tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post6150333104997852409..comments2024-03-26T19:48:49.664-04:00Comments on Brooklyn Limestone: My Secret Shame no more.Mrs. Limestonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159249562273770481noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-51151776188990474562009-09-25T17:33:39.079-04:002009-09-25T17:33:39.079-04:00I really appreciated this post because I have my o...I really appreciated this post because I have my own secret shame room - also a box room that I've been trying to deal with for three years. Thanks for the inspiration to get to work on it!<br /><br />cozystyle.blogspot.comMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055538119434258693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-21123937331466623152009-09-17T14:22:46.124-04:002009-09-17T14:22:46.124-04:00Now if only I could find the same motivation to ge...Now if only I could find the same motivation to get this done in our back bedroom which has become an extension of our laundry room. Clothes EVERYWHERE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-33767774662849122682009-09-15T23:36:44.442-04:002009-09-15T23:36:44.442-04:00I have the EXACT same room in my house! And {for s...I have the EXACT same room in my house! And {for shame!} we've lived in our house for 3 years...<br /><br />I need take your painstaking work as a sign that our "box room" needs a little more attention...<br /><br />Thanks! The room looks greatEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291654385903185424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-33487798410627834312009-09-15T18:03:30.541-04:002009-09-15T18:03:30.541-04:00Way to go! Before I moved to my apartment, I had a...Way to go! Before I moved to my apartment, I had a secret box room, too. Now it's confined to my coat closet... and it may or may not be packed so full the door won't close... <br /><br />Can't wait to see what you do with this room!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575773449665465080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-34631478554236563772009-09-15T16:53:54.135-04:002009-09-15T16:53:54.135-04:00Looking at these photos is getting me inspired to ...Looking at these photos is getting me inspired to tackle my downstairs closets...they are horrible...but the after photo looks so clean! Thanks for the nudge!<br /><br />ChelseaRoom to Inspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477272481406650576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-12821225388107226472009-09-15T13:47:19.385-04:002009-09-15T13:47:19.385-04:00(sigh) I love that feeling. Well done! What do you...(sigh) I love that feeling. Well done! What do you intend to do in the room now that it's clutter-free??? (And PS - I do love that yellow chair you found a little while back...it may just be perfect)<br /><br />I have 2 secret shames: (1) our basement storage area, specifically the tool bench/explosion of crap, and (2) my office/guest room bookshelf/explosion of crap. You may have just provided me weekend inspiration!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-25435053955182714422009-09-15T10:00:20.094-04:002009-09-15T10:00:20.094-04:00Oh La La!! Congrats.Oh La La!! Congrats.Kwanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428954660974395117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-85435680142962435302009-09-15T08:45:02.298-04:002009-09-15T08:45:02.298-04:00I'm so impressed how you actually finished the...I'm so impressed how you actually finished the project of cleaning out the room. My secret shame is I put things off for so long that eventually I forget about doing it. I seem to be stuck in the move things from one point to another thus never completing what I intended to do.Nazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316554604305098721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-50207727920846433922009-09-15T03:57:41.176-04:002009-09-15T03:57:41.176-04:00wow! and yahoo! good for you!
and now - what ...wow! and yahoo! good for you! <br /><br />and now - what will you make this room? its like your own design show!!Southern Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704854973003741122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-40359217011480466242009-09-14T23:59:29.231-04:002009-09-14T23:59:29.231-04:00Our "box room" has been very boxy for th...Our "box room" has been very boxy for three years now. Congrats on finishing a task that is so easy to procrastinate.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920421924276998928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-89704173746157571662009-09-14T23:22:22.979-04:002009-09-14T23:22:22.979-04:00congrats, i bet it feels quite good :) My room is...congrats, i bet it feels quite good :) My room is even smaller (my walk-in closet) but i cannot bare to get in there and organize things properly. Of course it doesn't help that I keep adding stuff and rarely seem to take stuff away!Naomi@DesignManifesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12502738831872020174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-80394222688411731042009-09-14T21:13:18.085-04:002009-09-14T21:13:18.085-04:00big (((((hugs))))) to you for doing a fabulous job...big (((((hugs))))) to you for doing a fabulous job. Well done, you should be VERY proud of yourself!<br />xoRenae Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083827332206881787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-3265773603092898462009-09-14T20:56:58.598-04:002009-09-14T20:56:58.598-04:00My secret shame is our cold storage room in the ba...My secret shame is our cold storage room in the basement. We have visions of turning it into a proper pantry and wine cellar but right now it looks like a room from the Silence of the Lambs. One of these days we'll somehow motivate ourselves to clean it up.