I found this photo on the Sartorialist from a year ago. That blog is full of inspiration and new ideas. I love getting lost in it and often do. It’s making me re-think my wardrobe options and want to start creating now! Enjoy!

So for the past few months, I’ve really wanted some cut off jean shorts. Everyone kept telling me to just cut off a pair I already own and I kept thinking, “The jeans I own don’t have a problem in the legs, but the butt area. What jeans could I cut off?” Then while I was getting ready to makeover my closet, I found these jeans. They have paint on them and I really just don’t have a good use for them. But knew they’d be perfect as cut-offs. So, after we painted, I got to work!

And if you think I’m not going to wear these babies with tights and boots, you can think again! I’m into that trend fo sho!

Jean Shorts: American Eagle
Top: Old Navy
Belt: Gap
Bracelets: Gift & Pitaya
Watch: F21

So Bob and I bought our first home last November. I can’t believe it’s almost been a year! Yikes! We moved in after a whirlwind destination wedding for my sister-in-law in Florida (which was freaking amazing!) and have been working on the house ever since! It’s a wonderful house and what’s so great about it are the HUGE closets! Our first apartment had one tiny coat closet, a pantry/linnen closet, and a closet for Bob and I to share. Needless to say we kept lots of things at our parents homes for quite a while. Ha ha! That’s cool. We were married and out of our parents houses and that’s all that mattered. So when we went house hunting, nothing looked better than these new homes with giant closets.

I hadn’t really done anything with my closet though. It was huge, but I didn’t feel like I was using the space very well. So I asked Bob to help me and his sister (the one who got married in Florida) to help me organize it. It turned out so great and I’m happy to show you the results!

Before

Ahem, pardon the mess.

Isn’t it huge and amazing? It’s such a great closet! I’m lucky to have it, that’s for sure!

We took everything out and painted. These are my painting slippers I got when we bought the house. I wear them while I paint.

After

Now when I walk in, the first thing I see is this clean dresser and all my extras that make me feel pretty. I framed a few photos, printed off some of Garance Dore’s wonderful illustrations, hung one of my grandmother’s hankerchiefs, and turned an old cork board into a framed cork board where I can hang my necklaces! Like it?

Also, I have to ask…So many people have told me I don’t have very many clothes. Is that true or false? I always feel like I have nothing to wear, so that would explain some things…