The Best Storage Containers For Every Room (and Budget!)

Keep your home organized in style with practical storage crates, baskets, and bins for every room and budget! Happy New Year!  Does the start of a new year motivate you to declutter and get organized?  I'm not the most organized person, but a new year always has me itching to declutter and get the house a little more organized. I gravitate toward vintage industrial storage solutions and love utilizing vintage finds to organize everyday spaces in my home .   From my home office to the kitchen pantry, vintage laundry carts, lockers, card catalogs, and metal locker baskets can be seen throughout.  As much as I love using authentic vintage items to organize my home, nothing beats small storage solutions that help keep the insides of closets, cabinets, and drawers organized.  1. LAZY SUSAN TURNTABLE ORGANIZER : We have three of these in our kitchen cabinets and they are lifesavers for organizing spices, baking supplies, and medicine bottles. 2. WHITE PLAST......

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Functional Vintage Home Office Changes and an Announcement

TAKE A TOUR OF A STYLISH AND FUNCTIONAL VINTAGE-DECORATED HOME OFFICE! Back in August, I shared my new vintage modern home office .  Earlier in the year, we moved my daughter's bedroom downstairs, which allowed me to turn her old bedroom into my new home office .  I still end up working primarily from my  $70 Facebook Marke tplace leather RH chair , but having a designated office and additional space to display more of my favorite thrift, vintage, and antique finds has been really nice. I had no plans of changing the current furniture and decor in my home office, but in December I decided to make a business change that required a few office tweaks.  After five years of sanding, repairing, painting, staining, hauling, and staging, I decided to take a step back from having a vintage booth.  It wasn't an easy decision and there are many aspects of having a booth that I'll miss.  I met so many wonderful people, made great friends, and accomplished things I ......

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How to Get Organized With Vintage Finds

How to use vintage finds to organize your home in style.  Forget organizing with basic plastic bins and canvas totes.  Vintage is the way to go!  Decorating with vintage decor is a wonderful way to add history, character, texture, interest, and a touch of uniqueness to your home.   It's also a fantastic way to get your home organized in style.   I use vintage items all throughout my home, but today, I wanted to share how I use some of my favorite pieces for storage and organizing.   From large oak card catalogs to small antique crocks, vintage, antique, and thrifted items are perfect for getting your home organized in style.  What are the best vintage items to use for organizing?   - Card catalogs - Suitcases - Lockers - Canvas laundry totes - Lidded jars and canisters - Metal locker baskets - Crocks  - Trays - Metal milk crates  - Wooden crates and boxes WHERE TO SHOP FOR VINTAGE STORAGE ITEMS?  - Antique store......

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Distressed Vintage-Inspired Wood Drawers

Learn how to beautifully age, distress and transform new wood drawers into perfectly distressed vintage-inspired storage.  Happy Monday, Friends! I hope you all had a lovely weekend.  I just got back from a week in Myrtle Beach and it was just what this girl needed.  Lots of sunshine, amazing food, relaxation and much needed time away from work and social media. As much as I enjoyed the break, I was definitely ready to get home and back to work.  As soon as the car was unpacked, I started on a dresser makeover then gave new storage drawers a cool vintage-inspired makeover.  I love green and I love vintage , so I combined the two to turn new wood drawers into beautifully aged vintage-inspired storage.   SUPPLIES NEEDED TO AGE NEW WOOD - Small storage drawers (I got mine free from a friend, but yard sales, thrift stores and flea markets are great secondhand sources) - Paint (I used Shackteau Interiors Milk Paint in Village Green) - Clear Wax ......

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