Showing posts with label Home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home. Show all posts

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Ikea Storage Boxes & Printable Labels




So I have been slowly trying to get organized in our new home, but let me tell you it is a work in progress. I have so many fun ideas and projects that I want start (I should probably stay off Pinterest for a while) that I have decided to focus on one project at a time so I don't get overwhelmed. This past weekend I decided I wanted to tackle my craft room and start by organizing all of my storage containers.


I have my craft room set up upstairs in our bonus room above the garage. I love this room because of the fun ceilings, the gorgeous view, and how much space I get -- I can do some serious crafting in this room. I am currently using Ikea's Kasset Line of paper and media storage boxes to organize my craft and office supplies. I really love these boxes, they look great and I love the contrast of the kraft paper with the white bookcase. They also do a good job at keeping all of my little nicknacks organized. Ikea has them in all sizes and colors and at a good price too.


So I got busy and reorganized all of my stuff. Question, why does it feel so good to organize drawers and boxes? It can't be just me who feels this way. Nothing looks like it changed on the outside, but you know that everything is where it is suppose to be. I even had James come and take a look -- I was so proud of my hard work. I am not sure if he appreciated it as much as I did. :)



Designing the labels was the funnest part. After getting all of the boxes they way I wanted, I created new labels for each one. I really love the they way everything turned out. If you like the labels that I created I have made them available for you to download.

If you have the Ikea boxes you can download these babies right here »

Now that my craft room is organized the next step is decorating...


Wednesday, November 27, 2013

New House Tour

James and I got the keys to our new home this week, right before the Thanksgiving holiday. We have been moving boxes and furniture for the past few days trying to get moved out of our apartment. We only have a few things left in our storage unit and we will be officially all moved in -- and then to the fun part, unpacking! :) 

The morning we got the keys to the house, we pulled up with a trailer full of our stuff and I told James to wait - that I wanted to hurry and take some pictures of all the rooms before we started filling them with boxes. I am so glad I did. 

We are loving our new home and I wanted to share a few of the pictures I took. Check it out!

[Living Room]



[Dining Nook & Kitchen]




[Master Bath]


[Upstairs Bedrooms]



Thursday, October 3, 2013

House Update













Our house has come so far! It has been so much fun seeing our house come together and to see the progress -- from a whole in the ground to a fully framed home. Every day after work, James and I grab dinner and head over to our property to take a look at the new developments and make future plans.

This has been an interesting time in our lives. All of our things are packed into a storage unit and James and I have been living in a little 2 bedroom apartment while waiting for our house to be built. We have literally been living off of bare essentials and I have been known to say that it feels like we are living our first years of marriage all over again. Its sorta fun to relive that phase of life again.

There have been so many nice things about bumming it this summer. My office is just down the street. Our apartment is right across the street from the new recreation center. And I refuse to cook in our teeny kitchen, so we eat out every day. Our apartment actually feels more like a hotel room. We really are only in the apartment to sleep, shower, or to watch T.V.

James and I are so excited to get into our new home and lay down some roots. So I guess we will be living in Utah for a while!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Ikea Entry


James and I went to Ikea this weekend and bought a table for our entryway. That room has been needing some furniture and was feeling pretty empty. We love it. Now what to put in those baskets?...



Sunday, October 17, 2010

China Cabinet

James and I had been looking for a China Cabinet for our nicer dishes. James found this red one from Ikea:




It was just what I wanted but it was red, so James said he would paint it. We picked out a beige color to match our dinning room. Here is the final project. Look what a good job James did!

Sunday, September 12, 2010

House Warming

James and I threw a house warming party last night. It was so much fun having everyone over! Here are some pictures of our house before everyone arrived.



Wednesday, December 9, 2009

My New Desk!

I got home from work today, and look what James got me!


I am so happy! I have always wanted a desk with a lightbox to do all my projects on!!! Now I am really going to have to be crafty :) James is so good at surprising me. Thanks babe, I love the desk!

Sunday, November 15, 2009

House Update

James and I have been in our house for a whole month now! It has been so nice. Here are some pictures of the place so far:


The Kitchen:


Dinning Room: James bought the dinning room table for $20 off of KSL.


Master Bedroom: James picked out the new bedroom furniture - he told me it was my style - he did a really good job :)