First, the new Living room/Library:
I never liked our front "living room," I just felt like it was 12x17 of wasted space - half living room/half schoolroom, constant mess because the kids took it over to do stuff in and that drove me nuts!!! Now it's 12x11.5 - perfect for a more cozy library space. Andrew and I moved all our bookcases in and I just really love how it turned out. So far kids have done a pretty good job putting away books when they're done with them and since only books are in there, I think it's easier for them to keep it pretty clean.Finally...drum roll please...the new laundry/mudroom:
Love, love, love this space. We have an awesome place for our shoes/coats/backpacks to land, I have more cabinets (and since I have a small kitchen, that's huge) and of course laundry is now down on the main floor :) !! Here are a couple closer views - First, walking in further, I love how I can fit my laundry hampers (we use tall hampers) under the counter on laundry day, I've got a spot to hang shirts, and everything (at least now) fits in nice neat spaces so nothing has to be left sitting out. When I walk in further, turn around and shut the door, you see the pic on the right. A place for everything and everything in its place (happy sigh).
