best extra storage solution ever!

I was finding that my closet was cluttered with things I don't use that often.  I didn't want to get rid of them, but I also didn't want to trip over them.  I thought that finding something that would look good for under the bed would work perfect.
These old suit cases came from MCC (Mennonite central committee) thrift store for 2 bucks a piece!!! 
I taped the handles with painters tape, primed and painted (green apple color in satin finish) and they turned out great!

I love them!
Now when your walking up my stairs you can't see under my bed either (usually its just a creepy cat staring back at you, but either way).
They added some contrast to the room too.

a dresser transformed...

I don't have a ton of counter space in my kitchen.  So I've been looking for inspiration to give me a little more counter space and also somewhere to put my kitchen aid.  So naturally i turn to the Internet and the beloved pinterest (thank you Lord for pinterest).

I found quickly that the answer to my issue was in a kitchen cart of some sort.  I found an idea using an old dresser and got to work.

I found an old dresser that was needed some fixing up and a good sanding (I almost like it with the distressed look, but it wasn't apart of the plan).

 

 

So I fixed the drawer, sanded, primed, painted, put on caster wheels, put 3+ coats of poly on the top, added some accessories and VOILA!

 

 

I lined the drawers in a fun wall paper just for kicks.

 

I was so excited about how it turned out.  I actually gained so much more storage space and it looks really cute. 
So far everyone who has seen it has commented on it.  The polyurethane on the top was the smartest decision.  If you try it yourself, don't skip that.  It will last so much longer and make sure it dries completely.
Feel free to comment with any tips or ideas!

the dining room wall

So I have a character home.
I really do love it.  I've owned it for over 5 years now.  Being a 100 year old home there are always little projects that I can do to personalise it to me.
I had a pretty unappealing kitchen (been renovated recently... for another time) and a useless room off the back of my house.  The wall came down between the 2 rooms making that useless room ... my new dining room.
I wanted to do something fun with the dining room wall.
I had been collecting old window frames for years and knew that I would put them to good use some day and I came up with this idea.
It's a patch work of Old Window frames that I found in back alley's and antique shops.
The dining room is still a work in progress, but I was pretty excited with how it turned out.

I've decided...

I've decided to be a little more productive with my time.

I know that being creative makes me happy, so I'm trying to actually do those things that I say "hmmm... i can do that", "hmmm...i should do that" or "when i have time i want to...". 

Well!  It's time to do it.

I'm going to post randomly little things that I make or create. 

I'm not too picky how I get creative.  Sometimes it's little things around the house, storage solutions, knitting, sewing, building, painting.  Whatever I feel like at the time.

In the mean time I have to figure out how to make this blog look a little nicer :)

Stay tuned!