Thursday, March 22, 2012

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie..

Remember this adorable children's book?


I can SO relate to this mouse! As I've mentioned, we recently purchased and moved into a new house = really exciting and yummy cookie. Now I need a big {expensive} glass of milk = decorations and furniture.

We obviously can't buy everything we need at once, so I'm scouting Pinterest and the web for cheap ideas. I'm thinking I'll start with some little things that will add a pop here and there. So here are my top two for today:

Idea #1 - give my Kitchen Aid Mixer a pop of color. I totally regret registering for a boring and plain white mixer. I wish I would have gotten a fun bright color. Now I've found an inexpensive way to give this appliance a face lift! For $12 at The House of Smiths Designs you can purchase these vinyl decals to put onto your mixer. I'm thinking about the chevron in a green.



Idea # 2- paint and/or wallpaper the back of my butler's pantry. I'm not sure what color I want to do but right now the clear glasses against white pantry are not working. They just don't stand out.




Again, this idea came from The House of Smiths Designs. You can see her step by step instructions by clicking HERE.

Pictures of the finished products will follow! Wish me luck :)

Friday, March 9, 2012

Packing Fun!

This weekend we begin the packing process as we'll be moving into our new home very very soon!!



I'm semi-looking forward to packing as it's a great time to get rid of stuff we don't need or use anymore. I have a ton of clothes that I keep thinking I'll fit into again but I think it's time to say goodbye!

There are so many great tips and tools to get packing done right. Loving these free packing labels from Pinterest.



Right now we have about 10 boxes in our attic that all say "Miscellaneous." Hmm that's helpful!