Wednesday, November 14, 2012

IKEA Shoe Storage


Good morning everyone!
I have a somewhat shorter post today becase I am still working on completing our shoe storage cabinet and still need to upload the pictures of its new look. Our entryway is almost complete...just a few minor details to make to the space. I plan on having the details and the pictures up by Friday for ya. :)
 
 
Here is a little picture from IKEA's website of what I bought and remade for our space.
 
BISSA Shoe cabinet with 2 compartments IKEA
And I have quite the story on its purchase too! I was actually able to buy the display model they had on the floor at IKEA since this particular model is going out of stock. I ended up with 2 of them for a great deal so I will for sure share more on Friday!!
 
Can't wait and hope you all have a great Wednesday!!
 
 
Thanks for stopping by!

Monday, November 12, 2012

DIY Entryway- Coat Storage

 
Hi there and good morning!
Did you all have a good weekend?
Well, if you have been reading the past week, you know that I have been talking about IKEA. I have purchased some amazing things and will show them later in the week.  ;)  But for today, I have another DIY project that I completed last Friday. It only took about 2-3 hours to do total and that is pretty good for my first "building" project.
For a few months, my husband and I have been talking about needing a storage solution for coats and hats near the entryway of our house. After looking up many ideas online, I decided to make this my very first "building" DIY project and am so happy I did. Why?
Well, it saved us a TON of money and you will see why later on in this post.
 
 
So here is what we started with....a blank canvas. This wall was the perfect place to put a coat rack and so began my DIY project.

 
I went to Home Depot with my baby girl (my little helper) and bought some wood that I had cut down to size by the guys at Home Depot.

 
The dimensions I needed were two 5' boards, two 30" boards, and one 52" board for the middle of my coat rack.

 
I accidentally did part of my math wrong at Home Depot and should have ended up with two 31" boards, but I got 30" instead and had to make due.

 
I purchased some caulk and primer and got to work finishing up this project.

 
I also used a few nails to keep the boards on the wall and to make them a little more sturdy to hold coats and such.

 
I did one coat of primer and one coat of white paint.
I still think I am going to go over the boards and the wall with another coat of white paint at some point, but I wanted to get this project done because I was way too excited to see the final result!!

 
I bought these beauties too at Home Depot for about $3.00 each and needed 3 of them.

 
And here is my finished product!!!!

 
We love it oh so much!!!!
:)

 
 


 
So what do you think??
Do you love it?!
I love the fact that our hooks can hold multiple things besides coats and it was a great storage solution for our small space.
 
Plus, it cost about $25.00 to complete...or maybe even less actually.
Love it!!!!
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by!
 


Friday, November 9, 2012

Weekend Plans and Such

Hey all!
I hope you have had a good week.
This weekend I will be off to IKEA for some shopping and am super-duper excited!! :)
I have my list ready to go and can't wait to share with you all what I will be bringing back. Whenever I have ideas for projects and buy my materials, it is so hard for me to wait to work on them. My purchases at IKEA will be no different. :)  I have a little obsession with DIY projects, what can I say?! ;)
 
Also, I have some new DIY projects I am getting done in the next few days and I will be posting about all of those next week. Can't wait to share.
 
I hope everyone has a restful and relaxing weekend and enjoy the weather! It is pretty beautiful where we are and we love going outside!
 
Thanks for stopping by!