Shutter Earring Rack: 5 Minute Project

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5 minute project, closet, crafts, earrings, jewelry, organization, organizing, repurpose, shutter, upcycle

Two summer’s ago, I picked up a small shutter at a yard sale and knew it was perfect for my earring rack. I cleaned it, sat it on my dresser, and organized my earrings. I thought about re-staining it, painting it, replacing the knob, etc. My goal was to hang it on the wall. Unfortunately, I never got around to it…

Until now, when I decided that I liked it almost as it was. Hubster helped me push two metal picture hangers into the back of each panel.

Step 1: Add Mounting Bracket

The decided that the shutters look better hung separately and that the knob was the perfect place for my hoops. Hubster quickly mounted them on the wall for me and I arranged my earrings.

Shutter Earring Rack

What do you think?

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Master Suite – Closet Doors

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bathroom makeover, closet, door, en suite, home decor, makeover

After a fresh coat of bright white paint, I added a small touch in our master suite. Two simple words differentiating our closet doors.

Young Wifey’s Closet Door

Hubster’s Closet Door

I designed and ordered these letters from Do It Yourself Lettering and was thrilled at how great they looked, easy they were to apply, and inexpensive they were.

What small project with a big impact have you worked on recently?

Monogrammed Wooden Hangers

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closet, coat, craft, Creating, decorating, DIY, hand-painted, hangers, home decor, Home Maintenance, monogram, postaday2011, stencil, wood

I had one pack of wooden hangers from IKEA, some from BB&B and a few random ones from before and I wanted a more uniformed look. I know what you’re thinking, they’re just hangers… it’s overkill, but I really love the new monogrammed hangers for our coat closet.

First, I used a thin sharpie to trace a “D” onto the midsection of the hangers. Then, I hand-painted my new monogram with a dark brown (raw umber) acrylic paint. It took 3 thin coats to achieve a rich solid color. After all

Monogrammed Wooden Hangers

owing them to dry, I used one coat of a clear sealant spray meant for acrylic paint.

I love entertaining. I’m not really a fan of sorting through coats at the end of a “throw it on the bed” parties. In order to always have room for our guests’ coats, we keep our out-of-season coats in the back of Pumpkin’s massive closet (seriously, it’s big enough to be another room).

I think this would be an excellent gift for a housewarming, a college freshman moving into a dorm or newlywed couples (what bride doesn’t love showing off her new initial?).