Making Progress

I am a little obsessed with organization and was probably too excited to add another shelf to our dining area, but I like the new look, a lot.  I smile every time I look at these shelves now. 

Our little dining room nook.  Maybe tomorrow I'll start my $5 thrift store project to finish off this space.

I realized I never showed off my numbered stool's on here. We bought these stools for $5 on Craigslist 4 years ago.  I thought it was silly to buy them at the time, but I'm thankful for this pair just about every day! Every time we move we consider just tossing them out, but they've always found a spot in every home.


We put them beside our butcher block table in our first apartment. 

(that butcher block table will always have a special place in my heart)

Then moved them to our sorta-island in our condo. I never took a picture of their spot, but they were on the other end of this counter. 

Now, we're happy to just rest them against the wall in our kitchen. 


9 months ago, when Target decided to number their cookie jars, I decided to number my stools.  I love the look of numbers on objects, but could not afford Target's cookie jars. So, I took my $5 stools and stenciled a couple of numbers on top.  

I might be the only person that likes them, but that's ok with me :)