Porpoise

This is going to be a quick post, but I finally did it- I got gray paint chips! The decision to go to Home Depot and get them was sort of a spur of the moment thing, but I'm so glad that my mom and I did it. I tried grabbing as many chips that fit my needs as possible, but I was just so giddy with excitement that I got more of a variety than I was anticipating.

Out of all of these, I would definitely say that the top middle and right, and middle chips would be my favorites. But the bottom color on the top middle swatch is really catching my eye. It's not too light and not too dark, and it has that charm that I was looking for. I know I'm falling in love with it, but I had to google some pictures of it to get an idea of what it'd look like on a wall...

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The paint color is Porpoise by Behr, and I'm pretty sure that it's "the one". Keep your fingers crossed!

-Rachel :)

The Ole To-Do List

Well, I'm getting there...

This is a list of things that I want to tackle in the (very) near future in my room. This has been prominently hanging from my door as a reminder of what I'd like to get done. CHere's what the list says:

~Organize inside of closet; get new boxes that match
~Get rid of karaoke machine/stereo --- They've been cluttering up my room for a quite a while now without being touched!
~Clear out from under my bed
~Organize papers; create a filing system
~Go through books and see what I don't want
~Go through "junk drawers" and eliminate clutter
~Organize wires and cables
~Reorganize bookcase
~Get a headboard
~Paint walls gray
~Organize money, checks, and reciepts
~Organize CDs and Movies
~Create a storage space for hoodies and blankets
~Get rid of guitars and/or find space for them
~Empty out suitcase (it's currently stuffed with a bunch of junk...eeek)
~Find place for stuffed animals (they're all in a huge bin in my closet)
~Get a new comforter and blankets --- ya know, cause these winters are chilly
~Create a space for new collections (antiques/junk store finds) in order to display them
~Pick out a color scheme to stick with --- for me, it's difficult
~Look for a new chair cushion
~Clean desk and dresser surfaces
~Make room in my closet for future redecorations (so the old stuff isn't just thrown in my closet)
~Organize craft bins
~Get new curtains

Okay, so lately I've been tackling a lot of these little steps. I've gotten rid of the karaoke and stereo, and I have this whole weekend dedicated to organizing my closet, papers, bookshelves, cables, etc. Hopefully this list will be half way done in the next 3 days... wish me luck!

-Rachel :)

Everything is second to your dreams...

Well there you have it. This is my room in its current state. I still have a TON of stuff that I want to do to the room to truely call it "complete". Sorry about the crappy quality too- it looks fine but once it gets uploaded to the post, it gets all blurry. Poo. Oh well. Trust me- it looks better in person!

In the next few days (hopefully) I'll make a post about all of the stuff that I want to do to this room. I have some great plans in line and can't wait to get them rolling.

-Rachel :)