love

this is amazing:

painted MDF closet doors from Chez Larson, Benita’s house that’s full of perfect little details (check out her bathroom storage. sigh.)

notepaper roll holder

this is really great, and I think I need one:

because making lists is one of my favorite things to do. completing the things on the lists is, of course, another story.
buy it here for $20.

canisters

I picked up the stainless steel set at an estate sale last fall, so when I spotted the yellow set at the Alameda Flea Market a few weeks ago I had to have them too. Luckily, they only set me back $15. Score.

Hooks for Keys

Today T. put up these hooks for me – they’re on the inside of the door of the front hall closet – to hold all of our “extra” keys (i.e keys that we don’t have on our daily keychains.) No, we’re not janitors, or even building managers, we just have a lot of keys.

Don’t worry, [...]

Remotes

T. and I got a new TV stand last night, a hand me down from my parents. The new one is so similar to our old one that I honestly don’t think a single person will ever notice we changed it (I’ll try to post pictures at some point.) However, one difference is the new [...]

preperations

We’re getting ready for a party around here, which means some major deep cleaning is going on. Yesterday, the hallway bookcase got organized. Today and tomorrow, the hallway gets painted (yes, I’m that special kind of crazy that requires rooms to be painted before parties. T. especially loves this about me.) I need to get [...]

new knobs

Now that I’ve switched out the knobs on the living room built-ins (picked up some new ones a few weeks ago,) I need to finally organize the books in them.

I think I’m going to be old-fashioned and do it alphabetically.

kitchen organization

I know I haven’t been posting much lately, school and a family reunion last weekend have kept me pretty busy. However, T. and I have been doing lots of little things around the house lately, most notably in the kitchen (as always, click on the pictures to see them larger.)

first off, repainted peg boards. Yes, [...]

bedroom hooks

as promised (look! I’m actually on time with a post I said I’d do!) here are the new hooks in our bedroom.

Nothing fancy – just some basic $2 hooks from the hardware store spraypainted pink (oh spray paint, how I love your magical ability to make anything look better.) T. thinks they look like [...]

Lists

I love to make lists – groceries, things to do, people to call, etc. These Ships Manifests from Sulako are letterpressed, and their index card size makes them perfect for sticking in your pocket or on your fridge. $8 for a pack of 13.