Create Some Shiz!

Fall is here and that means that sweet Jeffrey is pretty much officially the property of the East Irondequoit Lancer Marching Band until October 26th. This means that I'm going to 1) have a ton of alone-time, and 2) I can fill that alone-time with PROJECTS! And let's face it-- I could use the distraction right now. Here are some inspiration images of projects I'm itching to tackle...

Transforming the teeny entry closet into a mini-mudroom. I feel like the space would be way more functional,
and we hate the little mini French doors that are currently on that closet (especially because the cats
have figured out how to OPEN said French doors, which we then smack the front door into whenever we come home). Cubbies for EVERYONE!

Our washer, dryer and utility sink are in there own little bare corner of the basement. It is my dream
to turn that corner into an actual nice place to be-- a bright area rug (to cover the concrete floor
where the paint is peeling off), colorful curtains behind the machines, some shelving, perhaps
a table for folding/sorting items, and the piece de resistance would be to cover the framed-out wall with
fresh white bead board so I don't have to look at wooden studs while I'm switching laundry over.

We have a hall closet downstairs in serious need of organization. A shelf for linens
(now that I've finally learned how to neatly fold a fitted sheet!), a shelf for cleaning products,
a shelf for medicine/first aid supplies, and appropriate areas for the vacuum, mop, and broom.

I've accumulated countless paint cans over the last four years and right now
they're all tucked in random spots in the basement-- having them all gathered and neatly
sorted will make doing household projects sooooo much easier!

A corner of our basement actually already has a workshop table and pegboards already installed... but they are buried in completely random piles of tools, misfit household items, broken lamps, plastic bags of stuff that we haven't gotten around to unpacking (yes, we've been in the house for 6 months already)-- I don't know where anything is and finding a screwdriver can easily turn into a 45 minute rescue mission.

Oh, Pinterest... you are the devil.