It was supposed to be a lazy Sunday

Instead it was very productive.

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After:

Before:

After:

Thanks to Ikea we got some great stuff for the kitchen at really good prices. Our old light had a socket that went bad so we only had two bulbs in it. Which was not enough light for our kitchen. The new light fixture is not my dram fixture but for $20 it works wonderfully.

The hanging system under the cabinets works really well. I got some stuff out of the cupboards (I need to make room) that we use every day. I need to go back to Ikea and get some longer hooks to hang the ceramic holders on so I can fit some cooking utensils in them. For now they are housing Colin's forks (which there is also no room in the silverware drawer).

Some of my goals this year are:

*to simplify our life/house

*to slow down and enjoy the time we share together

So far we are off to a great start. We cleaned out the garage and a few cupboards in the kitchen.

Happy Monday :)

Pillow Case

I finally made a pillow case for Colin's small square Ikea pillow.

I honestly don't know how long we have had the pillow for. But I do know that Colin picked out this fabric all on his own and I made the pillow case within a month of purchasing it! Yippee!

I thought it was very cute of Colin to show me how he would use his new pillow :)

I think he likes it.

Materials and measurements:

Fabric: Traffic Jam by Allison Jane Smith for Windham Fabrics

Measurements:

main fabric 14" x 14" square cut on the fold =14" x 28" rectangle

accent: 6" x 26 3/4"

I used a 1/4" seam allowance and did not pre wash my fabrics.