Loading the van.....for Robbie and Caroline's Excellent Adventure

Leaving for Atlanta to be in the Dunwoody Splash Festival Art Show.  Traveling with Caroline Zama.  The plan was to follow each other.  But.........we decided it would be more fun to be in the same van for the 6 hours and 18 minutes travel time.   Unloading and reloading may also take 6 hours and 18 minutes.   I'll keep you posted.  PS my luggage is now those flexable pokadot bags.  I always knew I was one step away from being a bag lady.

Closet Re-do

Posted on March 18 about the closet re-do and now April 18 it is done.   My small closet has been turned into a walk in.  Doubled the size of the original closet footprint.  Relocated heat and air.  Moved electric.  Sam my personal handyman built the walls and installed the dry wall.  I was in charge of filling, patching, and painting.  Then spent the week installing hardware.  Hooks are more useful to me than hangers and they take up less room.  Ceiling has, you guessed it, hooks for my sun visors.  Hooks, Hooks, Hooks!

The back of the mirrored doors have see thru pockets to hold belts, buckles, etc..  I was able to work in the cute, hand painted, thrift store ottoman (stored in my attic for a decade) and all my shoes are in clear tubs along the perimeter.

My years of  planning a 10 by 10 booth at art shows assisted me in this 6 by 6 space.  Organized at last.  Takes so little to make me happy.    

Fiber Purse / Robbie Moriarty

I love Fiber!  Years ago I found this purse at a Thrift Store covered in a Turkish rug.  It was a great beginning for adding stuff.  I will not be happy until I have embellished it to death!  This is what I do when we rent movies.  One eye on the screen the other on whatever project I'm working. 

Break on thru to the Other Side / Closet Re-Do

Yes, there is 4 additional feet behind my regular closet.  We are down to studs.  Now I wait for experts to relocate heat/air vents and install electric.  Sam (above) my favorite Stud/Handyman will drywall once complete.  Walk in closet...................So excited!  Takes square footage to make me happy:) 

Leprechaun Name?

Melissa Medley had this on Facebook this morning.  Mine is Warty Mc Smelly...Sam's is Bleary O'Blaze.  Bear is Shelleagh O'Blaze, Kele is Warty O'Blaze, Zo is Rusty O; Blaze......................

Happy St. Pat's Day!!!

Bear gets in touch with his feminine Irish side.  Hope you all have a wonderful, green, St. Paddy's Day!!!!

Demo / Master Bedroom

The top photo is the left side before.  Then right side before.  Next Bear and LuLu sitting on the bed with a view of the wall behind them.  This is the best pic  I could find of the wall...  It was cute but not really functional.

Ok....I need storage!  The base cabinets I built myself when I didn't know how to build base cabinets.   Which could explain why no before pictures of the entire wall.   The window seat required lifting up the cushion to get inside.  Flaw in the design.  So yesterday after the demo... I am back to square one and will have professionals build the base cabinets with drawers!!!  The window seat you get to storage without lifting and removing cute pillows.  And two wall mounted cabinets with storage.  I hope I can make it just as cute and functional.  But I suspect the art pottery and books will be sacrificed in the process.