Like a dark cloud on a sunny day…it’s coming. School will be starting soon, so I’ve gone into “nest” mode. So, I’m feverishly getting projects around and organizing up a storm.
I ordered this vinyl calendar from Sayitwithstyle on Etsy. I am madly in love with it. It’s actually printed in reverse, so there’s no lines to contend with when I erase a doctor’s appointment I missed or a bake sale that I didn’t make anything for.
The baskets were 1/2 off at Jo Ann’s for $5.00!! I almost spent $25.00 for EACH at an online store a few months ago. Glad I waited! These will house my kids’ library books and all that excess paper work they bring home.
Of course, they’re just meshy enough to be able to show off my collection of file folders. Oh, the choices. The pen holder was actually a bright purple locker basket from Target. I spray painted it (duh) and rigged it to the wall with some screws.
I am madly, madly in love with this view from the back door. It says, “This house is organized!” as you step over the pile of shoes to get to the kitchen.
OH wait. I feel like something is missing. Oh yeah…labels. Otherwise, how will they ever know?
Don’t forget that you can still enter the fabulous giveaway from Rhonda! It doesn’t end until Wednesday!
a girl in a gorilla suit says
super cute. i love it!
joanns-here i come!
southerninspiration says
that looks REALLY cool!!!! Love all the folders AND that vinyl calendar!!
Suzanne
Heather says
Love it! In case you ever need more cute file folders- check Target and Michaels $1.00/2.50 section!
The Momma says
AGGH. Stop showing me cute stuff! I already staged my home and was put on a spending freeze. I just want to BUY!
Stop, just stop.
Oh and I didn't shave my head. But since I basically do everything you tell me to. It was a close one.
But no, I'll be rockin the green to parent orientation night. 🙂
Senora Muertos says
I am so jealous! I dream of being that organized and it's stylishly cute too!
Jenglamgirl says
I have a dry eraser board that you fill in too. It holds to 5×7 pics and has a cute saying. I love it! YOURS IS JUST AWESOME and that whole organized wall is fab. I love your mud room, where's mine? lol! great job mom!
Southern Fried Gal says
My BBC just started kindergarten and I realized with all the papers going back and forth that we need something like this. Thanks for not making me create it all by myself! Love it!
Kari says
Love it. Jealous now. Want to run to Joann's and get those baskets :o)
Cathy says
I wish I had a back door area like yours.. I love it.
Jenglamgirl says
sorry I meant "two" as in the number 2! I HATE TYPOS!
Maman Tattoo says
I started plaining our meals (so that we dont waste any food…) and I would need something like that vinyl board. Thanks for showing!
I love the view too!
LacyHolly says
I LOVE it! I can't wait until I have kids and can have an adorable organized message center like that! 🙂
Kristen says
Fantastic! But you are missing a little white box. Seriously, too cute.
Stacia Howard says
SOOOOo cute!
Totally jealous! I am no where near an organized person. Never have been. Things are SLOWLY, yes, slowly getting better. But the slower the better it sticks…right?? Yeah, that's what I thought! 😉
I love love it! How do you do it??
Centsational Girl says
Oh my goodness, I love this ! I am so inspired. My daughter has already brought home so much paperwork after only three days of kindergarten, and I'm drowning. This looks like the perfect solution !
Brenda says
My dream. Great job
Mrs. Montoya says
GORGEOUS! I want to be you and live in that space in your house for a day. I just LOVE that. Love it, love it, love it. The folders make it – thank you for sharing. Too cool!
HouseMama says
Oh – that vinyl calendar is absolutely perfect. Your post about the kitchen cabinets/baskets encouraged me to reorganize my cabinets, but I still can't find anything because I don't have the cute labels yet.
Must.get.cute.labels.
TanyaLea says
Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!
Love it! 🙂
3 Blessings says
Love it!
Blessings,
Amy
Beth says
This is adorable. I'm madly in love with your mudroom too. I need to check out that calendar. It's perfect!
Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says
That wall looks like it was the perfect place to put your organizational items. I love the folders – so colorful. That whole area there is so pretty.
Girl with the Curlz says
What a cute idea. Love what you did.
Stacey says
Clever! I am in love with the calendar idea! Thanks for sharing.
The Vintage Modern Girl says
love it!! especially the labels 🙂
Lindsey says
oh my goodness I just love this organization! What great ideas you have! 🙂
Rachel says
I really like the calendar! Might have to make one myself!
Susie from Bienvenue says
I think your backdoor is so neat you should have everyone visit there first! If your classroom is anything close to being like your house ….you have some lucky lil students! Ever thinking of moving down south and teaching?….Have a great one and love the baskets!
Lil' Woman says
Soooo cute…I love all the cute things/ideas you have! : )
Misty says
Fabulous! I made my own calendar/dry erase thing with stencil blanks and artist tape and placed it in a large frame. I might just have to show it on my blog soon. LOve your mudroom too, wish I had one!
Susan Crabtree says
looks great!
Nikki Cogg says
Loooooove this!! I need one of those stations just for my husband, myself, and the dog! So inspiring you are… I could really use one of those calendars, I'm going to go check out the etsy store. Thanks for posting this!
Tonya says
I love the calender…I am off to investigate and get me one!
Valencia says
What a wonderful idea for school. I can never keep up with all those papers…lol The calendar is SOO cute! Gotta get one….
Kendra @ Domestic Princess in Training says
It looks great! I want one of those calendar things. I’ve already checked out the site and have it book marked. I know what you mean about nesting b4 school starts back, only I don’t have children (yet). I’m the one going back to school. My house is a mess and it’s driving me crazy. I’m really bad about picking house work over studying so I need to get everything done b4 Thursday so I don’t procrastinate on homework to do house work.
domesticprincessintraining@blogspot.com
Danielle (Life with the Hewitt Family) says
I am so jealous of this area in your house. I have always wanted to have a nice organized area like that. Now I am trying to think of a place in my house where I can do something like that — maybe my next house?
Anonymous says
You are so organized, girl! And it's looks really cute to boot. My next house will have a mudroom all organized like that.
Amy
abf3615@aol.com
Letti says
I love this. I just tried ordering this but it says it can't be shipped to the United States? I even tried doing it twice?
Anne says
Fantastic! Looks like a photo from a magazine!
Anne
Pink Stitches says
Brilliant!
I so want to tour your lovely house!
I love a bit of brilliant organisation that is also fab to look at, loving the file folders. Another great project :o)
Cara
Mandi @ Finding Home says
I'm just loving the folders! Too cute for words.
Lisa Anne says
That looks amazing. I like the cabinets with the hooks and cubbys to hang your backpacks and jackets. I wish I had a room like that. Are they called "mud rooms?" You did an awesome job. So those mesh hangin things, I found them at the Dollar Tree. Do you have a Dollar tree in your area? They even have the cup holders.
Merritt says
Too cute! I'm totally ordering that calendar. Question though, where did you get the frame? Is it just a regular frame painted that color? Custom order? Deets girl!
Brenda says
I really like this idea of the calendar. I went to her Etsy shop and looked at it. Trying to decide where on earth I'd put it! Thanks for the tip.
Brenda
Sointula Community Church says
Love,love, love your blog and all the organization. Just a'm catching form holidays and am as fanatical as you are, in fact I can't settle to a new project until everything is organized again. Kitchen cupboards are ace. Have a gret day.
Sandy
Kelli says
Can you please tell me where to get those cute file folders. I have a project that I'm getting ready to do and some cute folders would make it that much better.
Grace says
I love it! I need something like that in our den.
Dee Dee says
Mmmm I love organization. Cute cute ideas, and might have to get myself a calendar! 🙂
writing4612 says
It looks awesome, girl!
Robin says
I'm always a sucker for great organization and pretty to boot. Love what you have done.
