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Our House, Personal

He made me an entertainment center!

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Before

After we bought my baby a new tv the old entertainment center was not cutting it.

Especially since the tv was resting on it!

He mounted it to the wall and designed an entertainment center around it!

First piece!

After!

Have I mentioned how much I love that my husband designs and builds me anything I want?

Because it is awesome!

I have been reading a lot about minimalism and tiny house living.

It has really helped me to see what is important to me and what is just taking up space.

I decided to fill most of the shelves with things that mean a lot to me or I like a lot.

I have been collecting old books since I was a teenager.

I love the history wrapped around an old book.

I have been given many as gifts from people I love.

So many memories in these beautiful books.

I put gifts from my families travels on these shelves as well.

All of my siblings and I went on missions trips as teenagers.

They were nice enough to bring back gifts for each of us.

Each little gift makes me think of the sibling that gave it to me.

My Grandma gave me the teapot.

One of the books under the tea cup is very special to me.

My Grandma’s childhood bible.

It has been hiding on a bookshelf not standing apart at all until now.

Of course I collect old cameras!

I love my new space but most of all I love seeing things that are meaningful to me having a place of honor in my house!

I have to admit I was shocked at how little I had that meant enough to me to make it to those shelves!

If you do not love it, find it useful, or find it beautiful, get rid of it!

I am working on it!

Our House, Personal

Library Before&After

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My library has a new floor!

And less junk…

In case you did not remember how much junk, here is the before.

There is a beautiful window seat buried under all that stuff.

My husband made it along with all the bookcases(he is so handy) for me.

My new floors!

I did get rid of a lot of junk but some of it is being stored in the shed.

We are redoing the floors in the Master bedroom, hallway, living room, and dining room.

We(by “we” I mean my husband) already did new floors in the boys room. Those pictures will be up later.

I guess the true test will be if all the house can look like this at the same time and I am not just moving stuff from room to room.

The corkboard in the shot below is something I put together. The frame is from our old screen door.

I did not make the cork thick enough though so it was really hard to use push pins on it.

I put picture frame mats on it so I can slide things into place that I want to look at.

I am actually pretty happy with how it turned out.

This is my little craft area.

It is funny because about half an hour after I took these my husband moved the stuff from our bedroom in here so he could start on the new flooring in there…

I tried not to cry.

Can’t really complain when he is working so hard(and fast!) to get all the new floors in.

There are more finishing touches to go in here(it looks kind of empty) but I had to hurry so my husband could get started on our bedroom!

Lots of changes!

It is helping kick me into gear about dejunking our house.

Hopefully I can keep up with my husbands pace!