Monday, July 19, 2010

Mini Blog #2 - Pantry Redo

Before . . . sort of - I forgot to take the picture until after I tore the shelving out. There were only 3 and a half shelves - you get the idea.


Freshly painted - now white instead of the yellowed nastiness that was there prior!


After - Dad and John installed the shelves while Gus was at work on Saturday morning. They look great & everything fits mukch better than before!

Not to mention the cool rolly basket that we now have at the bottom helps to store things - and makes them easier for me to reach!


Just an FYI for anyone who is redoing an area where thy want to install these easy to hang shelves . . . We looked at the Container Store - because they have wonderfully, obsessively compulsively, organized, organizational materials/shelving.
We pretty much knew what we wanted - and priced it all out. It wasn't going to be as cheap as we thought it would be. And to get the cool wheelly cart was going to be $100 extra, plus buying each basket seperately. So almost $160 more. So, we priced the materials at Home Depot. That was about $100 less than the Container store (not counting the cart).
Then, we stopped at IKEA to look for shelves for Augie's room . . . well, we found the shelves (I stained them to match his furniture, and they came with the brackets. They were only $7/each!!! - We bought 3!!!), and we found a whole lot more!!! On our way out to the checkout - we found ALL of the materials for the pantry - and the rolly cart - for under $100!!! We were ECSTATIC! Two hanging bars, 5 shelves, 10 adjustable brackets (2 per shelf), and the cart, baskets, solid top for the cart, and wheels - all under $100!!! ROCK ON IKEA!!!

Point of story - shop IKEA first next time!!!

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