Girliness Abounds

We have a dilemma. Because we knew we would be moving often, and because we have small children who are tough on furniture, we've opted to stick with our old, inexpensive furnishings. That's fancy for "our stuff looks like we're college students." This week, looking at the mismatched everything, I decided I was tired of it. 

I'm not great at decorating. I'm good at functional, but not so much at pretty. I've been looking at each room in my house, trying to see them for the beauty they could possess instead of how much use I can squeeze out of each one. If you have any good make-your-house-look-like-grown-ups-live-here websites, feel free to send them over. I'm sure I'll be spending time on Pinterest learning how to make our old beat-up stuff look slightly nicer.

I think the first step is making sure everything has a home. The final resting place for some of this stuff will be a thrift store. But for the lucky few that survive the purge, they will be organized. Now let me say that again, but this time imagine I'm saying it like a great general, fist in the air, calling my troops to arms. Ready? "They will be ORGANIZED!"

I spent time on Pinterest yesterday looking for organizational tips. I compiled a shopping list then told Phoebe we were going to the store for things to make our house fancy. She was thrilled. I started with her mountain of hair accouterments. I showed her several options and let her pick what we would do. My inspiration came from here. Phoebe chose the color palate and I got to work.

There was a time when making something like this would have given me heart palpitations, and not just because of the explosion of sheer girliness. I still don't consider myself crafty, but now that I've got a few creations under my belt, crafts don't stress me out as much as they used to. I had this put together in thirty minutes, sixty if you add the ironing and cutting of the fabric and batting.

And look! It's even functional.