Nothing Comes Between Me and My Calvin

I know, I know, technically Brooke Shields was talking about her Calivn Klein jeans, but I think the sentiment rings just as true for work dresses. No one seems to do a classic yet fun sheath quite as well as Mr. Klein. So many of my favorite work outfits start with seeing that wonderful Calvin Klein tag at Marshall's, T.J. Maxx, or even Ross. I was able to purchase this dress from Marshall's about a year ago for only $50.00! Definitely worth it, and a great budget find!

Please forgive the way I'm standing in this photo. I'm not entirely sure what I was trying to do, but instead it just makes the dress lay a little weird, and look like I'm trying to do some high-knees. I promise the dress normally doesn't pull like this, as you'll see in the next image.

One of my absolute favorite things about this dress, and most Calvin Klein work dresses, is the detail. I have other dresses with piping, fun flippy skirts, and with this dress it's the gathered and seamed midsection. It makes the dress so flattering, and just keeps it from being a total blank canvas.

However, the dress is still basic enough that I'm really able to spice it up with jewelry (and I should have spiced it up with some more vibrant lipstick!) I love the addition of any shade of blue to purple, and normally I pair this with turquoise. However, today I was feeling something in a softer color scheme, and so I chose this necklace and earring set from Charming Charlie's! I purhased both pieces on clearance for a recent wedding, and I was so happy to get to wear them again! I can't find this exact pair of earrings online anymore, but they're having a BOGO sale on all of their clearance jewelry, so you should definitely go check it out!

And finally where would I be without my trusty shoes! I promise I do occasionally wear more than flats, but I got a crazy splinter in the bottom of my foot the other day, and these padded Dr. Scholl's loafers are exactly what was needed to ease my walking. I love that the purple tassle echoes the color of my dress! For some equally comfy shoes, look here, here, or here! (P.S. for most of these brands, I find them at the outlet malls, where the prices are much more affordable!)

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Closet Hacks

I have an incredibly tiny closet, that is fairly busing at the seams in terms of space. I also might have a slight shopping problem, with a particular obsession with shoes. This has lead to me getting a little creative with space. On this page, I am going to share with you the hacks that I've found help me make the most of my small closet, and hopefully you'll be able to recommend me some of your own!

One of the fist things I knew I wanted to try I originally saw on pinterest, which is using crown moulding as a shoe rack. I went to my local home depot, and found a decorative portion of moulding, and then used a saw myself to cut it into three pieces. Alternatively, they will also cut the pieces for you, if you know ahead of time how long you would like each one to be. I had forgotten to measure, so I was not able to take advantage of that.

Once your pieces are cut to the correct length, I simply painted them the same color of my room, because I liked the way that would be represented in the closet. The pieces of crown moulding were pretty easy to simply nail up, and then I hung my heels!

After I finished the racks for the shoes, I decided to hang some hooks in the wall to be able to keep my necklaces from getting tangled, and then I had some old floating shelves that I decided to hang as a way to organize my bracelets.

Overall, this was my attempt to utilize some space on the wall, and also just to be reminded of what I actually own. It's incredibly hard to wear what you don't even know you have! I hope this helps, and let me know what tricks you've done to take advantage of space in a small closet!