Neat Things: Typedrawer Jewelry Displays

Recycling is good...upcycling is even better! I discovered these clever display boxes made from vintage typesetters boxes from Bluebird Heaven. I lean toward the dark stained wood since it shows the natural grain best but the painted versions are fun, too!

Design Inspiration: Storage Stairs

If you've been around here for any time, you'll know I have a fondness for organization, shelving and storage solutions--especially of the space saving type. Here's a few more I found Online--so clever, so practical, all DIY.

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Organize: my fave ideas from Real Simple

Laundry Bag
Original purpose: Saving delicate unmentionables from getting stretched in the spin cycle.
Aha! use: Keeping mini Tupperware lids, baby-bottle caps, and other small items from falling through the dishwasher rack.

Rubber Bands as Strap Securers
Original purpose: Bundling mail in the postman's bag.
Aha! use: Keeping camisoles and sundresses from slipping off their hangers. For this stop-strap measure, wrap a band (or two if you use skinny ones) around each end of a hanger.

File Drawer for the Kitchen
“File” plastic containers and their tops in orderly zones within the same drawer to keep them easy to locate.

Desk Organizer as Cupboard Divider
Original purpose: Keeping files orderly.
Aha! use: Sorting cookie sheets, cutting boards, and jelly-roll pans in the kitchen.

Keep Papers Accessible With Memo Holder
Originally made for keeping track of food orders in restaurants, this sleek stainless-steel and chrome rack will ensure that mail, messages, and shopping lists are not misplaced.

To buy: Memo holder with spring clips, $48, the Museum of Useful Things.

Found HERE.

Design Inspiration: Library of Colors

Organizing a library by the colors of your books...now that's inspiring! While not the most conventional strategy, for book lovers, this is one way to turn a bookcase eyesore into an art exhibition. If you don’t have books in each color of the rainbow, start by grouping like colors and add to it as you add more books.

FOUND HERE.

Design Inspiration: Mudroom

Galvanized steel planters provide just the right amount of rugged storage ― and a fun metallic glint ― above coat hooks in a mudroom.

They sell these planters at Ikea, folks...I'm so lovin' this idea to store hand tools out on our deck!