After a short holiday break, Angelica and I are back with more smart style and home ideas to get you and your space looking great without breaking the bank.
Something about taking some time off put me in a crafting mood. So much so that I knocked this project out in a single day (yay for low-effort DIYs!).
Speaking of low-effort DIYs, don’t kick yourself for missing out on Angelica’s cute and simple air plant holder. Seriously, take a look. You’ll be asking yourself the classic “why didn’t I think of that?”
Despite my messy tendencies, I really do enjoy clean spaces. Our habit of tossing clothes on the nightstand in the bedroom was starting to give me anxiety, so it was time for a solution. I call these our “in between” clothes. Not quite clean enough to hang back up, but clean enough to wear again.
I ran to the nearest hardware store with a lumber yard and started perusing. Problem is, I wanted something with a rustic and imperfect look — not easy to find among rows and rows of perfectly milled boards. I chatted up an associate who tipped me off to the scrap pile, where I found this beauty:
He originally told me it’d be a few dollars, but after he cut it down to size for me, he made a few marks on the back. Turns out, according to the cashier, those marks meant I got to take the pieces for free. Yippee! Which means that, combined with the hooks and stain I purchased, this baby cost less than $10.
And it was seriously simple. All I did was stain all sides (probably should have given it a light sanding, but oh well) and drilled in the hooks. Now, full disclosure: I hung this up the first time and it came crashing down in the middle of the night (it’s SO fun to wake up to that sound!!).
Josh took a crack at it the next day, and wouldn’t you know it? The sucker hasn’t budged yet. That guy’s pretty handy. Think I’ll keep him around 😉
What “stupid simple” home project have you scrapped together? I’d love to hear your ideas!
This looks so awesome and totally like something you could get at a fancy “industrial rustic minimalist” home store that rhymes with..um..Best Felm.
And score to getting to take the scrap for free! Awesome tip to check that out next time I’m at a hardware store.
PS: Totally know what you mean about things crashing down in the middle of the night. OMG. My house is super old, so the walls are plaster and you have to drill those babies in there if you want anything to stay. I’m always paranoid that something will rip the whole wall down.