Today, I’m so happy to be participating in a blog hop hosted by Melissa Michaels of The Inspired Room – featuring organization and simplifying our homes and lives!
Our organization has been lacking recently – trying to get our house more livable! Slowly, we’ve been making progress – when we renovated our closet, we got rid of A LOT clothing. It felt really good! I’ve saved money because I think more about what I’m buying, where I’ll wear it, will it shrink, what can I wear it with, how often will I wear this?
Here’s the before. I should have taken one with clothes – it was a mess – very cramped and disorganized. Shh! I would just throw things on the ground. We have the same amount of clothing rail, but the middle is now open!
Onto to my basement – it was FULL of my furniture hoards finds it was time to get rid of some of my treasures, we could barely walk around. Luckily, my friend Cassie has a fabulous vintage shop – so she always needs furniture. She took a good chunk, I also sold a few things at Sweet Clover and on Craigslist.
I did keep one dresser (I mean how could I not, bamboo, greek key pulls, teak – I’ve never seen anything like it) Passing on my finds did motivate me to pull it out of pile and work on it.
This dresser had ALOT going one – it definitely needs to be simplified. Pink marble top anyone?
The Greek Key pulls were included with the dresser.
I’ve started sanding – it had semi transparent stain on it.
Look at that bamboo detail!
Over the weekend, we visited Exotic Lumber and found a wood that was a close match to redo the center door – goodbye rattan and swirly detail hello simple and modern.
There are a few different woods on the dresser, so we’re still deciding how to make it work, but I hope to keep it natural.
Doesn’t it feel good to declutter!?
Also, take a look at Melissa’s new book – Make Room For What You Love!
Be sure to check out the other stops on the tour!
Finally, I’ll be back later today to share my May Michaels Maker Challenge – be sure to come back!
LOVE the keeper! and also love that i was able to "help" you. 😉
What a beauty! I can't wait to see how that dresser turns out. Love the pulls too!
Thanks Jennifer! It is unique, isn't it? I love the pulls!
OMG this dresser is already a gem!
I love it!!! I look forward to see it finished… 🙂
Thank you!!
That hardware is just amazing!
I know! I love it!! So lucky that the dresser came with it
Thank you for being a part of the book tour, Sarah, I appreciate it. Your dresser will be beautiful!
Hi Melissa – Thanks so much for having me!!