upstairs organization: a little progress

Moving right along.

It’s the upstairs closet's turn for a little  intervention..... I mean... attention. It is pretty small and like everywhere else in the upstairs, things had been thrown in without much rhyme and reason.

First, it was at one time, a WHOLE lot worse than this. Moving in downstairs helped this little space a great deal. But everything still had to be taken out, cleaned and sorted, which caused tears a bigger mess than before. (when they say sheetrock dust gets everywhere they are not kidding.)

Because  its so small, I had to be strategic about how to best use the space. This took a while for a plan to finally came together which meant shelving units and a trip to Home Depot (My husband's favorite place. Look how happy he is deep in aisles of brackets and screws.) 

It took some piddling, re-arranging, throwing out, moving around, another trip to Home Depot, one trip to Michaels (didn't buy anything), one to TJ Maxx  (didn't buy anything), one trip to Walmart (for the Pioneer Woman fabric baskets on the third shelf) and one to Home Goods (for the gold boxes with lids and a little squirrel going to work on the wall), and one trip to the garage to look for other items I could use (the wicket baskets, the old straw handbag, and the coffee cups, one of which I've had for more than 20 years) but the shelves are up, there is carpet on the floor (leftovers from the second upstairs remodel) and the items are all cozied in their own spot.

I am very very happy.

Of course, its not finished.

The boxes from Home Goods need labels. I have already forgotten where I stashed things and was opening every box looking for notepads. And a couple more boxes are needed (one for the candles), and there are a few more items that need to find a home in the closet, which means a little more rearranging.

And just to make sure I don't run out of projects anytime soon, the big Rubbermaid containers in the bottom, on the beautiful new carpet that I love, is a holding area for another project. Its pictures that need to find a place to live and not just sit thrown into a big tub all their lives. That however, is going to come much later.

Next, I am turning my attention to the office couch.

PaydayPretty- at TJ Maxx

Payday Pretty. The concept (from this blog) is to buy one thing, for about $20, each payday just to make yourself feel pretty.

This Ralph Lauren navy shirt did it for me. I love the little brown suede detail at the neck, it is cool enough for the summer, and put together enough for the office. 

A little upstairs office happiness

I've been working on my upstairs office area and I'm seeing a little progress. (Progress report coming) When I saw this fellow getting ready for his work day,  I could not leave it behind.  It's a little office happiness from Home Goods for $9.99.