It’s 7:15am and only…
home, life, organizing, kind-design home … 8 Steps of Organization The world around us can be a messy place. It can be hard to keep up with even the most simple of tasks when you are ridden with clutter. I like organization. I thrive off of it. It makes the day-to-day go by so…
bathroom, life, painting, kind-design bathroom … Painting the Main Bathroom When I first bought my house, I thought it would be neat to do an underwater themed bathroom. I painted the walls and ceiling a dark blue and that was as far as I made it. I purchased the fish decals to stick on…
garage, life, organizing, shelving, kind-design garage … Garage Shelving We desperately needed more space in the garage so I decided to build up. I purchased some uprights, brackets, and used shelving I already had and made lots more space for storing items. We can now find things easier too. I have a few…
bedroom, closet, flooring, IKEA, life, kind-design bedroom … Guest Room Flooring The carpet in our guest room was in bad condition which used to be an office among other uses. Instead of installing new carpet, my preference was to install laminate flooring. We wanted a more durable and practical flooring option and something inexpensive too.…
