One A Day ~ Organizing My Drawers and Cupboards

I know it looks pretty on the outside 

but lurking inside this built in hutch 

is a mountain of disorganization.  

The drawers are stuffed with who know what!  

I started thinking this week 

that when we move it's going to be quite a job 

to go through all of the cupboards and 

drawers to purge and pack.  

So, I decided that in order to keep my sanity 

I would work on "One A Day".  

Tackling one drawer or cupboard 

a day is certainly doable.

 Drawer Number One:  

What is all that stuff?  

Oh My!  

I took everything out and placed it in a bin.  

I had a trash sack for throw away items 

and another basket for things I would be relocating 

to the proper place (like stray tools).  

I had this organizing insert in 

another drawer and I was not utilizing it properly.  

You can find a lot of these types of organizers 

at Target, Walmart or even the Dollar Store.  

And, everything went back in 

that I use on a daily basis.  

YAY! 

First drawer complete!  

A lot of the items in that drawer were 

Dog related, so I put them in the basket 

I had in the Laundry Room.  

Now I have all of those things at my fingertips.

I also have this basket sitting 

on the counter next to the phone.  

It keeps everything off of the counter 

like charging phones, ipads, glasses, 

stray mail, pens and pencils.  

I liked the plaid for the holidays 

but I wanted to change it out for Spring.  

Besides, the basket needed to be cleaned out too.  

I found this in my upstairs office closet.  

I think Miss Beaux used it at one time.  

Much better!

Wish me luck in my self challenge
of
One A Day!

What's in your junk drawer?  

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

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Teen Bedroom Update

This is what Miss Beaux's bedroom 

looked like when we listed the house 

the for a short time in 2013.  

Hard to believe it was that long ago...  

The walls were in bad shape this time around 

when we got ready to list the house, so we had to paint. 

We painted the room 

Sherwin Williams 7071 Gray Screen.  

I looked at a lot of gray colors 

before we chose Gray Screen.  

It has just enough of a bluish tint 

to it so that it doesn't get 

muddied up and looks fresh. 

We were happy with the color 

but were so busy and Miss Beaux was away 

at college so we left everything the way that it was...  

While she was home during break 

after all of the Christmas stuff was put away 

we started doing a little shopping 

to update her room a bit.  

I mean she IS in college now!  

Her bedding was the first thing we wanted to change. 

While we were shopping and browsing 

around I would ask her, 

"Do you like this?" 

"NO", 

"Do you like this?" 

"NO", 

"Do you like this?" 

"NO",  

I finally told her to pick something out 

to show me what she DID like! 

BB&Beyond

And this is what she picked.  

Now, here is what I had to say to her... 

Deep Breath...  

"I respect your choice but I just don't think 

it is right for the space and here is why...  

We are trying to sell a product 

and that product is a teen room"  

She was looking for an "Apartment Look" 

for her bedroom and I fully appreciate 

that concept, but it is not going to be understood 

by potential buyers with children. 

I told her that I wasn't looking 

to make her room into a little girl's room...

Source

And she argued that she wasn't trying 
to turn it into this either!

Google

 So, we kept looking 
and I liked this comforter 
and thought it would add a nice pop of color 
to the gray with the coral...

BB&Beyond

 But I couldn't convince her!  
We were about to give up 
after three or four stores 
when we found a Duvet Set 
in the clearance aisle of 
the Marshall's by our house.  

 It has the same watercolor look 
that she wanted but with lighter colors 
of gray and a very light blue/gray.  

 We found two of these furry pillows 
that seem to be the rage at Target on clearance.  

 And we added the grape colored pillow 
for our bright pop of color!  

 Compromise!  
It's a beautiful thing isn't it?  
We are still working to add pictures etc...  
Gives her a reason to come home every once in a while...

Until Next Time,
Beaux R'eves,

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