One of the first DIY’s I ever posted was this Fabric & Nailhead Pinboard. If you were a follower of the blog then, you may remember it or if you want a refresher you can check out the full tutorial here.
Guilty Blogger Confessions Well, it hasn’t really served it’s purpose. I originally made it for an office (that I haven’t even started on) and then it sat against a wall for a while. Around the holidays, I used it on my fireplace only because I didn’t have anything else to put there.
Well, after a trip to the Target Dollar Spot I found some items to breathe new life into my board.
Here’s what I came up with using these items and things I already had around the house…We have a tight entrance off our garage that lands right into our kitchen. It is a major drop zone, especially during the school year. Adding the coat rack really helped but we still needed an area to put the out-the-door essentials and I wanted a mommy command center of sorts.
For the board, I glued the arrow clips and 3 strong magnets on it using Quick Grip Adhesive. I chose that adhesive because it is strong and like the name–quick. The small metal buckets I wanted on magnets so I or the kids could grab them and set them on the table when we want to use the contents. We seem to do everything at our kitchen table–eat, homework, art projects, and the list goes on…
We added a key rack, charging station and used baskets from around the house. The basket right on top we can put library books and movies to return, scratch paper, and other grab and go items. Along the fridge we have our giant calendar. I think life just seems more in order on a giant calendar. This one is from the Organizher line by Mead and I love it because it has a spot for every family member’s schedule and a meal planner. On the fridge we have a spot for mail, a note pad for shopping lists, and more clips for more important papers or invitations.
On the shelves I have binders with our important home information and a basket full of crayons and paper for my little guy. I used the magazine holders to hold all my cook books.
This old microwave cart was donated to us you could say, and it was given a little spray paint makeover. This is such a small space but now it functions for our family.
Have a great Monday!!
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Very functional and pretty! I might have to get some of those arrow clips myself.
Thanks, Julia! I feel so put-together! Hopefully, it will last! xo Kristin
Perfect solution, and great spot for it too right between the door and kitchen. Those are always the major drop spots for us too. Love Target’s Dollar Spot!
Thanks, Jennifer
I dream of having a large mudroom, but this will have to do for now. xo Kristin
Such a great looking little station! I love how it turned out…the patterns are amazing!!!
Thanks, Gabbi
you want a project at my house?…THAT IS IT!!! you have seen my cluster of a back door entry (essentially 4 doorways in less that 5 feet. and where everything gets dropped…literally (thank you small children who live in my house) I NEED YOU!!!! please? <3
We can arrange that the next time we come for a visit
xo K
I love those wood clips! Definitely need to do something like this in my house – we have piles of paper everywhere!
Well, it’s easy and can’t go wrong with those clips for $1. xo Kristin
Beautiful! Love the gray + teal + white.
Thank You =D xo Kristin
I’m addicted to the Tar-jay dollar spot. Awesome command center! Love the gray chevron and aqua color combo.
Thanks, Lo
They always have good stuff in there, don’t they?! xo Kristin
So cute, Kristin! Target’s $ section is the best. I can ALWAYS find something to take home with me from those darn bins.
Jesse @ Scout & Nimble
I should experiment and keep track of every cent we spend at Target. I know they get a lot of our $! xo Kristin
Kristen, this is such a creative use of space! I love how functional and beautiful it is. Wishing I had a place like this in my home
. Well done Momma!!
Thanks, Kayla
xo Kristin
It looks great Kristin! love how everything is well organized and still very pretty and girly!
Thanks, Ingrid
It’s hard to be the only girl in the house sometimes, LOL. I want a feminine touch but I have to keep my boys in mind. If I ever start my office that will be my ultra girly place. xo Kristin
That is some beautiful storage! We SO need something like that in our house. I hope whatever we end up with looks that beautiful!
Hi, Kelly
Thanks! I feel so with it, I need to go look in the mirror and see if it’s really me! xo Kristin
I just live how you’ve used this space. I’m a huge advocate for using every square inch of your home and this is such a great example:) I may have to incorporate something like this in our upcoming laundry/mushroom revamp.
*mudroom
Thanks, Shavonda
I just love your blog. When you have a small house I think it makes you find creative ways to do things, that’s for sure! xo Kristin
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Drop Zone…I love that term. That’s just what I need to add to our next home (house shopping right now). Our current drop zone is on the kitchen table and we spend way too much time shifting the piles so we can eat/write/design etc… This is a great solution. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
Lori in Atlanta
Hi, Lori
I understand the kitchen table thing, that’s for sure! Glad you like our drop zone. Thanks for stopping by! xo Kristin
Such a smart use of your space! And, I love the idea of the magnetic cups. Thanks for linking up
Hi, Emily
Thanks for that. Great party! xo Kristin
It looks great! Using the buckets with magnet sis a great idea.
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Love the command center! I so neeeeeed that! I am going to make a command center closet really soon, thanks for the tips and ideas!
Krista
Thanks, Krista
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! xo Kristin
This is fabulous Kristin! So glad that thing of beauty is getting good use now!!! Featuring you tomorrow! XO, Aimee
Wow, that is one pretty and functional space! Such great ideas–and it looks great, too!
Love this – especially your idea of using the buckets with the magnets. Would be perfect for corralling all of the little things my girls are always leaving around the house!
I just found your blog and really like this solution. Would you mind sharing the source of your charging station?
Hi, Kellie
We purchased the charging station from Target @ years ago. xo Kristin
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