a shoe storage solution...

since we are moving (YAY) but not until the spring (BOO), i am moving forward with organizing things and trying to make the most of the space that we have.

one of the things that was a necessity was to organize our hallway and all of our, okkk... my shoes because the current set up is not cute nor adequate.

the bins are a new addition because the shoes, etc originally lined the hallway and it because a total mess. so part of my solution is this shoe cabinet.

i ordered it on saturday from Wayfair (i love that site) and it is due to arrive friday. fingers crossed that its perfect for the space and helps me dump the bins.

organizing and displaying...

i have been deep in a major purge..editing out my many collections of things and trying to only keep the items that really speak to where i currently am in my life.

one of the places that has been under purge is my bookcase. it's a craigslist ikea find and not really big but it was chock full of magazines and books, some of which i hadn't even read or remembered that i even owned.

that is due to the fact that i pick up a lot of books at sales and the thrift store, etc. and that i am a magazinaholic...i confess...

anyway, this is the current state of the top of the book case. this always changes with the seasons 

but usually there are just candle holders and maybe some vases but i found 

this fab central park poster in a frame for $12 and had to have it...

it reminds me of one of the reasons i love and miss my heart home, NYC

Organize it...

in birch..