April 29, 2010

So Simple Thursday...makin' it my own



So Simple...Thursday (or any day) is my new lil' feature where I take a simple design idea from a magazine or even online and make it my own.  Yup, I love simple and easy ways to spruce up my home, and some good ole inspiration is all I need to put a good idea into action around here. 

Here's a fun idea I saw in Sunset Magazine.  This picture below actually illustrates the idea of reinventing found wood as a coat rack.  Great idea, but that's not what intrigued me.  I instantly loved the idea of accessorizing coat racks with cute and functional items that reflect the season.  Here we've got warm weather items perfect for a day at the beach...love this!  


So I set out to create a similar look with items around the house.  Yup, no need to buy anything new for a simple idea like this.  I hit my closet and found a few items perfect for Spring's warmer weather.  

 

The items atop the shelf were already there...I just added a few hats, and a summer bag.  Which I might add is perfect for storing the kid's goggles, and other summertime accessories. 

 Now will this look stay this way?  With our busy family...absolutely not!  In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see kid 1's dirty baseball jersey hanging there one day. But with just a little effort, I'm hoping we can maintain this fun, beachy look!



Wow, an easy way to accessorise your home that also reflect the seasons...go shop your closet cuz this is SO SIMPLE! 

Alrighty my design loving peeps, Frugalicious Friday is ON tomorrow and we've got a fabulous Scentsy Giveaway...wahoo!  See you then.




6 comments:

The Young's said...

Love, love, LOVE the driftwood coat rack!!! Oooo... I'm going to be looking for lonely limbs now! =D

The Thriftress said...

I love this idea! What a great feature series!
Sarah

Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...

How cute, Jane! Love the idea of Summer that this depicts!

Petula said...

Very cool. Maybe I should take the photos from magazines that I've saved because I like the idea around the house to see how I can implement. It's time for some changes around here... Great work on your re-make/DIY.

Jenn said...

Great idea!
Thanks for sharing!
Jenn

craftlicious said...

Wow what a great giveaway
i love all scentcy products but wynken Scentsy Warmer is so cute