We live on an alley. Needless to say, we find a lot of junk! One day, Haley found these 2 drawers sitting out there, just calling to her that they needed a new home. So they came home with us! Now just to figure out what to do with them!
I was talking with Lauren one day and mentioned that I didn’t know a good way to store my purses. They always seemed to be getting lost in my closet. Voila! An idea was born!
We actually have 2 of these, but I will start out with just one today. I have a couple of ideas for the other one, but I have to pick which one! As you can see, they are pretty big drawers. They were 18 inches across, 23 inches tall and 9 inches deep.
Steve took apart the old cupboards in the laundry room to make space for the lockers, so we had a bunch of wood left from that. Since this would be going in the closet and wouldn’t be a show piece, we just used particle board for the shelves and dividers.
Steve even made the braces for the shelves to sit on. This was a completely free project!!
I measured out some of my purses and then comparing that to the size of the drawer, I came up with the measurements for the cubbies. I wanted 3 large spaces on the bottom for large totes and bags, 4 small spaces for wallets and small handbags, and 2 on top for the medium size purses (sounds like the 3 bears!-sorry! Preschool teacher here!)
Yep! I pulled all this out of my closet and this was just one corner! I found purses in every nook and cranny. I was putting them wherever I could find space. I pulled boots out too because the new organizer would be occupying that corner.
After a couple of coats of white paint, it was ready to bring in the house and organize!! I love how well it fit everything!
I should be able to find what I am looking for now!
These are the cubbies for the smaller purses and wallets.
Here are the larger ones.
I always love finding ways to get more organized and a way to recycle old stuff!
Now I just have to figure out which idea to use for the other one! I will keep you updated! Have a wonderful week!
Brilliant! I just made a post about how I turned some discarded drawers into wall cabinets and I decided to see what everyone else has used them for. Thats when I stumbled onto your post! Its perfect! Thanks for sharing ♡
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Thank you so much! I will head on over and check out your wall cabinets too!
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What a great idea Pamela! It turned out really great! Thanks so much for sharing at Vintage Charm.
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Thank you for coming by! Have a wonderful week!
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What a great project this is. Now that you can find everything you are much more likely to use all of your things. This also happens to me a lot, I hide stuff in the closet and forget about them. Painting it white really makes it look great. Thank you for sharing over at Sweet inspiration
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Thank you so much! Have a wonderful week!
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It IS so awesome! I paint EVERYTHING white, I think its my favorite color lol 😉
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I needed this idea!!
Thanks for sharing at the DIY party at Pleasures of the NW!
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Pamela, this is a great repurpose! Love that price tag too! 😉 Such a great way to organize your purses! Thanks for sharing at Sweet Inspiration!
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Can’t beat free!! Thanks for stopping by!!
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This is a great organizational idea and a cute accent piece.
Blessings, Leigh
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Thank you!!
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This is a fabulous idea. I’m actually featuring it this week on You’re gonna love it. Swing by and grab a button! And thanks for linking up!
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Wow! Thank you so much! It’s always exciting to be featured!!
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This is such a great idea! I definitely need to make one of these. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday this week!
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Thanks! Glad you stopped by!
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That is great! I love seeing people take trash and turn it into something amazing! I wish I had that kind of creativity. 🙂
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It was fun to try and come up with something useful! Thanks for coming by!
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