What do to with angled closet floor space?

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Roeshel

This may be specific to our home and isn’t all that common. It’s the first house I’ve ever lived in with a closet with no floor. So in the event that you happen to have this annoying waste of space in your closet too, I’m sharing easy this idea for creating an organized space for wrapping paper storage. Finally…a purpose!

It’s in one of our guest rooms. See the closet turned craft space here. I love that it’s handy and organized. I love that my rolls of wrapping paper aren’t crinkled and torn or scattered around the house forgotten.

I removed the rod for hanging clothes and added shelves for storage earlier this year but the angled floor from the staircase to the basement below is annoying. Here’s what I did:

I placed the rod I removed below. It’s just sitting there to support my rolls of wrapping paper. Brilliant, right? No rod? How about a piece of scrap wood? PVC pipe? A broken broom handle? And actually, I don’t really even need a support since the door frame could hold in my rolls of wrapping paper.

Okay, so not saving the world or anything but it is a happy little space-saving idea! Am I the only one with this sort of closet floor or does your home possess the same awkward space?

Personalized Magnetic Artwork Display

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Roeshel

The Michaels’ Makers’ February challenge has an “express yourself” theme with a campaign called Made by Me, A to Z and it’s all about personalization, showcasing projects that take raw materials and transform them into something that’s completely personalized. The new Make Market line includes materials from galvanized metal to distressed wood, acrylic, fabric and chalkboard! Something for everyone … or even everything for someone. There’s so crafting goodness to choose from, it’s hard to decide!

I treasure little one’s creations, artwork and photos so I decided to personalize a space in the nursery for displaying his art work and photos.

Here’s what I snagged from the Alphabet Soup collection in the Make Market aisle at Michaels:

I personalized a galvanized magnetic memo board with vibrant paint colors to match the nursery decor…

the magnets are so cute!

And added magnets to the back of F-U-N chalkboard letters for displaying on galvanized chargers/plates. These will work for magnetic play time in the future too.

Cute, colorful, personal and custom to our nursery (future playroom)…

My favorite part about crafting is putting a personalized spin on a project. Whether it’s decorating with marquee lights or crafting an initial that represents your family name, Michaels has made it easy with their new Alphabet Soup by Make Market™ line of products. SO MANY DIFFERENT LETTERS!
This collection of surfaces, letters, frames and more come in modern, eclectic or rustic styles. From natural and finished woods, to a variety of metals, resin and patterned styles, the possibilities are endless.
If you don’t know where to begin, you can always take a look at some of the fun projects on Michaels.com or the other 49 Makers’ ideas on The Glue String for to see how they personalized their crafts! Visit these fun projects for more inspiration (starting today at 11 a.m. EST):

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Organizing a Craft Closet

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Roeshel

Happy New Year, DIY Friends! Kicking off 2016 with a DIY organization challenge!

Every January, I find myself wanting to declutter and get organized around the house. I do have a craft room upstairs that acts more as a storage room because I find that I prefer crafting on the dining room table. I’m more productive when I’m working where things are going on which inspired creating a craft closet in the guest room right off the dining room.

closet before…

I emptied the closet full of forgotten and unworn coats and added some shelves.

I still want to paint but my favorite part was shopping Michaels newly launched line of storage and organization products called Cre8ted Spaces available in stores now. Tons of different colors, bins and office supplies – with more than 300 new items in 4 coordinating colors. You have to check it out!

As a part of the Michaels’ Makers January DIY Organizational Challenge, an unused closet makes crafting on our main floor in the dining room with my most used craft supplies for essential oil business and gifts so much easier, making working more enjoyable!

I LOVE the gorgeous color and that there are so many fun different boxes, drawers, baskets and pencil cups to hold and organize my supplies.

Where do you craft? In a designated craft space? The dining room or kitchen table? The living room floor? Do you find yourself digging around an unorganized storage space?Need some more motivation and inspiration to organize your craft space? Take a look at more storage projects on Michaels.com or the other 49 makers’ ideas on The Glue String for tips on designing, organizing and decorating their favorite places starting today at 10 a.m. CST!

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Inspired to organize your own space? Start the year off right! Michaels has tons of products and storage supplies that can be used to decorate and inspire creativity in any room of your house or office.

Painted Chalkboard Labels

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Roeshel

Our guest bathroom has some bins for keeping things stocked and organized. I know what’s in them, however guests have no idea. So I grabbed:

the bins from the shelf in the guest bathroom
FrogTape® Multi-Surface
chalkboard paint
foam paint brush

Here’s what I did:

Using my FrogTape, I taped off rectangles onto the front of the bins….

I burnished the edges of the tape with my thumbnail…

and gave each rectangle label area two coats of chalkboard paint.

While the paint was still wet, I carefully removed the FrogTape to reveal crisp clean paint lines! I let the paint dry.

I labeled the bins using a chalkboard marker.

Now toiletries, first aid supplies and extras can be easily spotted.

Disclaimer: I received compensation to complete this project for using FrogTape® products. All opinions, projects and ideas are based on my own experience.

DIY Toilet Paper Holder with Shelf (Easy Small Bathroom Upgrade)

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Roeshel

If you’re working with a small bathroom, every inch matters. I wanted something simple and functional—but also a little more stylish than a basic toilet paper holder. This easy DIY toilet paper holder with a shelf adds just enough space for essentials (like your phone, spray or a small plant) while keeping things clean and uncluttered. It’s a quick project that makes a big difference.

For as long as we’ve lived here, the guest bathroom’s toilet paper rested in a basket on the floor. Not ideal. So, rather than just secure a pretty oil rubbed bronze holder to the wall, I attached it to a piece of stained scrap wood to create a shelf for decorative accessories like a small plant, air freshener, vase of flowers, extra t.p. or even just cell phone accident prevention, if you know what I mean.

What I Used:

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oil rubbed bronze toilet paper holder
scrap wood (mine is a 1×6 measuring about 10″ in length)
Rustoleum Ultimate Wood Care stain & polyurethane
2 corner brackets and screws (try decorative brackets if they work with your holder/wood measurements)

What I Did:

1. Cut, sand and clean a piece of scrap wood.

2. Stain wood shelf by applying stain. Then wipe away with a clean rag. I use RustOleum Ultimate Wood Stain since it dries in about an hour.

3. Seal wood. I did two coats.

4. Attach the toilet paper holder to the under side of the shelf. Allowing room for toilet paper to roll (not be tight agains the wall when installed).

Optional: Have inspector approve your work.

5. Attach corner brackets on one side where shelf will rest against the wall.

6. Decide placement (keeping everyone’s size in mind – not too far of a reach but not so close that it’s in the way of someone’s knees or thighs) and using a level (there’s one in my iPhone’s compass), secure shelf to the wall with screws (use wall anchors if needed).