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Before and After Party




Almost 2 years ago I started a new linky party and I am starting it up again.

I'm just going to admit this upfront: This party is for my own selfish reasons but I hope you will join me anyway. We moved into our new house a few months ago and one of my new years resolutions is to work on making my house a home. In order to do that I am going to finish (clean, organize, and decorate) each room and space in my house. Well lets just say finishing will probably never happen because I'm never finished with a room (I like to change things all the time). However I still love the idea of making our house comfortable, beautiful, and clean!



A few years ago Somewhat Simple hosted a one month challenge where each week a new room was picked and you had to do the three D's (declutter, deep clean, and decorate). I loved this challenge and thought why not do my own version of this. So the before and after idea was born.

Here's the details. Each week there will be a specific room/area assigned. You will have one week to work on your room. First take before pictures. Keep it as real as you feel comfortable with. Then do something small or huge to make your room more comfortable, beautiful, and clean. Keep in mind the three D's: deep clean, declutter, and decorate (you don't have to do all three but it provides great direction). Once you're finished take your after pictures. Write up a post sharing your pictures and the details. Come back to my blog on Friday and link up! (will run through Sunday).

*Want an even bigger challenge? I am going to do all of this without spending ANY MONEY! You do not have to follow this same rule :)

I know some rooms will take longer so I'm posting the schedule for the next 4 weeks now so you can plan ahead. The tricky part is every one's home is different so you may not have all of these areas or you may have more rooms then listed-I am going off of my house so feel free to substitute any room or area when you need to. Find what works for you and be creative.

Week 1 (January 2-13): Entry way
Week 2 (January 14-21): laundry room
Week 3 (January 21-27): Master Bedroom
Week 4 (January 28-Feb.3): Closet of your choice or open week (pick any room or area of your choice)
Week 5: dinning room



*If you don't have a blog or its set to private you can share your before and after pictures on my facebook page or email me and I'll will post them to my blog for you.