Spray Paint + Old Curtains = New Laundry Hampers

Remember these beauties filled with our unmentionables that I shared with you a while back (in this post actually)!

WELLLL. Way back, when it was still spray paint season, I took these laundry baskets out back and sprayed the sh*t out of them. But not just because I felt like it, but because we needed a more color-coded way of dealing with our laundry.  

And so using the paint I had, I came up with a little system. A white bin (for bleachables), a cream one (for non-bleachable whites/lights), I left one of the blue ones bright blue (for brights) and a dark blue one (for darks). And TA DA! Oh how I love spray paint!

But that still left me with the unsolved issue of visible unmentionables. And my first liner attempt had been a total fail (king sized pillow cases). And I didn't actually want to spend any money on making linings, and my fabric collection failed to provide any viable options. So I got a little more creative, and pulled out the old curtains that we had from our last apartment. And since I knew we wouldn't need them all again since we don't have enough windows for them, I decided to make basket liners out of them. Well, out of two of them (we have ten - we had a lot of windows in our last place). Here's what I basically did.

As per usual, I just started figuring it out. First, I realized I could make 2 liners from each curtain, so I chopped them in half and cut the tops off. Then I ironed them, and stitched them together. It was a bit difficult to manage the seam exposure, because you want it to be internal for the body of the liner, but external on the top, so that when you roll it over the edge, the seam is hidden underneath. But whateves. After the first one, the other three were a breeze. And it probably only took about an hour and a half to finish them. 

And since my description on how to make the liners is less than helpful, here's a little step by step tutorial I just found online that's similar to the process I went through. I should also mention, that Patches did help with this project. She totally identified a loose sting and tried to remove it!

My total budget for this project was zero dollars, and I spent zero dollars, so it's a super big win! And I'm totally loving the transformation of these baskets! Yay for spray paint and old curtains!

More Storage Please!

Let the carpet arrival begin!!

Which has only made me think more about making significant changes to our bedroom!

About 4 years ago, we moved from a spacious 2 bedroom apartment in London, Ontario, to our large (by city standards) one bedroom apartment in downtown Toronto. 3 years before that, we had packed our car with just the basics when we moved across the country from Alberta. Which means in 7 years, we've accumulated a whole lifetime of stuff. Or at least it feels like it.

When we moved to Toronto, we didn't get rid of any of our furniture, instead we just jammed it into our new space. Though we've made it work, it has also meant living in constant rearrangement mode to make things fit. 

Recently, we took on changing our bedroom around. We have lots of furniture in there, because of the almost complete lack of closet space. The big pressure point in the room was near the closet. Because everything you needed to get dressed was in that small space. Plus, there was always laundry everywhere because there was no room to put it or sort it.

So we decided to do this. 

Which completely solved the issue of bumping into each other in the morning. But it didn't solve our storage issues. As well, we'd like a bigger bed! With a cat and a dog and two humans, there just isn't enough space in a double bed for everyone. 

Here's what I'd like to do. 

But to get from what we have to what I want. The to do list is pretty intensive. 

And just like Iggy Azalea says, first thing's first, we need to find a bed frame!

How have you dealt with bedroom storage issues? Or linen storage? Or just storage in general? 

Leave a comment and let me know! Ideas welcome!