As May is beginning to settle in and the pollen of April is beginning to subside, I wanted to focus on the finishing touches inside before I start on the outside. The other night, in a midnight energy burst, I completely rearranged my room. My main objective was to find room for my new dresser (more on this later!), however the end result was pretty astonishing. I completely opened up the space which made everything seem so much brighter.

Before I share the end result, there is something I’m stuck on-shelf & surface styling. All of this rearranging has left my bookshelf, sofa table, desk, nightstand, and dresser in a bit of a mess. I have a love for a beautifully styled shelf, but I also strongly believe in style having function. I swoon for this desk styling by Danielle Moss of The Every Girl, but where does she write?! I need my work space to be as clean and clutter-free as possible.

I also have a pretty dark room with no overhead light (woe is me), so lighting is pretty important. Placing a lamp on every single surface however, drives me up a wall. Add my TV, cable box, DVD player, and computer to the mix, and you’ve got me staring at my room for thirty minutes straight trying to figure out where to put what and trying not to pull out my hair.

Itching to get my room 100% completed and move onto the porch, I figured I should compile some of my favorite beautiful (& functional) styled shelves. Hopefully, this will churn up some inspiration for me, and Lord knows it’s better than me staring at my hot mess of a bedroom.

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Traditional Home

The Coveteur

The Coveteur

High Street Market

Megan Gonzalez of Mae Mae Paperie Desk Styling by The Every Girl

I especially swoon over the desk styling of Megan Gonzalez of Mae Mae Paperie. It’s fun and functional, which is of the utmost importance to me. I believe the two hardest things to tackle when styling ANY surface is 1. to make functional use of the surface and 2. control the clutter. Tonight, I’m not leaving my room until I am finished styling every surface in my room, so wish me luck y’all!

The first thing I wanted to tackle on my Spring Cleaning list was my bathroom. Other than a general deep clean, it really needed a few things to give it a nice sprucing up.

As a quick recap, for my bathroom I wanted to:

• Reorganize underneath the cabinets
• Fix print placement
• Spray paint trash can & appliance holder
• Line drawers
• Add cabinet and drawer handles

To think I have lived in the townhouse for almost a year now, and I am just now putting in drawer liners-it makes me cringe.  Better late than never, right?? I was pretty indecisive about what liner to choose, and I couldn’t really find exactly what I wanted. I ended up just biting the bullet and buying this liner from Amazon. Literally, even in the final moments before applying it, I was having buyers remorse. Then, I decided to suck it up (because hey, it’s JUST drawer liner), and guess what, I LOVE IT. It does make a worlds of difference.

Desperately, I had to tackle underneath the cabinets. My bathroom is a tiny space, so it’s pretty easy to clutter quickly. I honestly have to purge my cabinets once every couple of months to keep myself sane. I pulled everything out and took inventory of what I use most often. Cleaning supplies were crammed in the back when, in fact, that’s what I go to grab most often. I picked up a few baskets at Goodwill (seriously, Goodwill is basket heaven. I will never pay full price for one again!), and got to rearranging.

To make this space a little better on the eyes, I added the same shelf liner as the drawers, and I also made an easy update to my appliance holder and trash can. Last year, I picked up these clear Ikea trash cans that go on the inside of your cabinet. I assumed I’d be able to find a link for y’all, but alas, it looks like they’re discontinued. { These would work pretty similarly though.} I used one for trash and the other to store my straightener, brushes, and hair dryer. I was bored of the color (or lack thereof), so I gave them a quick coat of gold spray paint, and now I have a fun shimmery pop whenever I open up my cabinets!

So next up, the art work. If y’all couldn’t tell, I’m huge fan of both Oh My Deer Handmades and The Wheatfield. I have multiple prints from both shops, and many more on my wish list for the future. It goes without saying, they are both the featured artists in my bathroom. Embarrassingly though, I was pretty lazy when I put them in their frames, and they looked a little sad. This was any easy fix, and it also encouraged me to to play musical chairs with the pictures. I ended up swapping the placement of the Oh My Deer print with a DIY monogram I made a couple years back.

The space still looked a little empty, so I switched around some of the baskets underneath my cabinet to put this one on top of the toilet. I added a vase with a fabric flower from my bedroom and a mason jar filled with Downy Unstoppables (they smell sooooo good and are cute to boot!). This made a world of change in my tiny bathroom. Why is it the simplest switches can change a room?

Last, but definitely not least are my new cabinet handles! For the past year, I’ve been cramming my fingers into the smallest cracks just to get my drawers open. Lord knows why I waited so long to get some knobs installed. I scoured the home section of Antropologie, and I found the best selection! I honestly think these are the detail that make my bathroom all come together. I literally have been drooling over my bathroom ever since I installed them.

So, that’s a wrap for my bathroom Spring updates! What are some simple updates y’all are making to your homes?