Recent Finds

Like I mentioned on Sunday, I also did a lot of shopping in Destin. 

But of course, one my favorite stop was an Antique Mall.

Pair of Brass Giraffes - $ 32

This is my favorite find there, really beautiful but so heavy as well!

I think these can double as dumbbells if the need ever arises!

Set of 4 beautiful oriental rectangular plates -$6

Beautiful slender gold-rimmed dishes $3.50

And before I left for our break, I went antiquing with some friends at Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

These two below are my favorites.

Brass Bucket -$15

Gorgeous Federal Mirror

I'm not quite sure where to put this one yet, so I temporarily hung it by the staircase. 

I know I will find the perfect spot soon, I always do, for pieces I truly love. ;-)

Shopping truly is fun with girlfriends around!
BTW, the BAR on the top pictures is where the move "GONE GIRL" was shot - Ben Affleck played the owner of this actual bar!

Hope you have  Wonderful Spring Day!

VEL 

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Marbled Contact Paper

Hello Friends!

It's good to be back. We had a wonderful Spring Break in Destin, Florida!

From Deep sea fishing to crabbing and of course, shopping, it was a great short break with the family.

Marvelous view from our Room

Anyway, bear with me as I try to get back into the 'norm' of things.

So let me start with this great find I recently started using.

Do your drawers look like this?

Yey, I'm not alone?!

It's normally more organized than this, but because of the type of drawer liner I placed in my drawers, my organizers and things don't stay put!

See?

 This is what I placed on all my drawers when I started moving things back in the kitchen.

It's the typical foam drawer liners you can find at any store. 

The problem is, despite the exact size or taping the edges, these things don't keep my stuff stay put!

So I got this from AMAZON.com

Love it!

I love that it stays put and is sooooo pretty too!

No more crumpled drawer liners!

 I love them so much I lined the bottom of my cabinets too!

BEFORE

Every time I try to get sometime up top, the liner follows suit as well!

AFTER

Now, all my items glide out smoothly and like I said, it made my cabinets look prettier as well!

There's tons of things you can probably do with this contact paper, I can imagine it backing  a beautiful black book shelf or to top off a console table too!

How about you any great finds lately? 

I'll be sharing more on Tuesday, been antiquing/thrifting in Destin as well!

Have a Great Week!

VEL 

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Inside the drawers…;-)

I've always been proud showing off our Kitchen office…

I love this area of my kitchen

But I never showed you what's inside the drawers.

You see, whenever I see beautiful kitchens and offices, I always wonder what's inside these gorgeous cabinets and drawers…

Is it as pristine as the outside?

Or do they have messy secrets lurking inside?

I always imagine these marvelous kitchens are as organized and as pretty as the outside.

They should start putting links to the web-versions of these photos so we can snoop around them! ;-)

And If you think that's the case here in my office... well,  it's not.

My drawers & cabinets are filled with 'real life stuff'.

But I try to keep it NEAT & ORGANIZED or I'll just go INSANE!

So if your just as curious as I am,  let's start going 'inside the 'drawers' , at least 'my drawers' shall we?!

HERE'S OUR 'ROAD MAP'

My Calendar inside the upper cabinet door in "A"

My Command Center inside "A"

Monkey game for my son, Address letterpress,
Appliance guides & lots of pens

Inside "B" is one of our charging stations, particularly for the phones
I also have my address file here

What's inside "C" - A two-tiered drawer organizer

What's underneath

What's inside "D"

Drawer "E"

Drawer " F"

Drawer "G"

Inside "H" - The kids- gadgets- charging- station
Of course the wand has to be in there too. ;-)

The printer rests in "I" section with a pull out drawer my husband added

 Area "J" just holds some of our my mini server ware

Like I said, while the outside of my kitchen office is really nice, the inside shows my 'reality'. 

And my reality, though not as pretty as the outside, it's what helps make my everyday life functional!

I hope I didn't disillusion you with this mini-tour!

Have a Wonderful Day!

*VEL*

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I Heart Organizing, four days four drawers