"Office & Linen Closet Re-do" (or) "A Man Is Moving In, Part I"

I am getting a husband in a few months, and he arrives with some stuff attached.  While sometimes I'm not sure whether he uses ANY toiletries, I do believe that he brings with him:

1 toothbrush

1 toothpaste

1 shampoo/conditioner

1 hair product

1 sunscreen

(I don't think he'll be contributing his bath towels to the mix, don't really think we WANT them actually, but I haven't seen them so I'm reserving judgment).

The toiletries will take up roughly 6 square inches of space, BUT in an effort to be accomodating, I decided to clear some substantial space in the bathroom closet.  Also, it was a wreck, and embarassing to look at.  Selfishly, I do hope the husband will both put away and fetch things like bath towels & bedsheets when needed, so making them easy for him to find is important.

So, I started with THIS mess:

 

And one hour later (while on conference calls - multitasking, woot!) this is what I've accomplished:

 

A few weeks ago, I tackled an even bigger project, and I cleaned out the OFFICE (aka Room For Things That Don't Belong Anywhere).

It started out like this:

And at the end of one afternoon, I have this!

 

Now the challenge that lays ahead is this:

1. make it cuter - starting with a new desk, going from there

2. make it more functional (different desk, perhaps different room arrangement, organize the closet in this room more efficiently, etc).

What other spaces should I tackle that I may not have thought of yet? I did re-organize my walk-in master closet a few months ago...I THINK he'll have enough room for his clothes & shoes...but I could stand to do some more work in there too. :)

Comments

[Summer]

Oh my goodness, you have been cleaning up a storm! YOu should win some sort of an award for being able to multitask. Its a skill!

[Lauren]

So proud of you! Looks good!

[Nicole]

Paint the desk a funky color!