Nick and Rachel

shoe saga part I

// March 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // house to home, organization

each day as we head out to work, the three of us are crammed into the world’s tiniest entryway. we have to shuffle around putting on shoes. one of us can open the door and go out and then the door has to be almost closed again for the next person to exit. confusing i know, but it’s a mess.

living in minnesota means shoes are not worn in the house. so in our teeny little entryway are a dozen or more pairs of shoes to trip over. we put together some IKEA as is pieces for a make shift shoe rack a long time ago. last year for valentine’s day we purchased the shelf, vase and photo to try and spruce things up a bit. but  it was time for a change.

so we finally purchased the HEMNES shoe cabinet from IKEA to help cut down on the clutter. i’m in love with how it looks. hiding all our shoes is fantastic!

my handyman working hard.

final result. clutter free.

organization: shoes and purses

// February 13th, 2010 // 3 Comments » // Rachel, house to home, organization

i’ve been wanting to take on this project for quite some time. over the past week my closet floor has looked like this thanks to a little crawling someone who thinks it’s funny to play with mommy’s shoes.

normally it’s not that bad. nick has some pants down there and my old ballet leotards and skirts made it to the floor with everything. usually it’s like this:

oh what? you can’t tell a difference?  hmmm…..yeah, it usually doesn’t look very good.

i started with the purses. those were over there in the right corner. (more…)