The lightbulb has it.

We spent the weekend switching our junk room with my old craft room. I am excited to have the extra space to use for my new craft room. Of course, I do have to share with Matt's weight bench, but I do not mind.

The room has two closets. Mine is on the right and Matt's is on the left. Again, there is no coordination to this. Once I get it decorated, I can really get it organized.

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I bought that desk for $10.00 at Treasure Box thrift store. It is real wood and the lady who sold it to me used it as her sewing table. Ideally, I would like something longer and larger but until I find that perfect table, I will use this. Right now the room is very bare. It is not painted and there are no decorations or form to it really.

This is my idea. I would like to paint the wall a green color. I would like to take some molding and form a border. Inside that I would like to paint some chalkboard paint. Or I might not even doing the molding. Somewhere (either on the blackboard or on another part of the wall somewhere) I would like to install a branch to hang things from and take pictures of. I thought doing it on the chalkboard would be funny because i could draw pictures behind it. But that might be too much in one spot.

I would also like to paint the inside of the closet yellow.

Here are some of the inspiration pictures that I found.

With Lunch In Between

Yesterday, Lauren and I were able to hit a few thrift stores around Gainesville. It was a nice getting to spend some time with her. Here are some of my finds.

I don't exactly know what this is called. A condiment caddy? I know I have seen them in stores before. I need to buy some small spoons for it. I found it at the Salvation Army. I also bought an adjustable computer chair for my craft room (for $10.00). I had a coupon for the Salvation Army for half off my entire purchase. $1.29 - 50% = 65¢.

We also stopped by Treasure Box Thrift where I picked up this tri-compartment serving tray for $4.00. It is white ceramic and has "Whittier Potteries Calif #880" stamped on the back. The middle compartment is fitted with a lid. $4.00

I also picked up these two glass liquor decanters. The taller of the decanters has a glass top but a plastic stopper. It is a "Light & Music" straus decanter made by Luigi Bormioli in Italy. I found the same decanter selling for $20.00 online. The shorter of the two has a glass stopper (which is what I prefer). Unfortunately I did not notice the etching of a sailboat on the side of it. I will just face that side to the back. $2.00 each.

Goodwill was actually our first stop of the day. Lauren picked up this ceramic perfume bottle and was debating getting it. She decided she didn't want it, so I ended up getting it. 59¢.

Finally my favorite thrift of the day. I saw this crucifix sitting on the shelf at Goodwill.

I noticed it was awfully large and seemed to be hollow on the inside. So you slide back the wooden top to reveal,

a hidden compartment. It is a sick call set made by the Jeweled Cross Company. It contains two candles, a vial (for holy water) and an instruction manual for what to do for setting up last rites for the sick or dying. $1.99.