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Tuesday’s Tips: use Ikea picture ledges for nail polish storage & as a spice rack
Great repurposing and such a space saver for small galley kitchens…..
A couple ways to display Christmas cards
On a wall or board shaped like a tree. I adore this above…
Hung from garland wrapped around a staircase mantle…
Stylish Kids Toy Storage Solutions
One of the most inevitable truths for parents with kids is that they will always have lots of stuff all over the house. Kids are collectors. With birthday parties, holidays and showers they receive a lot and pile up a lot of stuff into the house. Kids always leave their toys anywhere. This can lead into a huge mess in your house if not well stored or taken care of. However, kids need the toys for play and development. Many parents find themselves wrestled down by the issue of storing kids things while at the same time maintaining a stylish space.
Traditional Living Room design by Charlotte Home Staging Jamie McNeilis, Accredited Staging Professional
You can control all the mess by gathering it up after the kids, as you train them to do it by themselves, and organizing toy storage. There is actually a wide variety of kids storage solutions. Some of these solutions are much easier than you think.
Cardboard boxes present one of the simplest ideal ways for kids’ storage. In this case go for the tougher ones that will last longer. Since they are for kids, you must make them look attractive. You can for instance cover the boxes in gift wrapping paper to make them attractive. Alternatively use other colourful paper. Remember to also label the boxes so that the kids get to know which item goes where. Colour coding can be an interesting option too. In addition to the cardboard boxes, you can use plastic containers; which are even longer lasting. Such containers are ideal for storing small toys and tiny trinkets, which need easy accessibility. You can also try exploring with bags like those you carry to the market.
Shelving is also necessary as a way of neatly keeping the storage containers, boxes and bags. The shelf should be of a comfortable height for your kids, to enable them easily remove the containers and bags and put them back. You can even utilize the empty space around the windows with some built-in storage complete with drawers. Another perfect kids’ storage solution here is a chest of drawers. You can also have under the bed storage for your kids’ stuff. You can check this website for more information.
Use bellman luggage carts as clothes racks….
You ever blog hop? I was on A Slice of Glam‘s site when she mentioned Stephanie Sterjovski Life & Style who mentioned Lovely & Chic. I was immediately drawn to the clothes wardrobes until I realized they were nothing more than luggage carts that you use at hotels. What a great way to repurpose. iWant!!!
Tuesday’s Tips: hang a pallet and use for entryway storage
Simple enough huh…
Getting closet inspired…
Closet organizing is one of my favorite topics to search and blog about. One design tip: have as many open shelving units and clothes visible at first glance. That way you won’t forget what you have. If you can see … Continue reading
Some inspiration from my favs….
My girl Adrienne asked how do you organize mags? I keep mine in two big baskets that sit on the floor in front of my coffee table from pier 1. I started to buy more but don’t want to aide my obsession so yeah. Lol. Come closer. *looks around*… *whispers* don’t tell anyone but I also own tv dinner stands. (Don’t judge as gran’ma bought them for me when I moved on my own 8 years ago). They come really handy. Not for eating but to pile more mags on, the ones I’m currently reading. But they stay in rotation for about 2 months. I eventually cut out or snatch what I want and toss them or give them away.
Alexandra decided to use her lucite table for something other than what she previously used it for. I love all the little detials to make her vanity area a cute spot. here you can read all about it. I also blogged about my admiration for her home before here. Here are some other girlie vanity ideas…
Then leave it to my girl Beth to have me blurting out “girl stop” & “wow”. It happens sometimes moreso with jewelry than interiors but this post had a ton of things I would rock….
Interiors + recipes = Tiffany’s blog. She takes such pretty photography of her process. I LOVE to cook and go to my parents to do so 3x a week. Though I dislike grocery shopping and finding ingredients I’m unfamiliar with, I love trying new recipes. To have pics of the step by step process is important to me & my tastebuds that water after looking. Here is her recipe to espresso chocolate chip brownie cookies. Thank me later…
This pretty image came from Londa’s site. Red is great paired with earth tones like camel…
Betcha you haven’t seen baby furniture like this! Linda finds the most interesting things. Here is where that came from…
Lastly Nicole asked if hotel decor or vacation plays a big factor? I personally strive for affordable especially if I’m only in the hotel to rest my head. That said, it has to be visually pleasing to my eyes. I can’t do dated ugly hotels. It has to be photo worthy. That’s part of the thrill and fun for me when I travel. It’s even why I have a series Hotel Indulgences which I will add to soon. I always like when bloggers do link love posts so figured I’d play copy cat. It shows support to those who give and hopefully you’ll find new blogs you didn’t know about…
Tuesday’s Tips: more jewelry storage ideas like pegboards,
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Fine china contained on a platter…
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I first saw this idea in Lucky mag. Simple hooks or knobs that are used for coats can be used for necklaces. Here is another way to use knobs.
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See where the $12 bracelet holders came from. They also lined drawers which you can do with felt from Michael’s. Felt, as you know with hangers, keeps everything in place when moved…
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Framing corkboard…
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Pegboards from Lowe’s or any hardware store can be spray painted any hue. I like a more neutral color myself like this gray one so jewelry stands out. See more jewelry storage posts here.
A little femininity by Ana Antunes
Love the spices on the wall in pretty containers on floating shelves…
Adding scarves or folding a throw on sofas creates tailored looks….
