Showing posts from August, 2016

Organizing My Clutter & A New Toy!

August 30, 2016
After 4 1/2 years of blogging, Organized Clutter has to downsize and organize clutter ...  I apologize for being missing in action while I purge, organize and redecorate my den into an Organized Clutter friendly space.  Stuff needs to go!


Up-cycled Decor for my Daughter's Apartment

August 22, 2016
I have been helping my daughter decorate her new apartment.  We are fixing up furniture and decor, mostly with paint, to both unify the items and update them too.   When I wanted to add hooks for coats and purses on an entry wall, I used a red pallet arrow that I had purchased at a Moving Sale at  Morgan's Mercantile and General Store, a local occasional shop.


Dated Vintage Vinyl Brick Tile Makeover with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

August 14, 2016
Usually this old terracotta vinyl tile floor in my foyer is covered with lots of scatter rugs because I don't like the floor anymore.  One year ago in August, while my husband was away for four days for a fly in fishing trip, I decided to paint it with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White.  While white may not be the best color for an entry, I will have a mat and a couple of scatter rugs to keep it as clean as possible.   I thought the creamy white would lighten up the whole area. So I started painting, and ran out of paint about 2/3's of the way through the project.  I called several friends that use chalk paint to rehab furniture and nobody had any to spare.  There are no stockists for 100 miles.   So I covered my half painted floor with some area rugs, and quickly ordered more paint and floor laquer online to finish the job. And then LIFE happened, you know, unforeseen events, problems, time constraints, etc. and soon we had snow and I thought it would


Another Project for my Repurposed Photo Holder Gallery Wall

August 06, 2016
I found some really great home made screens at a garage sale last month.  They hadn't been painted or stained.  I gave them two coats of vinegar & steel wool stain to darken them up a bit.  The recipe for the vinegar and steel wood stain is all over Pinterest.