Diana says
You are so super-talented. I love this "organization station"…so clever!
Country Dreaming says
LOVE IT ALL!
Melinda
Let it Shine says
Super CUTE!~!
Richella says
You AMAZE me. My goodness, this is great. I need to get some organizing done around here–what inspiration!
By the way, I linked to you today in a post about teachers' gifts. I'm telling you, I think you're wonderful.
Happy nesting and back-to-schooing!
Wendy says
That looks fantastic! I wish I had a place for something like that, but I cant think of anywhere!
~Mommy+Me~ says
LOVE THIS!! 🙂 I really like that schedule!
Kim says
I want to live in your house – or maybe even just the mudroom! I would pay you to come organize my home-to-be…are you sure you want to go back to teaching?!?!?!
Mary Beth says
it's perfect! (and my little boy's name is Jackson so I'm living vicariously through you, pretending like this is my mud room)
Nici says
Adorable! Just found your blog through blogfrog and am definitely subscribing! You have great ideas!
aurora says
That's way to cute and amazing for words!!!
Misty says
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!
Saucy says
Labels!! I use them so much my husband's nickname for me sometimes is "Labels"!!
Great entry way, love it.
MaryRC says
very cute as usual! great job and looks great with your new mud room..
Nancy says
Be still my heart… organizing… give me a day to organize and I am in heaven.Love your idea. Might have to find a little somewhere in my little house for that!
sarah m says
That is so cute! And you're right, it totally looks nice & organized. Perfect! 🙂
Nadia@FunWithMama says
wow this looks great! i seriously need some good organization tips
this may sound like a silly question but can you tell me how you mounted them up to the wall? (everytime i try to get something to stay on the wall it falls later ..gr..)
Becky says
I love this. It is practical, pretty, and fun. You did a great job.
Barbara says
i love this! I am going to go get the calendar 🙂 Thanks for sharing all of your great ideas.
Bugzmommy says
I am SO borrowing this from you! What a great idea!!! Love, love, LOVE the mesh pockets that show off the super cute folders. Great organization!
Pauline says
I am getting ready to make me a "home work" station and got me 4 of those baskets from Jo Ann's. I was wondering where you got those lables. Would you mind sending me an email and letting me know? I would greatly appreciate it. My email is: Pauline@Tinkertoys.net
Thank you SO much!
Pauline R.
Amy says
I crave organization, but never quite get there. Love your wall!!
michellejohnnie says
I linked to this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com
**Amy** says
I love this! I recently posted about an organizing bulletin board that I made for my kids and this very thing. And now I am thinking I need to add some baskets as well. Darn…I was just at JoAnn's! I guess I will have to go back!
thigiru says
i love your posts.
Mary says
I just recently stumbled onto your blog while searching for ideas to create our home office, and I'm soo glad that I did. Your Organization Station is soo pretty. Looks like a page from a decorating magazine. Thanks for the inspiration. Hope you don't mind but I'm linking to you from my blog http://womanonamission1968.blogspot.com/2009/10/join-me-on-my-journey-to-set-up-our.html
Cathy says
That is fabulous!
The Tucker's says
I loved the calendar so much I ordered me one, I was wondering if you put yours on glass in the frame or plexiglass?
Sarah Hendricks says
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the calendar!!! What size is the frame? Thanks!
cindy new says
What is the best item to use to apply vinyl calendar to? I went to http://www.sayitwithstyle.blogspot.com but couldn’t find anything related to the calendar. Thank you for your help.
Cindy New
Marion says
Oh my goodness! This looks so wonderful! I’m terribly disorganized, and with a house full of 6 kids and a husband, I need to do something! Hooray for your simple ideas… it’s been a while since this post, but I’m headed off to JoAnns to see if I can find some of those snazzy file holders/homework/library book hangers! 🙂
Ashley says
I love it all!! Where did you get the mudroom? My hubby and I are getting ready to build on a room in the house!!
Thx!!