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Showing posts with label CUBBY ORGANIZERS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CUBBY ORGANIZERS. Show all posts

Friday, September 23, 2011

FAUX CUBBIES BEFORE AND AFTER



I LOVE FINDING OLD SHELVES AT THE THIFT STORE
BECAUSE I LOVE DOING LITTLE COLLECTIONS OF
MY THRIFT FINDS AND BEING ABLE TO STORE THEM IN ONE LITTLE SPACE.
JUST THE OTHER DAY I FOUND A LITTLE WOOD
BOX WITH A DESIGN OF A PLAYING CARD
AND AN OLD SLINKY, BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES
AND I COULD'NT PASS IT UP.

HERE IS WHAT THE SHELF LOOKED LIKE WHEN
I STARTED...
MUCH BIGGER THAN THE ONE I DID FOR MY
OFFICE YOU MAY REMEMBER IT. AND THIS TIME
I WANTED TO GET RID OF THE
ARCHED MOLDING.

THIS ONE HAS 15 LITTLE CUBBIES AND
THE OFFICE ONE HAD ONLY 9 I ENDED UP
HANGING THAT ONE ON THE WALL
THIS ONE I DECIDED JUST TO PUT ON THE
TOP OF A DRESSER IN MY GUEST ROOM

SO HERE IT IS I HOPE YOU LIKE IT..





I MADE THE NUMBER SIGN OUT OF AN
OLD LICENSE PLATE AND A HOSE CUPLER
I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT IS CALLED.
THE 68 STANDS FOR THE YEAR MY FIANCE
WAS BORN...


THIS PIECE OF CORAL I FOUND AT  THE
THRIFT STORE IT WAS OLD AND
WHITE AND YELLOWED WITH AGE. BUT IT
WAS REAL CORAL AND I KNEW I WAS
GOING TO PAINT IT.

THE STATUE IS A COMIC CHARACTER CALLED
POISON IVY, HAD TO INCLUDE HER.
AND HERE ARE THE SLINKY AND THE CARD
BOX I FOUND !

SOME OLD DOOR HARDWARE...




IM STARTING AN OLD ALARM CLOCK
COLLECTION BUT THEY
ARE HARD TO COME ACROSS,
GUESS IM NOT THE ONLY ONE...



WELL I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT , I LOVE THESE LITTLE SHELVES !!!

Thursday, May 19, 2011

DECLUTTERING CUBBY

I FOUND THIS LITTLE 6 HOLE CUBBY AT
THE THRIFT STORE FOR 2.92
AND I GRABBED IT UP

IT'S MEANT TO BE PUT ON THE WALL BUT I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE CUTE
AS A DESKTOP ORGANIZER, LAYING DOWN.
I ALWAYS HAVE THINGS
LAYING AROUND ON MY DESK WITHOUT A HOME.
SO IM GOING TO USE IT TO HOUSE ALL MY DESKTOP CLUTTER
I ADDED A CUP DRAWER PULL ON THE FRONT
AND PUT IT UPSIDE DOWN TO HOLD CHALK.

HERE SHE IS...
I PAINTED HER A CUTE GREEN
DISTRESSED HER AND SHE NOW HOLDS
SCISSORS, MY LETTER OPENERS , STAPLER,
PENS, MARKERS, NOTE PAPER,
PAPER CLIPS...ETC




WHATCHA THINK? NOT BAD
FOR LESS THAN $3.00 RIGHT...



Monday, May 9, 2011

FOR THE LOVE OF CUBBIES !!!


I WAS INSPIRED FOR THIS PROJECT BY ALL
THE GREAT CUBBY HOLE ORGANIZERS THAT I ALWAYS
SEE ON THE POTTERY BARN WEBSITE...
LIKE THESE...

Cubby Organizer - Weathered WhiteCubby Organizer, Natural stain

Vintage Metal Wall-Mount Cubby

THESE CUBBY ORGANIZERS RUN FROM $60-$129
WELL MINE IS A 9 HOLE CUBBY ORGANIZER
AND IT DIDNT COST
ME ANYWHERE NEAR THAT..

I PICKED MINE UP AT THE THRIFT STORE &
HERE IS WHAT IT STARTED OUT LIKE.

BEFORE...
I HAD A PIECE OF THIN WOOD CUT FOR
THE BACK, NAILED IT ON AND THIS
IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH.

AFTER...








I PUT IT ABOVE MY DESK AND  I PUT
SOME OFFICE THINGS AND VARIOUS
TREASURES ON IT...
I LOVE IT ITS GREAT FOR STORAGE
AND HAS THE POTTERYBARN FEEL TO IT...
I FOUND ACTUALLY ANOTHER ONE
BUT A LITTLE SMALLER.. I WILL BE DOING
THAT ONE AS WELL , MAYBE FOR MY
BATHROOM....

ME LIKEY, DO YOU LIKEY ?