{Refresh} Organized and Inspired

 

Long, long ago...before we had kids and before we re-modeled our kitchen, the walls and decorations were pale yellow and light sage green. Sounds weird now, (especially as I sit in my dark cranberry and dark mustard painted kitchen with black cabinetry). But, I loved it then...I was more influenced by cottage styles back then. The new paint went up and and the old yellow and sage decorations went into storage. Also long, long ago we had a porch that was adorably decorated with a cottage and "found objects" vibe. That room had lots of teal and my treasured turquoise glass dishes that I had found way marked down at Target. When our cute porch became our playroom, more of my breakable treasures went into storage.

 

 

 A few weeks ago, during a child-less visit to Target, I dared to roam the end-caps of the back aisles....notorious for their clearance items. I found this 2-tiered green, yellow and white little stand. Love at first sight. And the price? $6.00. No kidding. We (me and my treasure) quickly ran away together...straight to the check-out lane. I must mention that the cashier was not as impressed with find, in fact, I think she thought I was nuts when I handed it to her and said "here's my new treasure!" Nope, not impressed, at all.

When I got home, I dug out my favorite green, yellow and teal goodies and re-decorated and organized my paint desk. This desk finally feels right! My favorite treasures in one place.  What's more inspiring than that?!

My mom bought me the little tile that says "She believed she could so she did" about 2 years ago. This was during a time when I knew I was destined to pursue my big art-related dreams....but I didn't even have a jumping off point, neverless any direction. It was just a whisper in the deapths of my soul. It seemed perfectly fitting that I place that tile where I can see it and read it everyday. I guess it's become a mantra of sorts. Behind my markers is a wine bottle gift case that my mom gave me at Christmas. I removed the lid and put paper towels inside it.

Here's my beautiful collection of Tim Holtz Stains (these are what I watercolor with). Above that is cut-outs of our family's traced hand-prints that I made almost 2 years ago. I found somenew uses for my teal candle holders. On the left, my pens and pencils and on the right, I up-cycled a lysol wipes container and put regular wet wipes inside. I also have an adorable water mug...that I never once used for coffee...that handle doesn't scream comfort, does it?!

Okay, now I just want to run away from this computer and head straight to this desk and start playing!