Office Redo–Before and After

This is where I have done my Bible Study and my journaling for the last 2 years. – On my dining table. And so most days it looks like this:



Well, I needed to do something about this mess. So I decided to redo my office.

I’m pleased with the end results:

(don’t expect a neat area! But it’s neat to me!!!)

      
                 Before                                       After
Yes, there is a desk under all
that “stuff.”


     
                Before                                          After


     
               Before                                          After


     
                   Before                                      After


As you can see, I had so much furniture and craft bins – It was too crowded. I had my desk, Randy’s desk, the table he built for our printer, 2 craft bins, 2 storage cabinets, a wash stand and 2 filing cabinets.

I was able to consolidate to 2 sets of shelves, a desk – made from a door, I used the filing cabinets and table Randy made to set it on. The 2 storage cabinets and the wash stand.

I put all my craft supplies on one set of shelves, Bible Study on the other set and bill information on the wall.

I had to buy the door and the shelves. I got a bargain on the door at Lowe’s – $2.66. I used varnish I already had to refinish it. The shelves were $25 each.

         

     Before varnish                     After 4 coats of varnish

I am looking forward to making messes in here rather than on the dining room table!

OH – an unplanned bonus!

I can see the TV from my desk!!

This was my 4th of July week project and I had so much fun doing it! I even went through all of my files and discarded and combined! I feel so accomplished!

Now – excuse me while I go make a mess!

Spring Morning on the Deck

Encouragement during my first cup of coffee:




Second cup of coffee? Murder!

Working Outside!

The weather today was FABULOUS!!

We have had some strange weather lately but today – today was gorgeous!

The husband worked on some of his wood craft items. A. worked for a neighbor in her yard. I planted some sedum and moved some other plants around.

We decided to cook out for dinner and while the husband was cooking I walked around and took pictures of a few of the blooms I had been enjoying all day.

         

         

         

Then I got to visit with a neighbor over the fence!

         

Neighborhood Flowers

Don't you just love this time of year? When we do our sale-ing, I love looking at the beautiful flowers in the yards.

A few days ago, on the way home from Johnson's Garden Centers, we passed a house that had the most gorgeous flowers (please forgive me, I didn't have my camera) So I told The Husband to please stop so I could go ask them what kind of flowers they are. The man of the house told me they are poppies. Well, I've raised poppies and have NEVER seen any like these! So, I googled poppies so I could find a picture to show you their beauty - NO pictures like his... So, tomorrow, I'm going back to take pictures! But, the best part of this story is that in a month - he says I can have some of the seeds. I. can't. wait. !!!

The other evening, I walked around our cul-de-sac and took some pictures of our neighborhood flowers. Of the 5 houses, only 3 of us have flowers. The other 2 have beautiful trees and shrubs.

It was a relaxing beautiful walk!