Organizing my Free Time

With Stormy Sandy giving me some much needed down time I focus my energy on organizing my craft room.  If you remember I shared this photo, from when we first moved in. 

 It proceeded to have more and more boxes jammed into any open space, and became a complete disaster zone.  With this time off I got a chance to move the furniture and open some boxes.  Now it's starting to look like a real room.  

I even primed the shelf and rod for the closet.  

Got two coats on it, and now it's in the closet and ready to be used!  I can't wait until everything we have finds a place to be stored.  

I was so thankful to be able to organize my craft room with the time off from Sandy, and that we didn't get much damage from the storm either.  I hope anyone who had Sandy knocking on their door didn't receive too much damage, but were instead able to enjoy some relaxing down time.  Happy DIYing, chris!

Wine Rack turns into a Shoe Rack

I love finding small nooks and crannies for my belongings to go in.  A while back I saw a wine rack on display at Target that looked like the perfect size to store my shoes.  After having one for a bit, I bought another!  With the move it's in an odd space, but it makes it easy to photograph.  So I thought I would share how it looks today.  

I think this rack comes in a couple basic color picks, and it's rather inexpensive.  It's the perfect size for my shoes.  I wear size 8, and some of my shoes can fit as a pair in one hole, and other pairs need each shoe in a hole.  If you're looking for a cheap and easy way to store your shoes, that looks nice to try out an inexpensive wine rack.  

Hope you enjoy, and happy DIYing, chris!