Fresh Updates

So with September right around the corner, I decided to designate it as project month. For most people around here when the season starts to change, we try to get all the little things we want done before the snow flies. So with fall knocking on our front door, I decided to be proactive and start now, instead of procrastinate as my husband would describe it. I don’t know if you are like me in this department but I love magazines! It’s like a little vacation for me without having to go anywhere. My husband always cringes when we get to part of our shopping trip that brings us to the checkout line. He knows that once that little piece of heaven called the magazine rack comes into view I’m gone. Like a dog chasing squirrels I forget how focused I am, or how strict to my schedule I’m sticking, and I’m gone for at least a few minutes scanning for the newest one. I totally have a “SQUIRREL” moment (for any of you who have seen ‘UP’) and am lost in admiration. Usually the cover photo grabs my attention first, and then I pick the one that has the best article titles. Subconsciously I always feel I have some chance of hope with titles like “Easy Updates,” “50 of the most beautiful room,” “Organization for every closet,” “Mini-makeovers for every room,” you get the idea. So I decided to give some motivation of my own for some easy fixes. 

FIRST : Put some cork on it! I grabbed this idea from a few different resources I’ve seen done over the past few years. I already had the cork, but never got a chance to use it at our last place, so you can bet I jumped right on the opportunity to use it here. First head down to your local “        -mart” store, and pick up the square cork tiles, some adhesive squares (just in case there isn’t enough in the pack of cork) and some thumbtacks.