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270714020876541223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-89746492694768112792009-09-14T20:24:25.128-04:002009-09-14T20:24:25.128-04:00You're awesome, and the room looks adorable! I...You're awesome, and the room looks adorable! I love the color blue. I'm working my way through a list of fall resolutions...first was to set a date w/ the handyman to come over...check that off the list. Unfortunately, he's discovered an area of the house is rotting, so I think I"ve just added a few more things to the list!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247178635460053773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-28205047248517041932009-09-14T19:42:00.486-04:002009-09-14T19:42:00.486-04:00Looks fantastic. What a difference! The chair is ...Looks fantastic. What a difference! The chair is fab! So what's it gonna be now that you've cleaned it out?Nichole Loiaconohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745831590749439723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-26688137303474102572009-09-14T18:59:28.991-04:002009-09-14T18:59:28.991-04:00Congrats! Boy, I bet that feels good. Oh my...I h...Congrats! Boy, I bet that feels good. Oh my...I have clean room envy. <br /><br />I have a spare room I need to focus on also. Ours is called the "futon room". ;-) The futon, being my husband's couch/bed from his college years. We really need to get rid of that thing...<br /><br />TracyWes and Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752148057127665551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-39515580203251396962009-09-14T18:47:05.624-04:002009-09-14T18:47:05.624-04:00That is the BEST feeling ever! Love to accomplish...That is the BEST feeling ever! Love to accomplish things like that. I"m so excited to see what you do with your new room ;-) xoxoSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173303399522862906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-20932410023257297422009-09-14T18:04:37.654-04:002009-09-14T18:04:37.654-04:00Ok...I'm bummed. My "box room" ie la...Ok...I'm bummed. My "box room" ie laundry room...WHEN it is cleaned out. DOESN'T have shiny wood floors and lovely glass doorknobs and an amusing and flirty little chair...Nope. It most certainly is the ugly step sister to your sexy little box room.Even when it's clean.<br /><br />sigh.Linda@ Lime in the Coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551293394719390382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-59007764598094546732009-09-14T17:08:59.904-04:002009-09-14T17:08:59.904-04:00Just looking at the last photo makes me feel so re...Just looking at the last photo makes me feel so relaxed! It was well worth the time and effort and now you can truly appreciate the glossy wood floors! Marvelous!Suziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070584165289971697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-55352111619143575912009-09-14T16:36:44.923-04:002009-09-14T16:36:44.923-04:00This place looks nice! perfect for a small office/...This place looks nice! perfect for a small office/library type of room, and i like the chair!<br />my biggest shame is what's hiding in the closets, tons and tons of old books, notes, pens....and i just cant seem to have the time or energy to clean it...Anna at discount bathroom vanityhttp://www.ardibathrooms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-12515163406902248962009-09-14T16:21:11.896-04:002009-09-14T16:21:11.896-04:00I love this space, I can't wait to see what yo...I love this space, I can't wait to see what you do with it. I know it will be fabulous and no it wasn't the most boring post. I really enjoyed reading it.Yansyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976602859032253160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-74348589009649282652009-09-14T15:57:00.225-04:002009-09-14T15:57:00.225-04:00Totally not a boring blog post at all- it might be...Totally not a boring blog post at all- it might be a silly chore but dont you feel SO much better now that its done? I hate the misc. boxes of crap- I have to do the same thing in my house, this is great motivation, thanks!LindsBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548424318705008557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-21455038391495219732009-09-14T15:43:00.172-04:002009-09-14T15:43:00.172-04:00My secret shame? Instead of having a box room ther...My secret shame? Instead of having a box room there is literally a corner in every room of my house with the exception of the kids room that has "stuff" I need, want, verdict still out - yet I don't know what to do with or where to put it. Drives me bananas. But this post gives me hope. Thanks for sharing.SAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11766327199556947708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-71368732362812912972009-09-14T14:54:14.787-04:002009-09-14T14:54:14.787-04:00Thanks everyone! I need to reupholster the chair ...Thanks everyone! I need to reupholster the chair but Im being cheap. I just don't want to spend $400 on this project and I can't seem to get that price down by much (including pretty cheap fabric..if I get anything fancy, its even more)Mrs. Limestonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159249562273770481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38356705.post-68452070452023080872009-09-14T14:41:36.414-04:002009-09-14T14:41:36.414-04:00Bravo, you have given me inspiration I moved in M...Bravo, you have given me inspiration I moved in March and the house that I am so lucky to have a garage to put my car in. But it is full with boxes and stuff I have yet to deal with. Thank you for the push.Shandell'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622134515814243480noreply@blogger.com