January has been full of organizing, and little projects on the fly. I wanted to make the most of my time off from school and now I also have Mondays school free until 6:00pm so I can get a fewmore chores and projects done on Mondays. Here are some of my projects from January with helpful hints if you like them...
For Christmas we used some gift cards and other generous gift money from family to buy this TV. Well, we didn't want to break the budget on a stand and accessories, so everything you see except for the tv was already in our home. The TV stand is a bookshelf that was ugly wood, it was in my kitchen before. I slapped on some paint that I had and I love how it turned out. The little white table was also "blonde" wood so I painted it up and put a new stainless steel handle on it. I am very happy with our new thrifty TV display.
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Never-mind the horrible interior of our cupboards, the kitchen remodel hasn't happened yet. I am just thankful that I found these white bins buried by the mess. My next goal is to use all of those cleaning products up so that I can make my own and only have one or two safe cleaners. I am also a little OCD about the white containers, I buy these because Walmart has had them for years so all of the organizing containers match throughout my house. Weird, I know, I only use white hangers too.
Homemade laundry soap is amazing! I have to give credit to Jenae, check out her amazing blog at www.littlehomeinthecity.blogspot.com. She has made some awesome things! Anyway, I am hooked on homemade laundry soap. This two gallon container lasts at least 4 months and is way cheaper than any detergent on store shelves. It is also faster to make than a trip to the store. Tyler helped me make this batch, it was fun to do together!
This is my version of "dryer sheets." It is a cap full of fabric softener and the rest is water. I spray it on the clothes before I start the dryer. So much cheaper than dryer sheets and less waste too!
My jewelry used to be in the bathroom, but recently I re-did our closets and dresser storage and I had a few extra drawers. After looking at some of my favorite blogs I noticed quite a few of my favorite designers had great jewelry storage in their bedrooms. So, the necklace holder is actually a hand towel holder. And the ice cube trays are in the top drawer of the same dresser. One pair of earrings per spot and watches in the white basket. The boxes around the sides are studs and special jewelry that I keep in the box. I love having my jewelry in my dresser like this. It makes picking it out so much fun and so easy to keep track of everything. No more tangled messes for me!
