I have been enjoying time off maybe a little too much. I have been getting up early to enjoy my coffee and quiet time in the house, then working hard at re-organizing the mess that I call my home. It is way, way overdue, and I am thankful for time to work on it. It is going to make my life so much easier in the long run
The first day I wanted to begin to tackle the kitchen. I had seen people organize their cupboards and pantries with baskets and I had a thought. I am a little bit of a hoarder...hehe...in that I love to keep old boxes, tins, etc to reuse. So, I went in the craft closet and found some boxes perfect for the job.
First, I needed to paint them. Good ol' spray paint to the rescue! I chose the vintage-y green, as I thought it would match the new dishes (even though they are not in the same area...hehe.)
Then I went and bought these handy dandy metal book plates at the local JoAnns (which is not only where my hubby works, but also a 7 minute walk from my house...I know, I am a lucky girl!)
This is what I started with....
But then had the idea (I am sure I saw it on the box or something) to put ribbon through the holes like this:
So it would then look like this!
To make sure they would end up staying, I added a little glue to the back. Any kind will work. I had already tied the book plate around the back of the box, then kind of flipped it in place to get some glue on it, and then flipped it back. The ribbon helped keep it in place while the glue dried.
And here are some of the almost done pieces! In the forefront is the tied ribbon on the back of each box.
Ta da! I think they came out great!
Finally, here is the finished product! (Well, basically...forgot to insert the tags in a few of those book plates...hehe.)
But the book plates are perfect to give the family the labeling and organization they need to keep things in better order...something we desperately needed in the kitchen!
Happy organizing!
Ash
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