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It’s Wednesday! You know what that means, right? I’ve got an update on the $100 Room Challenge. During the month of February, I’m working on our coat closet. This week was all about finding storage. Here’s what I wanted to do:
- Create cohesive storage for our winter gear
- Find something to put my returns in
- Buy a hook for my purse
Create Cohesive Storage
Let’s start with number 1: Cohesive Storage. We received this basket for our wedding 15 years ago, and it has been used to hold all our winter gear. It’s overflowing now, and none of my children’s items are even in it. I decided to head over to the dollar store to see what I could find; after all, I love our Dollar Store Pantry Storage. I found these “locker bins” and they were perfect.
All I needed was a little spray paint. I grabbed some Hammered Metal and Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint, and applied them in layers to create faux metal bins.
After allowing them to dry, I added a few wooden chalkboard tags I had leftover from the laundry room.
And here’s how they turned out. Love them!
Creating Storage For Returns
I buy things. I bring them home. Then I realize I don’t like them, or don’t need them, and I return them. I constantly have items that need returning, and here is where I would keep those items:
That would be the living room floor. While I don’t consider myself to be up on the latest style, I can pretty much assure you that plastic shopping bags are not the “in thing” in home décor right now. I needed to find something to house my ever-growing pile of returns.
Let’s give a round of applause to the Target Dollar Section, where I found this bag. What I like about it is that it can hold a lot of stuff and I can grab it on my way to the car, bringing my whole stash with me.
Hook for My Purse
You’ll notice in the picture above that my purse it sitting amongst the plastic bags. I own one purse. Yep. I am a minimalist when it comes to handbags, clothes, shoes, make-up… (ummm… I don’t actually wear makeup). I figured I better get the purse off the floor too, and now that the closet has a bit more room, I thought I could hang it in there. Honestly, I haven’t picked out the perfect hook just yet. We have some we removed from the cleaning closet that may work just fine (for free), or I may splurge and buy one. Time will tell.
The Budget… So Far
Last week I had spent a whopping $8.00. Here’s what I bought this week:
Plastic Bins: $9.76
- Plastic Bins x3: $3.00 ($1.00 each)
- Hammered Metal Spray Paint: Free (I already had this)
- Oil Rubbed Bronze Spray Paint: $6.76
- Wooden Chalkboard Tags: Free (I already had them)
Returns Bag: $5.00
Total So Far: $22.76
I’ve been avoiding the painting part of this project, so it’s probably best that the reveal is next week because that means my procrastination can’t last much longer…
Enjoy your day!
Week 1 // Week 2 // Week 3 // Week 4
Erin
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Angelika says
July 18, 2017 at 6:09 PMI recently spray-painted my book baskets for my classroom. I am having difficulty because the paint is coming off the basket. Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks so much!! 🙂
Erin Meyer says
July 19, 2017 at 7:28 AMHi Angelika-
Could you let me know what type of material the bins are made from? Plastic?
Neena says
May 9, 2017 at 11:22 PMHi, I am new to spray painting, So can you explain how did u do with both sprays? I mean which one u did first and the next.. Thank you
Erin Meyer says
May 10, 2017 at 7:44 AMHi Neena-
Thanks for the question. What I did for these bins was this: I first applied the oil-rubbed bronze and made sure the bin was fully covered (MUCH better to do several light coats that trying to cover in a heavy coat. If you spray too much at once, you’ll get drips.) I let that oil rubbed bronze dry a bit, and then I just did a very light coat of the hammered metal. This was simply to add a little texture to the bins. I literally did one quick sweep over the whole thing. Hope that answers your question. Feel free to let me know if you have any other questions.
Rayven Grayson says
February 10, 2017 at 8:14 PMI love this idea! I found similar bins at my local Dollar Tree. I am just curious as to how you painted the inside of the containers. I tried painting one, kind of as my teste, and I’m having a hard time figuring it out. Did you leave the containers upright? Thanks
Erin Meyer says
February 11, 2017 at 8:01 AMI always start by turning the bins upside down and spray paint the outside and bottom first. Once that’s dry, I flip it over so it’s upright and spray the inside. I wrote a post on spray painting these bins (not quite answering your particular question, but it might help). Here’s the link: https://www.lemonslavenderandlaundry.com/spray-painting-plastic/
Enjoy your weekend!
Mary says
October 12, 2016 at 5:25 PMwhen you spray paint the containers, do you have to do anything special to them first, or use special paint? I have a TON of these bins in all different colors and I’d like to paint them all one color, but am worried the paint won’t adhere correctly or will peel off easily. Has that been an issue for you?
Erin Meyer says
October 13, 2016 at 9:54 AMI didn’t do anything special to these bins before painting them. However, these particular bins had just a bit of texture to them, so the spray paint adhered really well. I also used a spray paint that specifically said you could use it on plastic. In my mudroom, I did something similar, only the bins were glossy plastic, and I used a spray paint that didn’t say it could be used for plastic. With those I did notice some chipping, so I applied a layer of Mod Podge over it and they have held up well (and it’s been over a year since I did those). You can see the bins I used in the mudroom here if you’re interested: https://www.lemonslavenderandlaundry.com/100-room-challenge-mudroompantry-food-storage/
If you have similar bins to these, I would just recommend using a spray paint that says it can be used on plastic, and if it’s the glossier plastic, you could try using a high-grit sandpaper on it first for better adhesion. Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any further questions.
Maria says
May 1, 2016 at 9:09 AMI need to reorganize my storage room this is a great inspirational post to get me going . Love the painted painted bins
Maria
Erin Meyer says
May 2, 2016 at 3:07 PMThanks Maria!
Daria says
March 6, 2016 at 2:15 PMLove spray painting bins! Cute idea! I always put my returns right in the car so I’ll have them when I’m out and about but it’s so much cuter to have a canvas bag for them!
Erin Meyer says
March 7, 2016 at 9:30 AMI think putting returns in the car right away is a great idea. Hoping that keeping the bag near my purse in the closet will help me remember to grab the. We’ll see what happens.
Auntie Laura says
February 17, 2016 at 4:11 PMYour bins are VERY creative… you KNOW someone is going to ask you decorate their home soon. You do a wonderful job!! Love reading about all your projects and seeing the pictures. Keep up the good work!
Erin Meyer says
February 17, 2016 at 8:49 PMI was actually wondering what I was going to do when I ran out of rooms to redo in my home… maybe I can start working on other people’s spaces???