Friday, September 27, 2013

Quick Fix Closet Organization

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Hello my awesome Readers!  I mentioned before that we have brought our sweet nephew back into our home, and with that brought the challenge of organization.

 


It seems like it was so much easier when they were younger, because now I feel at a loss.


He is currently sharing our daughters room for the time being, and her closet was nowhere even close to ready to have a second patron invade the space.


One Saturday this summer, the hubs and I set out to Home Depot to grab materials to completely custom build a closet system.  And my first stop was the Martha Stewart section to grab some fabric drawers.  I knew those were what I wanted to use, and needed to get the measurements.


While standing there I spotted the white 6 cube shelf units on clearance, and it was like this giant light bulb went off.

Here is one similar that I found on Amazon.



  We are now going to "Semi-Homemade" this closet.  SCORE!


Without further details, let's see some pictures!

Before:



We built the 2 units and placed 1 sheet of 1x12 laminated shelving between them, and then one on top to create a "custom" look.  

We used 1x2's for support and then simply installed closet rods in all 4 sections. 



Done!  We finished this in just a few hours.  Painted and all!  Now time to move it all back in!
 

It is perfect for what we needed.  Just enough space for clothes, and a large shelf up top for board games!

We purchased 12 fabric bins like these:
 

 
This new system has brought so much organization to the space for such a low cost and a little bit of time! 
 




 Thanks for stopping by to see this quick but sweet  closet makeover.  Don't forget to follow me on Facebook and Pinterest, and you can find me on Instagram and Periscope @OneThriftyChick and on Twitter @JennJSheffler.


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Thursday, September 26, 2013

Vintage Stool Makeover

 Hey Readers!  I've been going through my photos and have found a few fun treasures that I have never shared.

One being these fun Vintage stools that I pick up at a garage sale for $1 each!  I was on cloud 9, but had no clue what I was going to do with them.

But truly, who would pass these up for a whole $1??


Admittedly they did sit for a few weeks and then it dawned on me that I had purchased a bolt of this adorable Dick and Jane oil cloth at our local Goodwill.  It was marked $3.99, but just happened to be 50% off again.  And when I bought that, I also had no clue what I would use it for.  But again, couldn't pass it up.

Guess what?  It was JUST what I wanted for my stools.  I wanted some fun stools for my children to use at their homework stations (to be built).  Bingo!

I don't have step by step photos, but I took apart the original seat covers and literally threw together a pattern and made new ones within 30 minutes.  Don't look closely because they are not perfect.  

I spray painted the frames, and put them back together and they were perfect!


Here is a fun side by side before and after shot!


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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Oregon Craft Club {girls night}


Have you ever wished you had crafty friends?  It's hard to believe but they are actually quite hard to come by.  Most of my friends love the idea of crafting, but don't know where to start.

So, my amazingly talented and amazing friend Krista (she has no link, sorry friends I would LOVE to share her with you all) and I decided in 2012 that we would start hosting craft events.

Oregon's own Craft Club has been created.  You can find us on Facebook here.

I don't have a ton of great photos of ALL the projects we have done, but I do have a few to share.  So please sit back, grab a drink and enjoy the crafty bliss.




















 Are you ready to join us for all this crafty fun? If you are local to the Eugene/Springfield area here in Oregon we would LOVE to have you! 

Craft club is once a month, and always on a Saturday night!  And be on the lookout for our craft weekends that are starting up this year!

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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Organizing 3 Children {sports and command center}


Hello my awesome Readers!

Today I am going to share with you a system I have created for our home in hopes of smooth sailing this school year.

As of July we now have our sweet nephew back in our home, and couldn't be happier.  With that brings one more backpack, lunch box, homework, sports schedule and the list goes on.

I was determined to find a system that would act a a glue to keep it all together, without breaking the bank!

Lets take a look!

 This is the hub!  I purchased the sheet of whiteboard from Home Depot, and cut out the calendar grids using my Cricut and black vinyl.

I wanted to have 3 months at a glance to help plan all year long.  

Each child was assigned a color.  Oldest son is blue, Daughter is red and youngest is green. 



 Now that may sound a tad institutional to many, however it is pure bliss to me!!

Each child has their own clipboard which is where we place any homework, or papers that need to be completed.  The brown (now white) clipboard is where we place any other "notes" or reference sheets for the family such as fundraisers.

They each have a hook for their backpack placed directly under their clipboard, and this has really helped cut down the backpack, coat and helmet clutter by the front door.

Each family member has their own color markers for the calendar as well.  This way I know who has practice or cheer each day along with field trips, PE and Library days, when homework is due, doctors appoints and so on.  Trust me, it works!!


Here is a more recent picture of it in full swing.  The calendar is filling up, along with their papers on their to do clipboards.

Now onto the next part of my system!


Right when you walk into our house we have our "drop zone".  A place to hang keys, drop shoes and mail.  It's always been there, however this year it got a little makeover.

The metal wall pockets have always been used for the children's homework, but this year it is for completed school work only.  Yes I am that mom who saves it all, and yes it's all nicely organized in labeled totes.


I purchased 3 Martha Stewart document boxes at Staples, and have created homework kits.  One for each child.


 Inside of each box has everything they will need to complete any homework they may have.  This was my way of creating less chaos at night when someone needs a pencil, or a pair of scissors.


 I even took it as far as getting color coded pencil grips.  My children love to use these, and this way we will always know who a stray pencil belongs to.


Down below in the baskets I have created a place for each child's sports gear.  We have two boys in soccer and our daughter is in competitive cheer.  Thus meaning we are constantly scrambling for shorts, cleats, water bottles, socks and more....


 Each drawer has everything they need.  No more searching!  And so far they have been great at coming home from practice and games and placing those items back in the basket.


And lastly I purchased the new Martha Stewart wall system to organize mail, coupons, receipts and any notes my husband and I may need. The jars that we crated at craft club are now used for glasses/sunglasses and spare change!

I hope you have enjoyed the tour of this mom's newly organized system!  Be sure to leave me some comment love!

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