No mudroom? No problem.

I've always wanted a mud room ... but since I don't have one, I've found the next best thing. They are over the door hooks! I love them ... you simply hang it over the top of the door and hang up all the stray jackets, sweatshirts and coats.

Solutions - I love them! :)

the purple curtain.

I have one purple curtain. It's in the dining room ... looks great with the red, black and white.

a new rug.

New rug for the front room - love the pattern and the colors!

red.

Little red bar stool - refinished by me ... :)!

In the back ...

We are loving all the concrete - our goal is to get grass back here ... During spring break, the guys worked on building a little bike shed. We will one day get a garage back here but for now this works just fine.

The front door (with a touch of white) -

Since I painted the inside trim white - I decided to give the outside trim a fresh coat of white as well. This trim is so old and we will refinish it someday but for now ... the white paint does wonders!

Thanks White Paint - You make everything look good! :)

The front door ...

The trim around the front door needed white paint ... I pulled out the blue tape and got busy. It looks so nice with white trim!

And since I had all the stuff out - I painted a bunch of other trim around the house as well!

Amazing what paint can do for a room! :)