Organizing

I am on an "organizing" kick!!! Yesterday I focused my bedroom closet.I have a pretty large closet for an older house but it has a flaw.The door to the closet is not centered so I have a hard time putting my clothes and shoes away.My side is on the further end of the door. Last year we added a light to the closet and what a huge difference that made!!!! I am thinking about opening up the wall and adding double doors.It will be major since we have plaster walls and lathes which equals a lot of mess!!!! I am trying to find unique doors on Craig's list .I guess I have to wait for the doors before we begin!!!!!

Making a home your own!!

I have come to the conclusion that we are going to be here a while.I always wanted a huge 3 story Victorian house. Instead I have a smallish 1898 farmhouse style with Victorian features.This house does not have pocket doors or hidden fireplaces but we have installed a soapstone wood burning stove and about to add one in the kitchen.This house also did not have my other "favorite" a tin ceiling."Luckily" there was a large hole in a bedroom ceiling so my husband said that would be a good place to put my tin ceiling!!!!!We are also adding French doors in the kitchen to the dining room.The last detail I have been dreaming about is a pantry.We have a large kitchen but limited cabinets.I had been putting our canned food in a metal cabinet that I painted pink.Since I am trying to clear the wall that the pink cabinet is on (for the French doors)I decided to make my own "pantry".We have a small hall way next to the kitchen leading down into the basement.There is a built in cabinet there as well.I moved my pink cabinet next to the built in and now I have my "pantry"!!!