A Recap - The Laundry

Morning All,

So as I explained I have new followers on board and I'm over the Christmas Crafts and I want recap on where I am in the house.

The first room completed was the laundry - I hope you enjoy!

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Well my friends I did it, I finished,  presenting The Laundry.

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 Okay you don't need a special invitation, but I did recieve one, I won't be RSVPing any time soon (I hope)

The depend advertisement here states if your over 35 and have had children, you'll probably be needing these. My kids think this is the most hilarious thing and feel the need to make sure I am aware I fit this description, oh they'll be lucky to make it to their next birthdays at this rate!

Anyhow, the image we've all been waiting for....The Laundry.

Firstly apologies once again for the photos, tiny room issues (and bad photo taker/editor)

I'm loving this, I painted the trim pink, because in this room, no one else cares, and I love pink. Added the curtains (probably should have mopped first)

You may note that I ended up putting a third bracket on the shelf, it started to bow a little in the middle. The light fitting is pink "crystals" it was one of those DIY fitted ones, took all of 5 minutes!

So in short it started like this

Then I painted the stencil on the wall

Made the ABIB

Who can forget my troubles with the Laundry Station

Added Mellywood's Mantra

Horrified you with my But-Ahh cans

Framed my whining iron

Horsed around with my clothes horse organizer

Danced at the Sock Hop

Force fed the kids pasta so I could make these

Added the Pointless Quilt

In spite of all the trial and error, I am so happy with the result. I now have a room I'm happy with and with my laundry loads, it's just as well.

DIY Delight or Disaster? DELIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What do you think?


Thanks for reading

Mel xo

Inspiration Cafe - Steamlining the Entryway - Improved Organization

Evening all,

As I mentioned earlier today I'm joining the lovely ladies of the Inspiration Cafe. On today's menu Sherry from Pondered Primed Perfected shares her tips and a tutorial on how she tamed the entryway clutter.

Here's a sneak peak at today's post 

January.  

It's that time of year.

It happens every year...the feeling overtakes me and I just have to take action.  I feel the need to purge, organize, and streamline our environment.  I start analyzing our spaces to see what is working well and what needs to be improved on.  

We built this storage system in our entryway about a year ago by taking two tall vertical shelves and adding a bench seat in between to create a mudroom style entryway.   Some wainscot wallpaper and hooks completed the space.  The perfect place to hang your coat, drop your keys, and kick off your shoes when you come in.  

Isn't it gorgeous, stop by the Inspiration Cafe and check out all the great tips Sherry has shared and don't forget to follow on Facebook.

Thanks for reading
Mel xo

I'm Baaaaaack!

Hello everyone,


I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! I have thoroughly enjoyed my little blogging break, I really enjoyed just spending some time with the family!

I wish I could say that I was now all set and ready to go for 2013, because that was what I had planned to tell you all, but let's be honest - It aint me! I've always been a last minute panic/crammer, as I always say to my kids, be who you are and just own it. So I officially suck at being prepared and I'm okay with it!

Next up and way more exciting, if you follow me on Facebook, you will already know that I am joining the lovely Ladies of the Inspiration Cafe . As you know I have done a couple of guest posts over there and it's always a lot of fun. If you haven't been by the cafe, basically it's 6 bloggers who share tips tricks and tutorials on well, just about anything from food, to crafts, home decor. It's also a great place to start if you're looking to do a guest post or would like to introduce yourself and your blog.


So what I have I been up to? Well the hubs wanted to show me a swimming spot he loved as a kid - after all these years I was a little concerned, when I kept passing these signs

But we did end up on the most gorgeous beach and I almost stood on this little guy, although I'm not sure what it is.

Of course there was Christmas, which turned out to be a perfect day, Madeleine got a little sand pit and I caught this snap as she was contemplating whether to throw the sand at me or not. Excuse the outfit, she was still in her nightie, and also very excited to have her own sunglasses!

While Max enjoyed the paper

As we hosted Christmas lunch, Samuel helped with the cooking

And we did remove the spare clothes line so our guests weren't dodging pegs during lunch

Elizabeth decided she wanted to go for a glamorous look

Then my genes kicked in and she looked like this!

While Jack was just happy to have his own mug, he's very easily pleased (actually he's so quiet I didn't realize this was the only snap I got of him all day, my bad!)

That pretty much wraps up the holidays, now I'm back and ready to get into the house, I will be a little sporadic over the next few weeks while the kids are still on holidays but since many of you weren't around for the beginning, I may re share what I'm working with.


How were your holidays? Feeling good about starting the New Year?

Thanks for reading,

Mel xo