Today was the first day of summer vacation - time to get started on all those projects I put off during the school year. This past weekend I decided to just take some time to kick back and relax - I also did a little shopping. It's time to start dressing up the rooms in my house a little bit - I'm starting with my room :)
Some of my favorite art was on sale, so I got a print for my room and I knew just where I wanted to hang it. I found a frame at Michael's (on sale for 40% off!) When I was at Target I stumbled upon this frame collage - there was just one left in bright white and it was screaming my name. And this is how they look in my room right now....
This is the wall that is directly across from my bed. Once I get some pictures of those I love most in the frames, this is the first thing I'll see in the morning - a great way to start the day I think :)
Along with pictures in the frames, this wall could also benefit from a fancy little chair to sit in while I put shoes on....still on the hunt for that. Other things I'm hoping to add to the room - curtains for the window (I kind of like THESE from Target, but am keeping my eyes open for a good deal) I need to repaint my side table as well as find some sort of headboard and artwork for above the bed.
I've also started some major work out in the garage. It's been almost one year since I moved in here and I think I've done a great job of only letting things in the house that we use, love, or find to be beautiful. This means that most everything else has been shoved out into the garage. Every time I opened the door and saw the mess, I swore that I would tackle it all this summer. And so it begins - I give you the "before" pictures....
taken from the inside looking out....
...and from the outside looking in
It will be a bit before I have "after" photos, but it's looking better already. I put much of my Christmas stuff up in the garage attic, and emptied out a lot of empty boxes and garbage. I also took a whole Trailblazer full of stuff to the Goodwill. It won't happen overnight, but it will feel good to have a handle on all the junk out there.
We also had swimming lessons tonight, but more on that another time - I'm exhuasted and falling asleep :)
