Maceo is starting to take some consistent afternoon naps, which means that I am beginning to have a bit more time to dive back into crafting projects. Initially when he was taking smaller naps, I ended up spending lots of time trolling various DIY, before-and-after, and design blogs looking at all the groovy things people do to reuse and transform ordinary objects. So, on a recent trip to the basement, I came across this old CD cabinet that was begging for a makeover. Without any real planning or vision, I made an impulsive trip to the hardware store where I purchased some pretty intense fuchsia paint. Our house has just about every color under the sun represented, but fuchsia seemed to be the missing link.
So...now I have a fuchsia college-dorm style CD rack that needs to be turned into something amazing. Craig has noted that unless something somewhat dramatic happens, it will just look like a hot pink CD holder which is neither clever or cool.
I am relying upon all the creative readers out there to give me some ideas...you know you are (HINT: Lindy, Mira, Hana, Ila, mom). I have imagined building glass or fabric doors to turn it into a chachka cabinet; doing something clever to turn it into a craft "station" to organize all my rubber stamps and collage materials...What else can it become? I have plenty of other paint to play with, along with stencils, fabric, beads. Pretty much you name it. Please submit all ideas. XOX Sarah
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of putting it to use as a craft area, but practically speaking that will be an utter nightmare once Maceo starts crawling; he'll see it as his own personal crafting station--not yours! Since it's so low to the ground and doesn't have doors on it, why not make it a cool book display shelf or toy holder for Maceo? If you installed a little wooden ledge on each shelf, you could display all his board books with the covers facing out; it would make for a very colorful library that he could access all by himself. You could also intersperse some small bins or boxes to keep his small toys in. I'm also a big fan of using paper or a different color of paint on the back of the shelves to add interest and texture. Does that help?
Lindy
I love Lindy's bookshelf idea. For style ideas, we've always enjoyed Sticks Furniture (www.sticks.com). They used to have a line of thrones that we always coveted... queen for a day!
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