Operation: Jewellery Storage

 

Jewellery. It’s beautiful, dresses up an outfit and is fun to purchase or receive as a gift. There is no such thing as having too much jewellery (isn’t that every girl’s dream?)….but, what to do with all of the jewellery?

For years, I had my jewellery stashed away in organizers in my closet. It was a great system — it kept everything neat and organized. And, that’s about it. Neat and organized. Oh, and stashed away.

When getting ready in the mornings, I couldn’t be bothered to dig through my organizers to pick out accessories. So, I never really wore my jewellery, except for a few key pieces. I needed to find a solution, and when I was working on my Closet Vanity project, I came across this wall-hung jewellery idea. I had to make it!

Ted had some leftover baseboard trim stashed away in the basement that was perfect for this project. All I needed was a piece of 1″ pine and trim to top it off. And, someone to cut the pieces for me!

(Yes, my husband is cutting the trim in his slippers! And, of course, Mason is supervising.)

Next, I needed to stack the three pieces of trim, glue and nail them together, fill the holes and silicone the gaps. I chose the spray paint the organizer in Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch Multi-Purpose Paint in Heirloom White.

The last step was to add upholstery tacks to act as the hangers. This required a lot of measuring, patience and thumbs (I hammered my fingers more times than I’d like to remember). I chose to do three lines of tacks in equal distances to maximize the number of pieces I can hang.

And, ta-daaaaaa…..here is the final piece hung up in my Closet Vanity.

As you can see, I still have plenty tacks to fill up, which means I can go out and buy more jewellery!….or, even better, receive them as gifts (Ted, are you listening?)

Overall, this project was easy to complete with minimal tools and resources. It’s also a great use of leftover pieces of trim. Also, I completed this project as party of Young House Love’s Pinterest Challenge. It feels good to actually complete a project that I pinned on Pinterest a long time ago! You can follow me on Pinterest over here.

How do you like to organize your jewellery? I’d love to hear about it!

Linking up with…
Thrifty Decor Chick
Young House Love
Beneath My Heart
House of Hepworths
Chic on a Shoestring Decorating 

Thrifty Finds: Paint, Pots & Putty

Today was a good day for thrifty finds — some that landed in my lap, some that I searched for.

Let’s start with the ones that fell in my lap.

I work as a Copywriter for a design and branding agency that focuses mainly on package design. Needless to say, we normally have a lot of product sitting around. Today, some co-workers were cleaning out some older product to make room for new product. I snagged some wood filler and wood glue because, really, you can never have too much of either!

At work, we also have a “Give & Take Table” in our underground parking garage. While on my way out this afternoon, I saw this small white plant pot that will look very cute on my closet vanity with a faux boxwood plant (more on the closet vanity later!)

Then, on my way home from work, I made my weekly visit to my local Habitat for Humanity Re-Store. I was looking to find some small knobs for another project (no luck) and some paint for our upcoming upstairs bathroom refresh. Well, I was pleased to find a gallon of Benjamin Moore paint in Gray Mist for, get this, $10.00!

The price alone was awesome and Benjamin Moore is my go-to paint for The 236. But, that’s not all — when I looked at the paint lid, I saw that the paint was mixed at my local Rona store less than a month ago. Fresh, brand new paint in a gorgeous, neutral colour? Sign me up! Here’s a paint chip of Gray Mist — a true classic:

Then, I made my way to my neighbourhood Goodwill to see what other treasures I could find. I was hoping to score some vintage Pyrex (no such luck), but I did come across two more white pots bringing my grand total to three white pots in one day! Not sure where these will go, but I’ll find a home for them. Both were 99 cents each and from Ikea.

So, not a bad day for some finds! I can’t wait to start our upstairs bathroom refresh so I can see the new paints on the walls.

Until then, thanks for stopping by The 236!