from coast to coast

Happy Monday everybody!<br /><br />It's like spring here today and I'm loving it. The girls and I are going to go outside for a nice long w-a-l-k (shhh. we can't say walk out loud, it sends the dog into hysterics) to the park and finish some outdoor christmas prep. But before we head out I wanted to share a quick before and after with you.<br /><br />Nothing too crazy, but something that has bugged me for years.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizejWnLNDbrSYakaoyOPwoRSTqkiRHZgKA0P_eV6n2NhdjiXf73oZt2Dvq7F1vBIfB3aVsIPLhTLG5G_TKO9vlp7SUio2lHn3AoQDO2VA7fR3PRpytWUKghyphenhyphenirU314s0YL-QT3YG5OtWYk/s1600/P8189130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizejWnLNDbrSYakaoyOPwoRSTqkiRHZgKA0P_eV6n2NhdjiXf73oZt2Dvq7F1vBIfB3aVsIPLhTLG5G_TKO9vlp7SUio2lHn3AoQDO2VA7fR3PRpytWUKghyphenhyphenirU314s0YL-QT3YG5OtWYk/s640/P8189130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The stairway down to our finished basement/family room/playroom/doesn't-get-cleaned-often room. It is hard to tell from the picture (as it's an awkward place to photograph) but it is just a big huge vast space of...nothing. And nothing drives me bonkers more than a HUGE blank wall.<br /><br />I know, 'Get off your arse and hang a picture then, big deal'. But a piece of art or a picture that would fill up that space would be mega bucks and a gallery wall is not an option as this requires a crane practically to hang one nail. The hubs would not go for that. And since he's the one that gets up on the ladder, good man that he is, I thought I'd be nice. Want to save up my 'will you please do this crazy project with me' points for bigger spaces.<br /><br />After keeping my eye out for something big and cheap, I finally found a great solution at my favorite salvage place.<br /><br />So the ladder came out,<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zy-8bXq3oEVVGvpFt4PzMFiV-JtW83SiZTRdqF9h4U6zEgsVupy-QwyGUXDCyT2jtDE_wYXRaQqpumXcNHXN_dvvJay264opdfkccyNd-swEK5fnzAHuvwUrsrSmPZeHfcpFuBBgVEP1/s1600/IMG_0263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zy-8bXq3oEVVGvpFt4PzMFiV-JtW83SiZTRdqF9h4U6zEgsVupy-QwyGUXDCyT2jtDE_wYXRaQqpumXcNHXN_dvvJay264opdfkccyNd-swEK5fnzAHuvwUrsrSmPZeHfcpFuBBgVEP1/s640/IMG_0263.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><br />some circ de soleil moves happened,<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzSBxNhwNTGD3ipLSRppC5vfar8vA8pB0MRS5zh0ValFJrxLknY7cwATZ0Oqoah3W7tJQ1cWnUw66a5Hkf7BcWOknK2UbA1hxmHawQVyyEo4ksadLd4D6yU2yEElcXMQWyV9RO2jdvIvh/s1600/Map2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzSBxNhwNTGD3ipLSRppC5vfar8vA8pB0MRS5zh0ValFJrxLknY7cwATZ0Oqoah3W7tJQ1cWnUw66a5Hkf7BcWOknK2UbA1hxmHawQVyyEo4ksadLd4D6yU2yEElcXMQWyV9RO2jdvIvh/s640/Map2.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><br />and problem solved.<br /><br />An old map from a school that had closed in the area. Now we grab a bit of education on our way down to watch TV. And we hung it just high enough so that little hands can't rub, rip, pull or whatever else little hands tend to do.<br /><br />Do you have any area of your house that drives you crazy? Have a precarious spot that you've had to hang something? Wanna come to the park with us?

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