Tweaking, Thinking & Thoughts

Do you all remember this tall ladder? Well, I had my FIL cut off the bottom rung so I could just get it into my house and I was happy that I did that because quite frankly...... it was just WAY to tall to fit into my family room. Anyway, I knew that I wanted to display my old quilts that were my great grandma's and I thought that they looked great on here. The only thing about this picture is that I feel like something is missing. It needs something, but I am just not sure what. I have a whole bunch of "S" hooks so I can always put an "S" hook on the top rung and perhaps hang a basket or something from it, but I just wasn't sure and wanted your opinion. So, what do you all think? Do you think the quilts look ok? Can you tell that there are 3 different quilts by the way that I have them hanging or should I change it? Hmmm, I just can't think anymore!!

Here is my lovely bread box that I bought at the Goodwill Store for $2.99. I re-finished it to give it a more prim look and I think it looks great. I took all my hubby's stuff that he just throws around every where and stuck it in there. That way we can hide it all instead of having it all out in the open. I also put a few things on top to add a little color. The "Simplify" sign is an item that I won in a giveaway. Don't you love how it looks on top of my hide-all box?
TA-DA - See, look at all his stuff that he just had laying around. Well, it is all hiding away nicely in this cute little prim bread box. Yep, I think that is quite a great idea. Now you all better run out and find on yourselves because I am CERTAIN that not a single man puts things away where they are SUPPOSE to go. Do they? If you have a man like that then I gotta meet him and shake his hand for a job well done (lol).
Do you all remember this beauty? Well, it is one of my hide-n-seek spots. I had to cut something off the back in order to use it, but after some great thinking....... I was able to use it. I loved it and knew I wanted to use it, but I just had to do a little thinking and become more familiar with the saw. Do you all have a guess as to what is behind this little beauty?
Well, if you guessed that my thermostat was behind it then you are CORRECT!! Ding Ding Ding..... you win a prize : ) Just kidding!! You don't win a prize, but you can have bragging rights..... does that work for you? It looks like it is on the wall crooked, but trust me - it isn't. The thing that was causing me problems is that they had a board on the left side of the back of the box. Not the side, but the back. Not sure why or what it was used for because you can still see through the one side and actually see the thermostat so I cut that board off and it allowed me to use it. It is still pretty close to the side of the wall, but at least it isn't hanging over the edge. You wonder why the maker of this box didn't enclose the other side of it. Does a thermostat really need room to breath? Just another thing to think about. Do you have any thoughts about that ladies?
Well, I was able to make a paper towel holder out of something I already had. Do you remember that old box that I bought at the antique mall a long while back that I put my old jars in that had the cute prim labels? Well, I decided to hide my paper towels in that box. I drilled holes on the side of the box and used the ladder rung that my FIL cut off from the ladder that I have my quilts on. I sanded the run a little bit to make it more smooth, slipped it into the holes along with the paper towels and VOILA....... here is my paper towel holder. I also put my salt and pepper shakers in the box as well since the red holder doesn't quite match the red on my walls. Don't you love how it turned out? The neat thing is that I can also close up that door and hide the paper towels. Gotta love hide-n-seek spots!!
Well, only 3 more days til we leave for the beach. I have been doing laundry, cleaning and switching things around in the kitchen and getting ready for us to leave. Granted we don't leave til Sunday, but we are excited - can't ya tell? I just want to make sure I don't have to rush around to do things. I am one of those gals that hates to rush around. I like to take my time and hopefully if I do that then I won't forget anything!