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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Something from nothing....

is one of life's simple pleasures. I love it when I can made something from free stuff. I am always saving things. Boxes, frames, and other wooden things that might be cool to alter. Unfortunately, I save more of them than I actually use for anything. I had been saving three wooden boxes that smoked salmon comes in and all of a sudden it hit me! Cabinets for my reinkers and Stickles. I was prepared to glue them together and hang them on the wall unfinished but that is when DH took over. He added a little shelf in two of them, sanded the lids so they slide easily, stained them a natural wood color and framed them with a nice mitered edge. This made them stronger, nicer looking and so useful. Here are a couple of photos of the finished project.




15 comments:

scubasubie said...

That looks amazing! I love salmon! Yummy! Makes me hungry just looking at your cabinets! Very thoughtful of your DH to add the finishing touches.

Traci said...

What an awesome way to reuse your boxes! Your husband did an awesome job finishing them for you! They look so nice and organized!

scrappinmominky said...

Very cute. Your hubby is a nice guy to do that for you. The look like they were made to be shelves. They look like they suit your purposes exactly.

thescrapmaster said...

That is just awesome!! Your hubby did an awesome job! Tell him we are all jealous!!

The Mama Monkey said...

Wow! What a great guy! I love the finished product!

Naomi said...

These look amazing! He did a great job, I love the way the doors slide open to the side. Perfect use for these. I bet you are glad you helf onto them!

Kim Jensen said...

So cool and very creative! You're lucky to have such a handy dh too! :)

Heather said...

WOW Those are so neat! Great way to reuse your boxes. Your DH did a good job too!

gale said...

What a great idea!! they look awesome on your wall!

Jen said...

What a great idea! They are beautiful:)

jennifer said...

Oooh, wow, these are wonderful! What a perfect use for them and they're beautiful! Very resourceful!

Rachel Brumley said...

What a great idea! And such a nice husband!

Your reinkers look so nice in the boxes.

Sankari W. said...

OMG - this is soooo fabulous! What a great idea Cathy! Your DH is such a sweetheart for helping you with this project - I love making use of things that are laying around too! I hope you have fun using your super organized stickles and re-inkers!!

Sending you happy wishes for a wonderful monday and happy week!

Best Wishes always,
Sankari :)

Louise Forsyth said...

Very cool! Brilliant storage idea and love the Reuse, Reduce, Recycle!

Karan said...

How awesome Cathy! Congrats on making something beautiful out of "nothing." Way to go DH for his efforts as well- they look beautiful.