Making Monday #24

Last week was a bit busy for me! Reed and I had lots of time visiting family which was GREAT but we are a little bit worn out. Ready to get back in the swing of projects, sometimes a girls just gotta create!

This is a party where you can find fun new creative ideas and tasty recipes shared by amazingly talented people. Every Monday bloggers stop by to link up their posts and share with all you party goers. By joining in {both bloggers and non-bloggers} you will discover new blogs, be inspired to make something new, try a yummy new recipe, and most importantly make new friends!

This party is hosted by Lori and me, and your projects will be shared on both of our blogs. We love that you're here and we love featuring you on our social media so be sure to follow us so you can see if your post gets shared!

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We also pin to our Making Monday Pinterest board and we'd love to have you follow along! This is a place you can find projects from all the previous parties, too, so it is like a party every day!

This is what your hostesses have been up to lately:

Recently I've been working on some random projects, and doing lots with our family. So this post is a bit about how I learned to use social media as an uplifter instead of just "being real".

Lori is getting ready for February 14th with this great Chocolate Cheesecake!

Now it is time for some awesome features!!

January is a great month to clean out your home and start new habits. This post is great for both! An awesome cleaning schedule by Janel from A Moms Take.

Jacqui of Brooke Eva re-did this chair and IKEA desk for her daughters bedroom. All I've gotta say about this Desk DIY and Other Pretties is that I wish I had this 7 year olds room!

Erin from DIY Passion shared this ah-mazing DIY Geometric Patterned Wall. I mean whoever decided that drawing on a wall with a sharpie was a good idea. I salute you because this wall is totally rad! 

There you have it! If you were one of the lucky features PLEASE grab a button and share it with some friends.

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And don't forget if you didn't make it as a feature this week to check out the Pin board and to keep linking up, next week could be you! 

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Tight Space Turned Broom Closet

Last week Reed and I were trying to get our space a little less cluttered and lots more functional. And one of our projects was one we have had on our list for a while. Basically we have  no broom closet and no place for storage of our broom, mop, vacuum, and ironing board so we had it all shoved in about a foot of space between the dryer and wall. 

That foot of space was so dysfunctional and every time I pulled something out everything else came crashing down. I knew there was no way to "hide" this stuff away, which would be awesome, so I needed to just make it more organized. When things have a place they look 100 times better no matter if it is just some brooms and fly swatters. 

So here is what we did. We took a scrap piece of wood painted it to match the trim  hung it on the wall added some hooks from the dollar store and WA LA! A new space that is both functional and better looking than before.

Not to mention we got this new trashcan to hold Tepes dog food and it is so much cuter than a bag of food sitting there. Plus it has a lid so she can't get in to it :) 

Basically this space is so much more useful than before, and in a small house you need every inch of space to be useful! 

PS> sorry for the late and short posts this week. I've been very busy with family this past week, and sometimes you have to let the blog mold to your schedule so those other things in life can take their rightful place :)