My linen closet has been begging for my attention for at least a year {probably longer, but who's counting}. It's such a small space so it only needed a little organizational TLC.
I went shopping for baskets in Hobby Lobby. I found several that I loved but wasn't crazy about the prices. I knew that I only needed three, preferably three different sizes - something like this.
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| Natural Rush Basket set with liners {picture from Hobby Lobby} |
With a $54 price tag {or larger}, I needed to start thinking of other options. Back to my favorite store to shop for bargains -- The Goodwill! It took me several weeks to find what I was looking for but I got lucky and found these great containers.
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| Containers made of wood |
They are heavy and very sturdy containers and I was over the moon when I saw them just sitting on a
table. Seriously, I almost ran over a little old man trying to get to them before someone else did {hey, bargains bring out the worst in a person...lol}. The best part of this find was the price. All three together only cost me $11. Major score!
Though I loved the containers themselves I wasn't so in love with the color, so time to get that small flaw taken care of. I grabbed my sand paper and tack cloth and got right to work.
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| Sanding time |
They only needed a little sanding work to get them ready for painting. Then outside I went to get them spray painted. I used Valspar spray paint and I'm in love with the coverage and finish of this brand.
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| Sanded and ready for painting |
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| Great coverage -- only required one coat |
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| The finished product - beautiful! |
To finish them off, I used my Silhouette machine, scrapbook paper and some great chalkboard vinyl from Pick Your Plum to create the labels for each container
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| Labels on each container |
Here is where my Before Meets After:
It feels great to have one thing crossed off my mental to do list. I'll be working hard over the next few weeks to get several more checked off too! What are some of your 'to do' list items and how do you plan to tackle them?
3 comments:
I love this. It seems like a project I may even be able to manage. I could possibly even migrate it to under my kitchen sink. A hopeless mess. Thanks for the inspiration.
Yes Denise, you can certainly handle a project like this one cause it was so simple. I just needed the closet to not look like...well, the "before" picture - Hahahaha! I knew that it wouldn't take much but I kept putting it off. Now even though I still have oh like a million more projects left {hehe}, I have this one finished and it feels good!
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