Hooked

Here's what I did to be productive this evening. I hung up a couple hooks that I scored for $1.50 a piece at Hobby Lobby waaay back when we first moved into the house (read: a year and a half ago). They, along with countless other odds and ends (mainly picture frames) have been hanging out in the closet in my office waiting for a home to be found for them. Well, hooks, today was your day. See the hooks on the opposite wall? That is a cute little wall plaque thing-y with three knobs across the bottom that my mom bought me a while ago (ironically also from Hobby Lobby). It sat on the shelves above my desk for quite a while after she gave it to me. I thought I would hang it in my office, but finally realized this little wall was the perfect spot for it and a perfect place to hang necklaces. I couldn't believe the transformation of this weird little alcove with just one little wall hanging, it totally changed the look. Once my full length mirror got displaced out into the hallway when I rearranged my bedroom, I decided this little alcove would become a cute little "dressing nook". My plan is to find something smaller to replace the dry sink (I'll return that to my parents for now), hopefully something that still provides a little storage, but is about half the width, therefore allowing my mirror to fit into the space with it instead of randomly sitting pretty much in the middle of everything. At first, I thought about painting the hooks. They're kinda dark for my taste, but I wanted to feel accomplished tonight, so I thought I would at least get them hung, and then realized they actually match the one on the other wall, so I guess I'll leave 'em be...for now.