I’m feeling a bit warrior-ish today. Our new old dog {it’s a long story} decided to wake me up by dropping a deuce in our bedroom this morning. Yeah, the bedroom that we’ve been making over. You know that one? Well, the dog gave it her own version of a makeover. And wouldn’t you know today would be the day the windows were frozen shut? Picture me at 6:30 this morning, barely awake, scrubbing dog poop out of a rug and carpet without adequate ventilation. The jute rug is now drying in the tub while I’m contemplating a headboard change.
Notice how the prohibition symbol adds some rounded lines to the rectangular headboard, and the white really pops against the bare wood. Just kidding. I gotta laugh or I’m gonna cry.
As I forge ahead, I thought I’d show you where we charge our cell phones every night. Are you following me? I know it’s a stretch…charging ahead in poop-ridden battle…charging cell phones. Sometimes being creative comes across as crazy. Anyway, here’s the console that lives in our open kitchen/dining area.
The left-hand drawer acts as a charging station for our cell phones.
Um, yes, that’s my Razr. The young kids at work like to tease me about it. It takes me 5 minutes to text ‘ok.’ To charge our phones, I use a double-headed extension cord that’s kept under wraps with some painter’s tape and then snaked up and over the back of the drawer so it can be plugged in. The cord is thin enough to allow the drawer to close properly.
I hide the wire and outlet with baskets that hold table linens.
The right-hand drawer houses a phone book, local map and a folder of school contact info for my kindergartener. To keep things tidy, I never keep more than one phone book on hand at a time. Most times, we look up phone numbers and addresses online anyway, but I like to have something handy in case the internet is down {which happens more than you’d think} or the electricity is out.
This charging station in disguise works well for us. It’s located right next to the small hallway where we come in from the garage. So, as soon as we enter, the phones go in the drawer. On our way out of the house, they’re easy to pick up and throw in our pocket/purse. Gotta love form + function. Do you have a creative or ingenious place to charge your electronics? I’d love to know about it!
Okay, I feel a little better now. Thanks for listening, um, reading. I’m off to battle. Charge!
FYI – Please keep Handy Hubby in your thoughts today. I’m pretty sure he left for work this morning wondering whether or not to return.
images: all Dana Miller for House*Tweaking
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