Wasted Space

Do you have wasted space in your home?

If we all think about it,

there's probably atleast one room

that is not being used to its

fullest potential.

That is wasted real estate money!!!

I've been longing for an office

that wasn't in the cold

(but finished) basement.

I also wanted to have a reading room

that doubles as a room for

playing board games, etc. with my daughter.

On the flip side of that,

I have a formal living room and a dining room.

Neither of these rooms are were used very often

(We're away from family and

don't tend to have many visitors for dinner!)

 So....

escaping the "norm",

we went out on a limb and decided

to turn the formal living room into

my office

and the dining room into the

"reading/game room".

Once I got past the strange reality of

walking in through the front door
(though we usually enter through the garage)

to find my office,

I was certainly on board with the plan!

I'm so glad we went through with this idea

because I LOVE these rooms now

and they are actually being used!

I still have my room in the basement

(cute little room with pocket doors....but COLD).

It's going to be my crafting room

(complete with my former dining room table)

and shop inventory storage room.

I am feeling a bit spoiled right now

to actually have an office AND a crafting room.

Now the fun part begins...

decorating it all!

I will be very busy for the next week,

but can't wait to share

the after photos!

I'm hoping that this post will

get yor wheels turning

and perhaps convince

YOU to turn some of YOUR wasted space

into something that you can actually utilize!

Let me know if you do!!!

Have a great week y'all!
~Destiny~

Bargain Alert!

I found this cute little wall plaque

(wooden with hangers on back)

at Target yesterday for $1.00!

Thought I'd share it with you!

(They also had a couple of other sayings available.)

It's an inexpensive, but cute, decoration

to add to your

Valentine's Day decor.

We have SNOW today...

getting ready to go out and play in it

with my daughter.

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

~Destiny

You're Invited

In association with Janel Neuenschwander,

of the Innovative Real Estate Group

in Denver, CO...

You are invited

to attend

a special home decor presentation on

"Creative & Decorative

Home Storage & Organization"

Saturday, September 24th
from 10am-Noon in Parker, CO.

Complimentary refreshments will be provided

as well as

door prizes,decorative inspiration,
and lots of fun!

The show will begin with a
meet-and-greet session
while enjoying coffee and breakfast treats.

I will be speaking for about an hour on
how to use decorative
(and unique)storage items
to get your home organized
in a fun & fashionable way!

After a short question/answer session,

door prizes and other giveaways
will be awarded.

 

(If you'd like to donate a giveaway prize

to promote your own business, contact me!)

photo courtesy of BHG.com

Our last show was a great success

and alot of fun!

If you're in the Denver area

and would like to attend,

e-mail me, and I'll send you the address!

We'd love to have you join us!

 

Have a great week!

~Destiny

LOVE this place!

For months, they've been in the process

of building a new IKEA

in Centennial, outside of Denver.

I've always heard about it,

browsed their website,

and seen ads for it in certain magazines...

but I was really quite clueless to how

GREAT this place actually is!

It opened a couple of weeks ago and caused

a major traffic issue in that area of town.

People were literally camped out

awaiting the grand opening

like it was American Idol auditions or something!

 I waited 2 weeks

to let the madness die down a bit and

finally took the plunge on Friday night 

with my husband and 4-year-old daughter.

Let me just say

that it was quite an experience,

like no other shopping center

I've ever been to before!

 The biggest surprise was that

they have FREE childcare for an hour

(an hour and a half if you're an IKEA Family Member)!

Bailey begged us to let her go!

No arguments from us!

She had a blast and I found some great deals!

We ended up buying

a white slipcovered sofa,

3 pendant lights for the kitchen,

a down insert,

a duvet,

a linen laundry bag,

and a hanging, metal/lace cut-out lantern

all for under $700!

UNBELIEVABLE PRICES!

Scroll down

to see the rest of my purchases...

If there's something you've had your eye on 

while browsing their website,

but don't have an IKEA store near you,

let me know and

I'll be happy to help you get it!!! 

Have a great week y'all!

 ~Destiny

Run to Anthropologie!

I took a trip to the mall this weekend 

and, ofcourse,

had to stop in my favorite store...

I was so excited to find these little beauties

on clearance for $2.95 each!

(originally $10.00 each)

I got lucky and found EIGHT of them!

Just in time to fix up my bathroom!

(By the way...we're not moving.

click here for the latest on my life haha!)

All of the cabinets in my home are golden oak

and I despise them.

I'm going to paint them white

(starting with the master bathroom)

and then, I'll add these!

I wasn't able to find these drawer pulls/knobs online,

but if you have an
Anthropologie store near you,

you're likely to find them!

(Better hurry though!)

Website That I'm Drooling Over...

Do you remember the magazine, Country Home?

I used to love it and was SO sad
when they stopped publishing it.

So...I was searching
for some decorative inspiration online one day..

doing a google search on "Country Home"
just to see what popped up.

and Voila!

The link to a website called
Country Home Interiors...

You will LOVE it!

They carry some of the
Jeanne d'Arc Living Product line

and a large selection of beautiful merchandise!

The site is based out of Germany,
so I don't think they sell to the U.S.

However, it's still a great site to browse
when you need a little decorative inspiration!

(After spending about 45 minutes looking at the site,

I had forgotten all about my original google search!)

Here are some of my favorites from the site!

Head on over when you get some free time!

Have a great weekend!

White Wednesday - first one on FHV!

Okay, so I know I'm a day late for
White Wednesday,

but a day late is better than nothing, right?

Here are some photos
I snapped around the house

that I thought you might enjoy...

 Visit my other blog at http://www.rufflednest.blogspot.com/

for more White Wednesday photos!

Be sure to visit Faded Charm
for other White Wednesday participants!

ALSO...Don't miss out on Adrienne's giveaway over at The Flying Bee!

Stop by for a visit - you will NOT be disappointed!