When we were re-building our home a few years ago, I envisioned built-in bookcases in our living room with cabinets below, and space in the middle for our tv and bookcases above. After receiving a few quotes for over $5k for unpainted bookshelves, we quickly realized they were out of our budget. And honestly, rebuilding our home after the fire was very mentally exhausting and we weren’t up to taking the job our painting the bookcases.

Over the Christmas break, I took a few weeks off from blogging to work on my new site, spend time with my family and start a few DIY projects around the home. Stepping into 2018 my home feels like it's in transition and a few rooms are getting a new look. I love interior design and changing things up around my house, more importantly, the projects on my DIY To-Do list are all necessary changes that will bring in my storage into my small home and style,