DIY River Rock Mats

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:: Splendid entryway organizing idea : mess and clutter control at the kitchen back door mats made with pebbles :: Spring is usually wet and rainy. We all know how wet boots make water stains.  And how water stains are a nightmare to get rid of. No worries no more. If you haven’t made yourself [...]

DIY Clothes Racks Dividers

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Just back from vacation and after having done a mountain of laundry, I crave ORDER. Clothes order. Everywhere order. I need a more organized life. Now. image credit: paperpartydesignco.etsy.com   OK. It’s not ‘that’ urgent, but I realize we all need organizing tools such as these dividers for your clothes racks. Besides organizational-neat-‘freaks’ and order-craving, [...]

Felt Rose Basket

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Contemporary, practical, feminine. A basket like a woman architect would design it. And we love it too. Let’s learn to make these exquisite felt rose bud baskets!   Pin It   How to Make this Felt Basket The picture is self-explanatory, isn’t it? … But some tips might be useful.   My Tips on Making [...]

Craft Storage Tips

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Hiding your creative tools where you need them is not always so easy. As I do art, craft and decorating projects in almost any room of the house, I decided to go around and create creative storage zones in every room. Creative Living Room Storage Knitting and crochet I most definitely do most in the [...]

Suitcases as Storage

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Inspiring eye candy with lots of photos for you today. Calling all vintage suitcases to come to work as storage. Didn’t we all have an old suitcase as coffee table in college? I know I did. There are however more ideas. What’s best about suitcases is that they come in all sizes, offering tailored storage [...]

Craft Storage: Every Creative Girl’s Dream

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This guy just has to be every creative girl’s dream: tall and good looking, organized, and best of all: he helps you find stuff as he remembers where you’ve put your things…!! May I introduce you to: … … Mr. ‘Craftbox’ ! This wonderful guy (.. ahem, Craft Storage Furniture) may perhaps be the answer [...]

Decorate with Recycled Ladders

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Ladders add a rustic country atmosphere to a home, and can be used indoor or outdoor for decoration.  This project goes into my ‘one day’ pile of things to do, but my step one was to collect ‘best of’ recycled ladder decoration ideas. Ladders offer great interim storage solutions: quick and easy places to put [...]

Organizing with Storage Baskets: 10 Styles You Can Make Own

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How to use baskets when organizing your home? Organizing with Baskets & Bins Howto My first tip is that baskets are best used in sets, I believe, grouped rather than stand alone. This gives them that orderly, organizing effect that we’re after, to create a comfortable, yet functional, clutter-free home style. My second tip is [...]

Artsy Recycled Kitchen Storage

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“matching” redefined. Embarking on a project to make a piece of recycled furniture or unique kitchen storage?   May I introduce Rupert Blanchard, woodworker in London? Rupert is a designer and craftsman with internationally-inspiring taste. Here is an example of his work: a wonderfully unique kitchen, made completely with recycled materials.  Unusual Upcycled Kitchen Storage [...]

Re-Usable Shopping Bags

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Using reusable shopping bags should be ‘normal’ now, and yes, I know a good tutorial for a basic shopping bag is truly overdue on FineCraftGuild.com.  We all need a whole bundle of them.   Good and sturdy reusable shopping bags were always normal in the European family where I come from. However in my North [...]