Operation: Jewellery Storage
Jewellery. It’s beautiful, dresses up an outfit and is fun to purchase or receive as a gift. There is no such thing as having too much jewellery (isn’t that every girl’s dream?)….but, what to do with all of the jewellery?
For years, I had my jewellery stashed away in organizers in my closet. It was a great system — it kept everything neat and organized. And, that’s about it. Neat and organized. Oh, and stashed away.
When getting ready in the mornings, I couldn’t be bothered to dig through my organizers to pick out accessories. So, I never really wore my jewellery, except for a few key pieces. I needed to find a solution, and when I was working on my Closet Vanity project, I came across this wall-hung jewellery idea. I had to make it!
Ted had some leftover baseboard trim stashed away in the basement that was perfect for this project. All I needed was a piece of 1″ pine and trim to top it off. And, someone to cut the pieces for me!
(Yes, my husband is cutting the trim in his slippers! And, of course, Mason is supervising.)
Next, I needed to stack the three pieces of trim, glue and nail them together, fill the holes and silicone the gaps. I chose the spray paint the organizer in Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch Multi-Purpose Paint in Heirloom White.
The last step was to add upholstery tacks to act as the hangers. This required a lot of measuring, patience and thumbs (I hammered my fingers more times than I’d like to remember). I chose to do three lines of tacks in equal distances to maximize the number of pieces I can hang.
And, ta-daaaaaa…..here is the final piece hung up in my Closet Vanity.
As you can see, I still have plenty tacks to fill up, which means I can go out and buy more jewellery!….or, even better, receive them as gifts (Ted, are you listening?)
Overall, this project was easy to complete with minimal tools and resources. It’s also a great use of leftover pieces of trim. Also, I completed this project as party of Young House Love’s Pinterest Challenge. It feels good to actually complete a project that I pinned on Pinterest a long time ago! You can follow me on Pinterest over here.
How do you like to organize your jewellery? I’d love to hear about it!
Linking up with…
Thrifty Decor Chick
Young House Love
Beneath My Heart
House of Hepworths
Chic on a Shoestring Decorating
So cool I love it!! I wish I had all that jewelery, I have like…. 4 necklaces that’s it.
Question… the final hanging project doesn’t look like it’s white? Did you end up painting it a different final color?
Pamela @ pbjstories.blogspot.com
Thanks Pamela! The organizer is in fact sprayed in Heirloom White, but the lighting and my camera flash make it look a bit yellowed. Whoops!
Thanks for stopping by!
I love this! I also have a jewllery organization thing on my to-do list. I really like this one
Thanks Catherine! Can’t wait to see what you make!
I like it! I’ve been trying to figure out some jewelry storage, too…maybe for the next Pinterest Challenge!
Here’s what I did for this one, if you want to check it out: http://unsimpleliving.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/melted-crayon-art/
Thanks for sharing your project!
Thanks for stopping by! I love the melted crayon art that you did! So colourful!
Love this! I’ve been looking for ideas for my jewelry organization!
Glad you like it! Thanks for visiting!
Such a great idea and a space saver also!! Yay for the Pinterest challenge! It’s been fun seeing peoples projects and being introduced to new blogs and bloggers
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Beautiful idea! I have been looking for something to do with all my necklaces and this is going to be perfect!
Glad you found this useful! Good luck with your project!
Did I mention how much I adore this??
Glad you like it Maggie! It was really easy to do!
What a wonderful idea! My youngest daughter keeps asking me to make something for all the necklaces she has. I can’t wait to show her this. Thanks so much for sharing!
It’s the perfect project for your daughter to even help with! It was a relatively easy project and didn’t cost a lot of money. Have fun making your organizer!
Your project came out great! Thanks for the link back. Happy that it was an inspiration and solution for you
So nice stopping by! Looking forward to perusing more of your posts and getting to know you.
Kindly, Lorraine
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Thanks for visiting, Lorraine! And, thanks again for the inspiration!