Shelving fun!

So within a few weeks of Jack being born we officially out grew our home. However, we have it in with the landlord (love you Dad!) so we are going to stay here as long as possible while saving up to buy our (hopefully) "forever" home. So what do you do when you run out of room? Go up! No, we aren't adding a second story... but we have vaulted ceilings with tons of wall space just begging for something... shelves!

Our living room serves as our central command station... tv, computer desk, sewing desk, and the most perfect huge fireplace that happens to sit smack dab in the center of the only solid wall in the room. It's long and narrow and totally awkward but it's our livingroom! Josh's biggest pet peeve is his small computer desk becomes dumping grounds for all odds and ends (thanks, girls!) and he can't get to the basics - his pens, notepads, etc.

Light bulb! I can work in an excuse to go to Joanns AND solve the problem! I found this cute shelf and thanks to a coupon got it for $10. Some black paint helped it match our decor and in a few hours Josh was a happy camper!

I'm itching to think of something cute he can hang from the hooks... or I guess we could be practical and hang headphones and other computer cords up there.. but that wouldn't be cute. :)