Faux Locker Baskets

I’ve been waiting for some locker basket to come my way for the bench in my “mudroom”. I was in Walmart picking up some white spray paint when I saw Hammered Finish spray paint. Hmm…that got me thinking. I had seen plastic baskets before like this….

What if I used the hammered spray paint to make it look like galvanized metal…

$5 for the spray paint and $3.50 for the basket it was worth a try.

Not too bad..I held it up to my real galvanized metal bins and it looks pretty close. Just don’t touch it!

I have these little metal book plate things in my scrapbooking stash. I’m going to print out a number and attach it to the basket.

 

Of course I just won an auction on Ebay for some real locket baskets I had bid on awhile ago, but these will do until they arrive….

Storage Solutions

While I was looking for office ideas I came across these neat storage ideas…

Into The Closet

Our 3rd bedroom was a computer room/guest room before my youngest was born. We moved the computer into the dining room and it’s been taking up much needed space and looking ugly ever since. I had been thinking about turning the closet in the dining room into an office but for one reason or another it never happened. Today I saw this photo on The Shabby Nest and knew I had to move the computer into the closet and soon!

Some other inspiration photos…

This one isn’t in a closet but it looks neat!

I Love Organization Tips

I came across this post at Pretty Organized Palace. I think it's a great idea! I am constantly making lists, I have little pieces of paper all over the house. If I don't write things down I forget them 5 minutes later so I ran right out to Staples and picked up my notebook and self adhesive tabs. Until I find all my lists all over the house I only have two categories "books I want to read" and "things I want to buy." One of the things on my "things I want to buy" list is this ceiling light for my oldest's room. I love it so much! We recently gave her a "big girl" room and it's just waiting for this light and wall rub ons.

Taming Kid Clutter

I'm joining in on my first Linky Party! Wendy at The Shabby Nest and Pretty Organizer are hosting a taming kid's clutter linky party. Kid clutter is definitely something I have a lot of! Right now I'm buried...with Christmas and then both their birthdays a month later, we have an abundance of toys! Our house is small, so no separate playroom, our living room is where they spend most of their time (Ok now I'm singing the Fresh Prince of Bel Air Theme).

We have this storage unit that I bought at Target in the living room.




This wall storage from Ikea holds diapers, lotion, Hair accessories, Etc. for the living room.




This Ottoman from Target was a great purchase!

Both girls have a hanging storage organizer (Ikea) and a basket for stuffed animals (Target) in their room.

I picked up this cute box at Michael's yesterday ($5.39 with a 40% coupon).

I love this bookcase I bought at Target.

My oldest has this door organizer from Babies R Us that we used to hold pull ups after we got rid of her changing table.

Hmm, can I get paid for every time I mentioned Target??? Hope you got some good ideas!