Thrifted Home {Ideas and Inspiration}

I came across this lovely list/ideas on Re-Nest, (a new site to me) called:

10 Common Thrift Store Finds
and ways to use them for DIY projects

I found a slew of cool, interesting and potentially fun projects to pursue to decorate our place and make it feel more homey.

I would love to try and do something similar myself. Inspiration Here

Things to thrift for:
3 matching frames
a small shelf
a large hook
Question? How would one go about cutting a ceramic vase in half??

I actually have a slew of glass spaghetti jars saved.
My baking cupboard is crying out patiently waiting for me to
organize it with them. But this caught my eye and I think it’s so cute!

Things to thrift for:
canning jar lids

This crate on casters is so adorable for children’s toys or books.
Maybe I can convince my mom to give me one of hers for my birthday!

Things to thrift for:
four casters

I wish I would have seen something like this before
we went and  bought our butcher block island from Lowes.
To me this pieces is 100% more functional and has a lot more character.
I’d definitely find a dresser with two big drawers at the bottom to fit our
bulky items like the crockpot and mixer.
Do you think I can convince my BFF to try sell our block on
Craigslist and opt for this instead?

Things to thrift for:
my parent buy and sell antique furniture, so I’ll just have a  look in their barn! *wink*

Autumn Resolution {2} Organizing Kitchen

(images Young House Love)

I found a piece of unused cork at work and knew just what I wanted to do with it. Here is a hidden cork board organizer. Perfect for tacking away all those loose papers like school calendars, a baby shower invitation or a weekly menu plan. (see below). Click the link to see more instruction on how make one yourself. Young House Love.

Life Your Way has free printable's. I'm going to try and faithfully use this weekly menu calendar to plan our meals and grocery list.

We bought an island on wheels to give a little bit more counter space and some extra storage. But storage can be messy and unsightly and so, after seeing the hurricane like mess that was building, I decided I wanted to use fabric to skirt the bottom. This will be a project that I will need my lil' sista's help on. 

French Toast Sunday

Sadly my camera died after I only got one snap of the lovely farm fresh eggs that my mom distributes from the county. I wanted to take some delicious pictures of our Sunday breakfast. This will have to suffice.

Opening Shelving

After viewing the blog post from The Inspired Room about opening shelving in the kitchen, it got me thinking, thinking that I am NOT the kind of organized person to ever attempt this! Unless I had a large kitchen where there was room for some decorative kitchen ware to be perched upon a pretty shelf. But as for daily dishes, for me they are better hidden behind closed doors! 

 

  

  

  

I may be able to do a smallish space like this with some baskets that still do some hiding.