Spring Cleaning

Well, even though it doesn't look like spring here, we have been doing a lot of cleaning around.

I have not had a good storage system for extra school supplies and all of my crafts and for the office. So we have attacked all three at one time.

Awhile back Callie asked for disaster photos of family rooms. I thought I would include a shot of some of the stuff we took out of a large closet.

The storage areas are strange in this house and the room we use as an office doesn't have a closet. Instead the closet is in the adjacent bathroom. Here is what the closet looked like empty.
I was feeling inspired by the IKEA shelves that Regan put into her closet. I bought the same size she has for my office and the larger one for this closet. The shelves only took about 30min for Nate to assemble. (He already had experience assembling the smaller shelves.)



AAK! While we measured that they would fit into the closet we didn't think about the smaller opening.

Sooo, 1 1/2 hours later...after the removal of 3 doors, a set of hinges and a piece of wood facing in the closet... Here is Nate doing his best Tim the Toolman Taylor with the shelves inside the closet.


Regan, these shelves may not come with us if we move either. But I LOVE them!

In case you are curious- I have already filled ALL of the shelves and am already enjoying the ability to access all of my stuff. We are almost done with the office cleaning so I will update you on that progress soon.