SPD {Hanging Ironing Board}

Like many of you, we stored our ironing board leaning against a wall, behind a door, next to the washer...it doesn't look great and honestly it was kind of a pain no matter where we put it. I was fed up with it last week and remembered a pin I saw on Pinterest.  I knew it was time to make some sort of rack for the ironing board - something to get it out of the way, but still have easy access to it, AND something bordering on cute.

Here is the orginal picture for my inspiration from Blissfully Ever After

Her laundry room makeover is just beautiful! I love it!

My ironing board holder isn't quite as fancy as hers....I haven't decided if I want to add a saying to it or now. For now, it is cute and simple and to the point.

FIRST THINGS FIRST!
Your supplies list:
hooks of some sort (big enough to fit your ironing board)
wood
paint
something to hang it from the wall
tools - drill, screw driver (or screw bit), sander

We had the wood and some saw-toothed hanging hardward leftover from a previous project.  I ended up buying a paint that I liked...it isn't just plain ol' white - it is iced arctic or something....basically it is a very muted ice blue color.
I also had to buy some hooks.  I tried cutesie hooks like Jennifer used for her stand but i must have a strange sized ironing board because those were too small for the 'feet' of my board.  I went back and bought this:

 

We took it apart and actually had to cut up the over-the-door part to make the hooks sit flush again the wood. That was a pain but thankfully The Husband is super handy! =)

The Husband routed the edges of the board and I spray painted the pieces for the hooks. I had to paint them because they were a little dinged up from the husband making all the adjustments for them to lay flat on the board.

He drilled out some holes for the screws and I sanded the board.
***oh and in this photo, you can see where he wood-filled the holes he drilled because we couldn't find screws small enough and long enough so we thought we were going to have to liquid nail the hooks to the board.  thankfully I found some screws that we could use later that day!

After I finished sanding the board, it was time to paint! Then we put it all together - adding the mounting brackets to the back of the board.  We used two mounting brackets clost to the hooks since that is where most of the weight would be distributed.

Time to hang! I love it! It makes me feel more organized.

 

Now we need to build a cabinet for over the washer and dryer and mayber a clothes rod to hang the clothes that must be line dried.

 

PS: sorry about the filters on these two pictures I just couldn't help myself - I had to make my phone pictures looke better haha!!! My SD card quit working in my computer so I haven't been able to recover the pictures =(

Saw It. Pinned It. Did It. {DIY Key Holder}

We've all seen it.  That cute little key rack with the toy cube letters spelling out 'keys'.  Yep - that is what I used as my inspiration. Let's face it; this was so easy especially compared to the other projects we have been tackling! Here is our version:

The best part about it was cost - THe only purchase for this project was the block letters that I got at hobby lobby with a 40% off coupon. soooo total for this one was probably close to $2.50.

Here's the pin-spiration:

Source: glanerie-moderne.tumblr.com via Ashley on Pinterest

I made a sign for the finance department when we shared an office. 

Then the department outgrew said office and we split up so the sign came down.

Step 1: I had to pull off all the bling and sand that puppy down to the point that most of the paint and all the lettering was gone.

Step 2: I sprayed it brown and each of the letter blocks an off white.  This took a lot of coats because the spray paint wasn't real thick.  In hindsight, I probably should have used an acrylic paint and paint brush.

 Step 3: I screwed in the hooks to the bottom of the blocks.

Step 4: Put it together!
The tricky part came when it was time to screw the blocks to the board...I had every intention of doing this myself, but I came home and The Husband had done it for me while I was at work.  Apparently it is a good thing he did! He said the wood was so hard that the drill bit had trouble grabbing on and getting through the wood.  Thankfully The Husband is a big strong man =)

I LOVE it so much and I always know where our keys are!

Except when this photo was taken haha - where are The Husband's truck keys?! =)

Where do you store your keys?
Do you often lose track of them?

Peaks, Pits, Praises, & Prayers

I'm linking up with Katie today over at Married...with a pup!

 

Peaks

-Helping my mom shop for my sister's birthday present! I LOVE shopping for people, even when the gift is not for me.  I swear I must have been a personal shopper in a former life. 

-I was having a TERRIBLE day a couple months ago and my parents surprised me with a groupon gift to get a paneled canvas print!!!! EEEE!!! You may have remembered this post from a while ago.  I was finally going to get the paneled canvas I wanted.  We ended up going with the hands image:

from our Rock the Dress shoot. I can't wait for it to arrive... especially since it was ordered December 7th!!! That is well over a month people! I can't wait to get it! Any day now.... 

-Taking the Christmas decorations down...I know I'm a looney! But for real, I feel like our house is not as cluttered now that the decor has been put away.  AND we kept our beautiful nativity displayed so "Christmas" will be displayed all year =) That and our tree was getting PITIFUL!!!! it was really saggy and not happy looking so it was time to come down.

Pits

-no more short work weeks for a while! boo!! This week will mark the first week in a month since I have had to work a FULL 5 day work week.  so I guess 'pits' in my case should read 'pitiful' since I am whining about this.  But hey, if this is the low point right now, I'm doing great! =) 

Praises

-My father-in-law had a partial knee replacement at the beginning of December.  The incision became infected and he was taken to the hospital where he has been all weekend.  He had surgery yesterday and everything looks great and he is in recovery.

-All our family who traveled this holiday season, did so safely

-The Husband has been working hard to build me all the things my heart desires.I can't wait to share the projects with you in the coming weeks!

Prayers

-continued recovery for my father-in-law

-I'm thankful for my amazing family

-for my sister and dad (teachers) who mold the minds of our future 

-for my marriage, that it may grow stronger every day

-I'm thankful to have such strong, amazing role models (that's you Mom and Dad!) who help guide me as a friend, adult, and spouse 

I have to tell ya, I'm totally loving this link up!!! go link up with Katie, or make your own private list, you will feel so uplifted after! 

Oh How Pinteresting

Hey Y'all!!! I'm THIS close to being available again lol! I have been working my tail off with my girl Jackie to get her wedding stuff together and finished.  Tonight I have one more project and tomorrow is her last day at work before the wedding! I can't wait for Sunday! I have my outfit picked out, shoes, jewelry and jewelry made, and I am READY!  

I had so much fun linking up with The Vintage Apple last week, I thought I would do it tonight =)

All my favorite pins from this past week are food/beverage related =) YAY!

Source: cakefu.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Source: simplybephoto.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Source: creative-culinary.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Source: fitsugar.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Source: bakerella.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Go check it out and link up! AND make sure you have a Pinterest account lol - I LOVE having all my ideas/recipes/etc pinned in one place instead of clogging up my favorites/bookmarks.  Happy Halfway Through the week y'all!!!

Oh How Pinteresting!

Yay Wednesday!! It has been a long week already! Maybe it is because I am looking forward to so many things coming up? PROBABLY!!! Pretty much the next 6 weekends have something exciting going on =) BUT thankfully I will also be able to spend lots of time with The Husband. YAY!

Today I am linking up with The Vintage Apple for Oh! How Pinteresting!

Did I mention this is my first time?! Oh and after playing along with this link-up, I have come to find that I really LOVE to pin food =) At least I know I will try them at some point!! 

Source: theglitterguide.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Source: doughmesstic.net via Ashley on Pinterest

Source: thelovelycupboard.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Source: tatertotsandjello.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Source: inmyownstyle.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Source: pocketfulwhimsy.blogspot.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Source: barefootandbaking.blogspot.com via Denise on Pinterest

Source: fitsugar.com via Allison on Pinterest

Stop by and see what everyone else was pinning this week =) maybe you will find something new to love, try, bake =) 

Happy Wednesday!