New Windows

We have been needing new windows for a very long time. I guess cosmetically from the outside looking in they don't look terrible...but they were! We had major drafts coming in from them and in the winter we had to hang plastic up to try helping with the drafts. Even still, you could watch the plastic move back and forth with the wind. It was terrible! Plus, I was afraid to open the windows because bugs came in. So, we finally caved!!!

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Much prettier!! :) We replaced all 7 upstairs windows. A friend of mine from work, her husband is a general contractor and is the one who did our windows. As luck had it, the day he could come install them was Hollie's b-day and we had a friend party going on at the same time. So of course the girls had to flirt with the guys and kept teasing them calling them 'Handy Manny' and 'Man with no Shirt'. Haha!! They had their work cut out for them!!

We opted to only replace Taylor's window downstairs. As it was to replace his window they had to use a concrete saw to get the old window out, because they were cemented in. So of course this was a rather pricey project due to the extent of labor it took and having to special order such an odd size window. But we did want his window replaced for 2 reasons. One being so if there were ever an emergency and he needed to get out, he could to so easier and two being...when an excessive amount of water is outside his window, it seeps in through the frame and has caused damage in his room! So we're very grateful to have that window replaced as well!!

Before: (I slacked with doing a real before, so here's a picture of just the window.)

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Yay for new windows!!!! We love them!

Organization Help

I am in dire need of assistance. This is a view into Hollie's closet. Both of my girls have a ton of bags/purses and I don't have a clue how to organize them. I'll get them half organized and then they just throw the system to the curb. (That's how it goes, right?!)

So as you can see to the left in the 1st picture, there is a purple...we're going to call it a bag/purse organizer because that is what I have used it for and can't think of the proper name right now. Would this be more beneficial to put on the back of her door? Or on the wall where the door meets up with the wall when it's opened?

And, if your suggestion is to put it on the back of the door, then where do these lovely shoes go? I thrive with organization but struggle with getting from Point A to Point B.

Please help...my girls' rooms depend on you!! :)

Hollie's Updated Room

As advised by Sunshine, I did a little rearranging in Hollie's room and I really like how it turned out! I don't have before pictures but there was a lot of Princess decals all over her wall and I never liked how it looked from the beginning because it just looked cluttered. Hollie constantly is hanging up various pictures that she draws on our walls, so for now, those are down also. I did let her choose a few things that she still wanted on her walls though.

Hollie got a new Hannah Montana bedding set for her birthday. So we changed our her Disney Princesses to Hannah. And the guitar decal that she got from Aunt Sissy for her b-day was the perfect touch for above her bed. This room is not totally complete yet, but not sure what I'll do with the rest. And we need to finish some organizing in the closet and her tall set of drawers.

I have a habit of pushing furniture against the walls and because Hollie's room is rather large, the bed positioned this way really gives it an entirely different look.

I tried organizing and decluttering her desk a bit, although there is still a lot on there. But Hollie did help me go through her books and we got rid of a bunch of them that she doesn't care about. She loves helping me with these types of projects.
How many kids beg you to rearrange their room?! :)