My Closet Re-do....Part 1

In the midst of my holiday preparations.....I've decided I'm going to tackle a redo of my closet.  I started my closet two years ago...and never really finished it. But it is one of those projects that has stayed in the back of my mind for the last year...and I've finally hit the wall and decided I'm going to get it finished. I just can't tolerate the disorganization any more.  

I'm not normally a messy person and my house is very organized and neat - except my closet.  I travel quite a bit so what ends up happening is I come home from one trip...and don't always unpack before I leave on the next trip. So the unpacked bags build up and then I can't find anything.  And every weekend, I swear I'm going to get it all cleaned up and I never do.  For some reason, I keep on procrastinating...I think it's because its so overwhelming in there...I just can't deal with it.  

So anyway - I figured I'd start with a complete reorganization, decluttering and downsizing of the area...before I begin the real decorating work.  I spent five hours in there over the weekend and I'm only about a third of the way done.  I took some before photographs halfway through the ripping apart of the area...it normally doesn't look this bad...close but not all the stuff on the floor. You'll definitely be able to see why I have avoided taking this on.  

But first, here are my inspiration photographs.....

  

And here are the very embarrassing photographs I took in the midst of the reorganization...Yes, I made it messier re-working things, but it was still bad.  Now you can see why when my husband comes in my closet area he just shrugs his head and walks away.  

It seems like more I try to pull it apart to organize it
the worse it gets.  It's like the remnants of a yard sale in there.

I've been spending some time thinking about what I want and have finally come up with a color scheme that I'm pretty sure I'll go with.  Before I get started, there are a few things I'm still deliberating over and would love to hear some opinions on what you think.  I'll be posting my ideas later this week...along with a few photos of how much better the area already looks.  

Hope your having a great week....

    

Random touches of coastal inspiration....

Thought I'd share with you some random photos of several of my favorite coastal touches around my home.  Hope this inspires you to add a little bit of the ocean into your home....

That's my cat Nancy in her "glamour girl shot" from her photo shoot.
She is sitting on one of my living rooms chairs.
I call her Gisele because she is like a feline supermodel.  She loves the camera.

 

 

Have a coastal cool kind of day!


Linking up with Cindy for Show & Tell Friday 
.....at My Romantic Home.

And The Charm of Home's Home Sweet Home

Loving the smell of lavender.....

I recently discovered the online shop Dreamy Whites....and decided to order a lavender pillow for my living room.  It arrived yesterday and it is so pretty I thought I would share some photos of it.

It came so beautifully packaged....along with a matching sachet,
 a burlap sachet of lavender and a bouquet of lavender.

I just love this little pillow.  It smells so wonderful. 

A Sunny Saturday.....

Well Spring is officially in the air here in South Florida.  It's a gorgeous day.  So with that...I thought I would spend my afternoon shopping around for some springy outdoor accessories to spruce my backyard up. And here are some sunny photos to keep all of you who are still struggling with cold weather optimistic that warm weather is right around the corner.  

Have a happy Saturday.