I was lucky enough to be able to go home last weekend. It was AMAZING! Joe was golfing all weekend so Bailey and I packed up and headed home for a little relaxation. Baile's and I are back in Minnesota now and it probably will be two months before we can go home again this time. Until then I will just keep up with my random day to day activities to keep me occupied.
Today, I have been looking into making an ottoman out of a pallet and some 5 inch foam that I got at a garage sale last weekend. Turns out I won't be able to make it after all. Apparently there is a pallet "rating" that determines how safe it is to be around the pallets. The one that is sitting in the other room is rated "HT"- (heat treated), which also means it was treated with Methyl Bromide. Methyl Bromide used to fumigate wood pallets is harmful to humans and causes respiratory, kidney and neurologic/nervous problems. Ughhhh, yeah, I don't want any neurologic/nervous problems OR really any health issues at all. So I will be getting rid of the crate....but no worries because I have 75 inches of 5 inch foam. At JoAnn Fabrics that would have cost me $150!! I bought the entire thing for $5. Pretty darn good if you ask me. I will make my ottoman...I just need to find a suitable crate (or I could upcycle an old coffee table)...
Another item that my mom and I got at a garage sale last weekend was a love seat for $30!! It is now sitting proudly in my brother's old bedroom at home.
My mom can now have her very own reading nook in the house! I guess it is more appropriate to call it a reading room instead of reading nook...but regardless it is pretty exciting! She has all these built in bookshelves that are just screaming to be filled with books!! I am picturing the "library" from Beauty and the Beast right now and I keep thinking that my mom is going to have it!!
Ok so it will be scaled down quite a bit, but a girl can dream right?! Stay tuned to see the outcome of the DIY ottoman...I will be sure to take pictures as I go along.