Pie Safe to Art Cabinet

So a couple of weeks ago I was looking at the iheart organizing blog enjoying all of Jen's amazing organization skills.  Lo and behold she posted that she was going to do a DIY Pretty Project challenge.  I knew right away what I wanted to do, my pie safe.  I have had my pie safe for years and it has housed everything except for pies!  Ha!  Anyway, I had started keeping my kids art stuff back in it a few weeks ago.  I wanted it to pop a little more because it is brown all over.  Here is a before picture:

Yikes!  Disorganized and dull.  So, I had found some containers at The Dollar Tree and wanted to use them for this space.

    

The containers are bright but I wanted to do something to the pie safe without going to drastic.  I decided to buy some really bright pieces of scrapbook paper and tape them on the inside of the safe.  

This went okay but the paper was short in some spaces and I didn't want to have to cut and piece the paper onto the back.  I just didn't think it would look right.  

I cleaned out the cabinet first.  

Second I taped on the paper to the back inside of the safe.  I ended up using some duct tape because the tape I had wasn't working.  Don't judge, it worked!  

I placed everything back in the way I wanted it and found new homes for what didn't make it back inside.

Here is the after:

Much, much nicer!

It does have the pop I was looking for and when I get bored with the paper I can just switch it out with something else.  This project didn't cost me a whole lot.  The green and yellow bins were $4.00 and the paper was half off at Hobby Lobby.  So $3.00!  I had everything else already.  Pretty thrifty!

At the top is scrapbook paper, pencils and coloring books.

The first shelf is paint, glue, plates, markers, stickers and etc. art goodies.  The middle shelf are things to make bracelets, crayons, candles and popsicle sticks.

The last shelf is scrapbooking stuff and other things to be creative.  

Thanks so much for the challenge Jen!  I learn something new everytime I organize.  

Cabinet Number 1

Well I finished the first cabinet.  I figure I will just go from cabinet to cabinet and if it needs an update I will give it one.  Cabinet number 1 I cleared out first, then painted with a fresh coat of white.

  So, here is the before with all the stuff!

The picture on the left is before paint and the next two are after paint.

It's done!  Wow, so much better right?  I wanted just a few things in this area because it was too crowded!  On the counter is coffee, cups, sugar, coffee maker and filters.

I used my cake stand for the sugar, filters and coffee.  The sugar packets are in a little bowl I had and the coffee is in a new container from Target.  My husband told me coffee cannot be exposed to light or else it loses its flavor.  I don't drink it, so that was new to me!  The cups are placed underneath for easy access.

The coffee maker is right beside the cake stand and a larger container is next to that full of more sugar.  Yes, there are three different kinds of sugar here, but all organic.  Does that make it right?

The next two pictures are the inside of the cabinet.  Big improvement!!!!  Tea and extra filters are on this shelf.  Yes, that is kool aid in the corner.  I am trying to get away from buying that stuff.  The tea packets I placed into containers that I already had.  They are from IKEA.  Next two shelves are bowls, extra cups and some kinda coffee thing my husband keeps.  We do have more cereal bowls, but they were in the dishwasher.  Haha!  There were other items that found a new home or are waiting patiently for one.  All in all I am pleased with the results.

Stay tuned through the weeks for more awesome kitchen cabinet updates!  Woo-hoo!

What are you doing to make your kitchen look better or work better for you?  I would love to hear!

It still taste good Mom!

Hope everyone is having a great week so far.  I am currently re-organizing some of my kitchen cupboards.  I meant only to do the one that holds coffee, tea and bowls but it has spilled over into other areas.  Sometimes that can happen, you start on one space and end up doing three!  I will post pictures and steps when I am all done!

So last night I wanted to make a recipe I found on Six Sisters' Stuff.  I wanted the kiddos to help because the recipe was really easy and totally up their ally.  So we started to make our Braided Pizza Loaf.  We had fun putting all the ingredients together and popped it into the oven.  Twenty minutes later it was done.  The house smelled so awesome!  We were all excited to try our creation.  So, I cut everyone a slice and my son was the first one to try a bite.  "Hey Mom!  Where is the pizza sauce?  It's not on here".  he says.  What?  Are you kidding me?  I forgot to get out and put on one of the main ingredients of the pizza loaf!  My husband had come home while the pizza loaf was still in the oven and he saw the sauce in the pantry.  He said he thought I knew what I was doing and didn't say anything.  Ha ha!  I have no clue what I am doing!  To make this story short, we dipped our slices into the pizza sauce and all was well.  Everyone said they really liked the pizza loaf.

Just think how much better it will be next time when I remember the pizza sauce!