Psshhh I could make that!

This entry title pretty much sums up the reaction I have to every picture on Pinterest and every cutesy find in a craft store.  I love to work with my hands, and find ways to decorate my house that go beyond picking something up in a store for double the cost it would take me to buy and make my own things. 

Now, whether or not I can actually make all of the things I see, and make them well, remains to be seen.  And by remains to be seen, I mean that about half of the things I attempt are for my eyes only.  They're that bad! 

But hey, I enjoy the trial and error.  It's been a learning experience for me, and I really am grateful for some of the things I've learned to do by just giving it a go!

Today I thought I'd share my most recent attempts at sprucing up my wall space, more specifically the master bathroom walls. 

Up until recently I had one of those 'over the toilet standing shelf' contraptions you can buy at Walmart or Target for pretty cheap.  It was particle board, wobbly, and didn't have much in the way of storage.  So, naturally, I gave it to my newly married sister and her husband for their apartment.  Free's free, and everybody's gotta deal with cheap hand me downs when they first get married, right?  :)

Anyway, I went to Lowe's, grabbed some wood and brackets, and gave it a go: 

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!  It was a pretty easy project once I got over yelling at the drill for not working, and the screws for falling behind the toilet a bazillion times.  But all in all I love how wide the wood is to give a lot of storage, and the wall to wall length fills out the space. 


The second project I tried my hand at was a last minute inspiration from a $10 garage sale find: 

 

This baby is huge, heavy, and absolutely beautiful (to me at least!)  I found it at an awesome sale where I also scored a 4ft tall radio from 1937.  There were so many other things I had to close my eyes and walk away from, it was a great sale!  Anyway, when I saw this picture frame/shelf/shadowbox I knew I had to get it and make an awesome hanging jewelry box!  

 Voilà!  I removed a shelf, painted the inner sides gray, and nailed up a polka dotted stretchy T-shirt as the backdrop before I hammered in some upholstery tacks and nails to hang the necklaces and hold some rings!  The bottom shelf I'm using to store some nail polish and hairbands/clips.  I learned that I have thing for blue nail polish.  

Actually, looking at my wall color, shower curtain, and the box on my bathroom sink....I'm pretty sure it's a full blown addiction.  

*Kailey