DIY
Geek of the Week #15
Friday, March 1, 2013 • anime, DIY, Geek of the Week
My other DIY project over President's Day weekend was to finally take down my Cosplay for a Cause calendar and replace it with something equally geeky and wonderful. Behold:
So much love you guys, I can't even tell you. These figurines are pieces I purchased (or were gifts) in highschool and it makes me ridiculously happy to have them out and about. I don't have to watch InuYasha any more to still enjoy everything and hey - Chobits is still the bomb!
After putting everything up I'd have to say that I think the white frame looks a little bland. I may end up decoupaging (is that the right word?) some anime playing cards with pretty pictures around the outside. I don't want it to be too busy but white frames on white walls just isn't giving enough impact. What do you think - to mod podge or not to mod podge?
So much love you guys, I can't even tell you. These figurines are pieces I purchased (or were gifts) in highschool and it makes me ridiculously happy to have them out and about. I don't have to watch InuYasha any more to still enjoy everything and hey - Chobits is still the bomb!
(All from the anime InuYasha)
Top: Kagome & Inuyasha
Bottom (L-to-R): Miroku, Sango, &Sesshomaru
Left: Top - Shippo & Chi (from the anime Chobits)
Right: Various Anime Pins
After putting everything up I'd have to say that I think the white frame looks a little bland. I may end up decoupaging (is that the right word?) some anime playing cards with pretty pictures around the outside. I don't want it to be too busy but white frames on white walls just isn't giving enough impact. What do you think - to mod podge or not to mod podge?
my own personal DIY
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 • closet organization, DIY
Apparently I have been unconsciously taking in some of the DIY spirit I've been seeing in the blog world lately because over the long weekend I put in custom shelves!
For a while now I've been trying to figure out a way to reorganize my closet that doesn't leave me feeling so claustrophobic about the space. I have a walk in closet for goodness sake, I should feel like I have room!
In to this walks my friend Natasha who unbeknownst to me has magic organizational powers. She suggested a few different routes to change things up and the first thing was to move my shoe rack. It was a blah plastic rack I'd gotten for free that instead of hanging over my door I nailed to my wall (sexy). Now that space is going to be reclaimed for bags but before that could happen I had to move the shoes!
It was a bit of a process (and stupid Lowes was a pain in the ass let me tell you) but after some elbow grease I finally got everything up!
The space next to my bathroom door was so little that I couldn't buy any pre-made shelves - nothing comes in 10" by 15" - so I just picked up a 1" x 10" x 12' piece of lumber at Home Depot and had them cut it. Ten minutes later I had 9 shelves and the appropriate 'L'-brackets to make sure they hung on my wall.
(Lowes did recommend these expensive dry wall screw thingys that I probably should have gone with because admittedly this damaged the heck out of the wall but hey - that's what patching before you move out is for.)
The final result? SHOE GLORY!
This isn't the whole shoe collection, most of the boots couldn't fit here and I didn't even bother with my flats, but now my foyer area is much less crowded and the whole closet feels so much bigger! Yay!
For a while now I've been trying to figure out a way to reorganize my closet that doesn't leave me feeling so claustrophobic about the space. I have a walk in closet for goodness sake, I should feel like I have room!
In to this walks my friend Natasha who unbeknownst to me has magic organizational powers. She suggested a few different routes to change things up and the first thing was to move my shoe rack. It was a blah plastic rack I'd gotten for free that instead of hanging over my door I nailed to my wall (sexy). Now that space is going to be reclaimed for bags but before that could happen I had to move the shoes!
It was a bit of a process (and stupid Lowes was a pain in the ass let me tell you) but after some elbow grease I finally got everything up!
(Note to self: Don't use your forehead to hold shelves in place while you drill. That hurts.)
The space next to my bathroom door was so little that I couldn't buy any pre-made shelves - nothing comes in 10" by 15" - so I just picked up a 1" x 10" x 12' piece of lumber at Home Depot and had them cut it. Ten minutes later I had 9 shelves and the appropriate 'L'-brackets to make sure they hung on my wall.
(Lowes did recommend these expensive dry wall screw thingys that I probably should have gone with because admittedly this damaged the heck out of the wall but hey - that's what patching before you move out is for.)
The final result? SHOE GLORY!
This isn't the whole shoe collection, most of the boots couldn't fit here and I didn't even bother with my flats, but now my foyer area is much less crowded and the whole closet feels so much bigger! Yay!
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