Monday, May 30, 2016

Workshop Makeover

It is so much fun for me to get to sort out a creative space!
I had the privilege of working with Joy the other day.  She is super talented and makes the most fantastic stuff for her business, Garden Candy.

Joy needed her workshop organized.
She has loads of cool stuff and best of all, tonnes of great containers to store it all in.

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We set to work one space at a time.
 I often find that tackling an easy, obvious job first helps get the ball rolling and gives you a sense of accomplishment.  An easy start in this case was sorting paint.


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There was also a whole lot of wood to deal with which we sorted and stored in this corner unit.

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When you have something unusual to store, it helps to think of it like a similar household item...in this case we "filed" the wood just as we might have done with paper.



Once the easier jobs were done, we moved on to the desk.

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This took a bit more time but it's important for Joy's work space to be functional and efficient.




The last job was the work bench.  This involved a lot of sorting of screws, nails and such which as you can imagine, is time consuming, but in the end is well worth the effort.

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We used jars and cute containers (Joy made that SEEDS box!) to house the wood working items.



The last touch was to add this table as additional work space for projects. 



I am completely in love with this room and can't wait to see what Joy creates in her new space!!

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Monday, May 16, 2016

A Rant and a Room

I hate technology.  
HATE it.

I've been trying to blog for 2 weeks now but have had countless issues with my computer.  Me and the spinny rainbow spend more time together than me and my husband.  I literally keep a book with me now so I can read it while I wait for the spinny rainbow to stop.

Gah.  
The biggest issue seems to be with photos and WHY in a world where I can speak to someone across the world face to face in real time I cannot seem to move a few photos to a blog I do not know.

Well, I do know.  It's mostly me.  Since grade 9 computer class I have been allergic to computers.  Every time I touch one something goes wrong.  Perhaps I have a wacky electrical force.
I'm sure that's it.

Anywho, while I cannot manage to load 10 photos in less than 3 hours, what I CAN do, is fix up a bedroom.  So let me show you Sadie's revamped space.

Sometimes it's just fun to have a rearrange and a sort and a few new items!

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 First I sorted through her clothes and put all the long items on one end so her new hamper and all her Barbie items could fit underneath.

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Then I moved all her American Girl dolls and accessories to one shelf for 
easy access as they are her current favourite. 

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I freshened up her skinny shelf by using her white boxes on it along with the monkey frames.  Keeping one colour scheme can brighten up a space.






















The art area got sorted and Sadie got a new garbage can and a file box for her colouring books.

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She also got a new dresser and it got moved to where her shelf had been.  
Oh - the plant and mirror are new also...so so cute!!

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My favourite new finds are this art though.  
How sweet is that monkey!?



And now Sadie's room is fresh and fun and in a peaceful state of order...

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and I have managed to finish a book while I blogged this!
GAH!