"B" is for Bunk Beds

The girls finally bunked their beds:


 We went from this:

To this:

Now we have this space:

I'm thinking a long bookshelf with cubbies for toy storage.  The plans have been drawn just need to shop for wood (and some serious garage time in the freezing cold).

Meanwhile the girls love. love. love their new setup.

It definitely freed up some well needed space, why didn't we do this a long time ago?

It's only the beginning in the kid's room.  Stay tuned for lots more updates.

"B" is for Bins (Part 2)

Kiss, Hug and Love
(Or a continuation from yesterday's post on bins.)

Simple Valentine's decorations.

Curious about the burlap mantel cover click here.

Here's how I made the bins:

The before:

And the after:

I painted one thick coat of Behr Off White satin finish:

Painted the words on using stencils, first red paint then brown.  Sanded with 120 grit, applied Minwax special walnut and sealed with clear satin poly.

For the 'flowers', I know they look nothing like any real flowers but they sure are pretty.

Here's how I made the flowers:
(Martha also has a good tutorial here.)

Stack 6 coffee filters
Flatten and start folding back and forth like a fan.

Add some wire in the middle to hold the folds.

Pull up each layer of filter towards the middle, alternating sides.

And you have a 'flower'.

In total I made 14 flowers, super fast and easy touch.

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"B" is for Bins

A wooden bin transformation.

Yes this is the before picture:

And the after:

It's shocking what you can do with Christmas items marked down 90% off and a little paint. 

These bins were only .59 cents each.  Now I think I should've bought all that was on the shelf.

I'm always thinking, what could I do with that, how can I change that to make it great or useful?

Clearly the "Happy Holidays" motif wasn't going to cut it.

And I'm always thinking ahead, red or green on sale at Christmas is perfect for Valentine's and St. Pat's Day.

Just look at the inside, such a great contrast with the new outside:

Here's how I transformed the bins:

Painted one thick coat Behr Off-White satin finish.

Stenciled numbers on, first brown paint then black, sanded with 120 grit sandpaper, stained with Minwax special walnut and sealed with clear satin poly.

Now what do we put in them?

(Sorry kids those boxes are empty!)

Loving my transformed wooden bins.

One last side by side:

So easy, so worth .59 cents.

Click here to see the Valentine's version of these bins.

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