Free Organizing

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Remember when I made that butterfly art, and bored you to death with my "gotta-have-both-lights-on-which-was-a-huge-ordeal" randomness?



I mentioned wanting to work on the bookshelves that needed major help. Well, this weekend Jen at I {heart} Organizing issued a little challenge about doing some organizing without spending a dime. Since I've only put this off for 6 months, this challenge was just what I needed to get my bookshelf organizing pants on!

It wasn't rocket science. I just took stuff off and put it back on. The End. But more specifically, I put some books vertical and some horizontal. I paired up a stack of white books and a stack of brightly colored ones. Then I scrounged around the house for little "things" to set on the shelves. You know, shelf-things.

Here is the final result:




Like I said, not rocket science. If I didn't tell you there was a difference, you probably wouldn't even notice. But it is a little more visually appealing! Here are some close-ups:




Love the globe. Love, love, love the globe. Did I mention I love the globe? I would decorate the whole house with globes if I could.




That frame in the bottom right-hand corner? I got that the same day I got the frame for the butterfly art. And alas, there it still sits with an el-cheapo picture of some random couple. I am thinking it needs a bright blue water and sailboat picture? Or maybe a sunset picture? We'll see.








Here we have some more badly lit pictures. There is my butterfly art! I like the pottery-looking thing on the middle shelf and the apple (that is actually a candle!) on the bottom shelf. Trying to add something slightly fall-ish.






I think it came out pretty good! It is a great way to organize for renters or apartment-dwellers. And it was free! Woot woot! Now if I was to spend money and if this wasn't someone elses house, I would totally paint the back of the shelves. Like a deep blue or green. That would be purrrrr-fect.

Anyone else doing any free organizing out there? If you rent, what changes are you allowed to make to make your space your own?


Comments

  1. iheartorganizingNovember 15, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    I think that this free makeover is AMAZING! Way to re-invent those shelves and give them a little extra pizazz! Love it!

    xoxo,
    Jen

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  2. NicoleNovember 16, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    Thanks Jen! It was fun!

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