I just had extra because of tearing down a wall in the basement and
from the garage.
But I am happy to report that paired with some scraps
from my garage and thanks to my extensive screw collection (I never toss one, ever), I was able to create the perfect stackable laundry basket shelves for only $ 35!
Autumn seems so formal: 0) I know we will have a few more hot days before it finally cools down but I just was n that mode ya know: 0) After dragging all my Fall goodies
from the garage I looked through all of my stuff an said to myself «Hmmmm, that's it?»
The cleaning closet is in our mudroom so it's the first room you walk into
from the garage.
I had some leftover
from the GARAGE ORGANIZING PROJECT.
Poor Boo had a bad night last night... we weren't able to get him mobile and move
him from the garage into the house until 1:00 a.m....
I'm in the process of sprucing up my entry into the house
from the garage.
Rustic trees from Art By Kelly added to my existing Home Sweet Home signs from Little Bit of Everything Inc make me smile every time I walk in
from the garage.
I have tons of beautiful Lenox Christmas ornaments and here ad there I pick up a vintage piece
from garage sales.
Designer Stephanie Wenzel has metal shelving that handles her storage, but colorful bins and floral panels clipped on with clothespins (so they're easy to swap out) take
it from garage to girly.
I've been purposefully staying away
from garage and estate sales, and it's worked.
it needs a freshen up)... I got the door
from a garage sale, it was $ 5 and not even for sale, it was stacked up at the side of the garage...
I have existing flat bi-fold doors for my laundry area coming in
from the garage but next to them is my odd - sized pantry door.
We didn't have a mudroom at our last house, and the door
from the garage came directly into the kitchen.
So I grabbed some Liquid Nails
from the garage.
as you know there is no room coming in
from the garage so when we come in the boys take off their shoes and put them in a cubby then when they take off their hat and mittens they walk to the closet and put them in a cubby / opening in our hanging shoe racks saves TONS of space
I'm showing y ’ all this little section because im IN LOVE with this giant vintage tool box i picked up
from a garage in a tiny town close to me... it's seriously 5 feet long.
Use the last weeks of summer or the cooler dry days of fall to clear the clutter
from your garage and give it more purpose so your garage can be useful all winter long.
This is our mud room, the hallway we walk through
from the garage.
After recovering, the past two weeks + have been spent unpacking, organizing, moving everything into the house
from the garage, and of course working.
It is the first impression when entering in
from the garage.
As you can tell I've NEVER done this before but I am dreaming up some BIG changes for my back hallway that is attached to my BIG laundry room and has the door leading in
from the garage.
It serves as my laundry room / mudroon, entrance
from my garage and is WAY TOO SMALL for the traffic.
This little corner is located on the wall that you face as you enter our home
from the garage.
And it makes me happy and cheerful every time I come in
from the garage, through the laundry room and see it there in front of me.
The windows are from old sliding glass doors, most of the wood
from a garage we dismantled.
We have a «walk - thru» laundry room as it is entry
from garage into home (picture 5 feet wide by 8 feet long with a swing door at each end).
I have no mud - room (you walk in
from the garage onto a 3 × 3 landing of carpet) and the laundry is in a closet.
It is cohesive and if the kids scratch it up, I just go get the paint
from the garage.
I remember playing bingo and my mom had gathered up some little prizes (probably
from garage sales) and we played.
If you're a Pinterest fan, you can find millions of projects you could do for practically no cost, perhaps simply using just a can of spray paint and a roll of duct tape
from the garage.
I just grabbed a book
from the garage that I'm intent on opening... soon...
The pics above are
from my garage.
Even the mudroom entry
from the garage takes a little nod to Halloween with the black and white pillow.
but no budget doesn't mean you can't have a nice home — so this area is the same, it's hardly cost any money — a getting old table from IKEA that I bought as a temporary thing when we first came to Australia and have certainly got good cost per wear from (so using that card for blackmailing purposes), ditto the chairs, a vintage ladder found roadside for free, a tablecloth from IKEA fabric, drugstore flowers, and a dresser
from a garage sale for $ 25.
In fact the space shown above usually hosts piles of mail, assorted fruits and veggies, and basically anything I set down on my way in
from the garage.
But this wreath is a little different than most, you can make it with twigs from your backyard and some twine
from the garage!
While I was cleaning out some things
from my garage, I noticed I had some very pretty white tablecloths that had yellowed over time.
It is the entrance
from our garage into our home as well...
We even have a mudroom right when we come in the house
from the garage but it seems that there is always homework, or school papers, or the newspaper, or food, or something that is on the counter.
I brought the blue table back in
from the garage again.
The kitchen, we use it at least 3 times a day, we come into
it from the garage and the kids do all of their homework and snacks and crafts at the table.
Definitely the kitchen which is the entryway
from the garage and where all the shoes and mail, etc gets dumped.
When we walk in
from the garage it is like we explode and bits and pieces of everything fall everywhere.
It is our point of entry
from the garage / laundry room (we never use the front door, haha) so book bags, shoes, lunch bags, get dropped, homework is done on the kitchen table, crafts are done there, too, since I'm the one who cooks and need to supervise.
I have the most difficult time keeping the kitchen counter (located just as you come in
from the garage) clean.
The most difficult to keep uncluttered is the kitchen which opens directly
from the garage... of course, all mail, groceries, bags etc. end up right there by the door!!!!! I intend to use this plan to overcome that 30 year old problem!!!!!
In addition, we have a low budget so I am making do with a variety of storage finds
from garage sales and thrift shops.
Especially if you have gathered furnishings and accessories
from garage sales and don't have a lot of priceless antiques.
So I've dusted off a bedhead
from the garage and put it in the youngest's room, where I think it's also looking mighty fine (though there's a twirly bit that's snapped off that I need to locate)...