Finally Moved In

Yes, after 3 years we are finally moved in! Well, actually I had all my boxes unpacked about 2 weeks after we moved in, but we have had very little hanging on our walls. I just couldn't commit to anything. My biggest hang up (no pun intended) was that our living room has wood paneling on the walls. I couldn't bare the thought of putting holes in the walls. And I knew that if I ever did put holes in the wood walls, that it would be permanent and I would never be able to move anything again. Luckily, I finally found some command strips that were made for hanging pictures. They are velcro-like and don't leave marks. So, once that was established, I was off and running in frame shopping. The three on the right here we bought a few years ago. The 3 on the left ones we took on our recent trip to New York City.

These two I bought in Ukraine when I went there on a mission trip in 2005.

Once I had stuff on my living room walls, I couldn't stop. This is the family collage I now have hanging as you walk down the hallways to the bedrooms. We finally had enough pictures to start the collage and not look awkward. The frames don't match, but are all the same dark wood, so we can add to them in the future.

Lastly, we finally hung some wedding photos in our master bedroom.

Charlotte also got a mini-room makeover. Her books were getting out of control and were spilling out of the baskets they were in all over the house. Today I went to Ikea for something else and found this little jewel. It is perfect for holding books and toys and actually gives us shelves to put things on. We finally got to pull our her piggy bank (the ABC bank) that she got for Christmas.

I love easy projects around the house and am glad that our house now feels more like a home!