Power Tool Addict

I've got the bug...you need something cut? I've got you covered. Papa k is teaching me to use tools. But somehow I can't help but think I'm being used and abused...I wasn't allowed to leave the saw all day. Papa k shouted dimensions, Kati cut and delivered.

This Bathroom Is Occupied

Papa k tests out the bathroom functionality. It took us forever to lay out the room. Lots of measuring and string along the floor to come up with a plan that maximized the space and more specifically...the headroom. Somehow we ended up with a tall, BIG shower and plenty of room to spare everywhere else. This isn't your typical attic bathroom...and papa k is so proud and excited!

Isn't he so cute?? Silly, papa k...

Testing the shower space.

Taking a rest on the shower seat.

Pretending to use the door.

"Washing" his face in the sink.

Practicing his deep thoughts on the toilet.

Maximizing Space, Simply

To maximize the eave space in the attic AND to save time and money, we bought raw IKEA dressers to build into the walls. I won't say the dressers and IKEA engineers didn't get the best of me at times, but I'm so pleased with the outcome. They are nice, smooth set of drawers, added storage, no space lost...and we didn't have to spend the time or money to make custom drawers.

Spoiler alert! I plan to paint the drawers a slightly darker white than the walls and add cute hardware.



Tarva 3 drawer dresser - $79.99



My Pinterest!

It took me a while to get into Pinterest...another social media tool to consume time, frustrate me when I can't remember my password and then have stuff lost in an abyss that I never think about again.  Ever happen to you?

But then I created an Attic board (they call them boards). Okay, not a novel concept, but I finally found MY reason to use Pinterest...and it's great! Once upon a time I would snap ideas from the web on my phone and save them to my camera roll. And likely forget about them or lose them. Or stock pile home magazines and clippings that become dust collector throughout my house. Pinterest is so much easier. It's an organizer's dream.

I'm so excited to apply my Attic board to decorate the attic in a few months. Stocking up on unlimited ideas that I won't lose or forget about! ... now, back to pinning...

http://www.pinterest.com/ksalef/attic/

Light Loves

I've fallen in love with some of IKEA's new lighting. Trendy, sleek...and cheap! Check 'em out...

 

VITEMÖLLA, Ceiling lamp, metal glass - $39.99

 

RANARP, Pendant lamp, off-white - $24.99

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HEKTAR, Pendant lamp - $29.99

 

Attic Attack

We're at it again. Papa K is here to finish the attic: guest suite!

For the past few years the attic has been a really, really great storage closet. We have been busy pitching and selling stuff {p.s. how have we collected so much cr*p??} and moving the stuff we'll keep to the dark, dingy and damp basement.

We can't wait to have a second bathroom and comfortably host guests for extended stays. Book your visit now!!

Accustomed to Camo

Every house needs a little camo...according to Hank.