A Marvelous Invention

Sorry to pop in with something so silly, but I couldn't resist showing you this new drying rack I came across last week. For months I have been searching for a drying rack for my laundry room that I could fold up and take down easily in order to hang diapers...oh, and did I mention, I didn't want it on the floor? I already have one of those big ones that stand on the floor and I can't stand how much space it takes. Not to mention, we just put our extra freezer into the laundry room and I would never be able to get into it with the current one we have. My search has been fruitless and I had resigned myself to attempt some kind of DIY rack...

That is, until fate stepped in last week during some random internet searching.



You see, last week, I happened upon this Telescoping Wall Mount Drying Rack and after a day or two of going back and forth, I took the plunge and ordered it. And I am sooooo glad I did!! I put it up yesterday and am enjoy it so much -- it is exactly what I have wanting. My favorite part is how it telescopes out so you only use as many rungs as you need.



The full extension is about 14 inches and then it closes back up to about 2-3 inches, I think. Just right for my limited laundry room space.



If you have limited space and need a place to dry things (b/c let's face it, you can't always dry stuff out on the line), this might also be the drying rack for you. Enjoy!

Pin Real Life :: Bookshelves

I love Pinterest...I think that is no secret, but what I don't like is all the inspiration coming in and not a lot of it being acted upon. Do you ever feel like that too? I know I'm not the only one who feels this way and I have seen several different pinterest challenges around the blogosphere -- and I decided to jump on board with sharing what I have actually done with some of the inspiration I have found from certain pins. I really liked how Dee*Construction put it this way:

i've decided to make it a regular personal challenge to replace wishful thinking with reality. because, by it's very nature, inspiration cannot remain passive
- it must be acted upon.

How true! And that is exactly what I want to do! There's just so much good stuff being pinned that inspires me and regularly committing to do them rather than pin and walk away seems easy enough. :) Right?

So first up -- something easy. I actually did this several weeks ago, but haven't taken the time to share about it. The pinspiration?

Source: ohdeedoh.com via Amanda H. on Pinterest

Ikea Spice Racks made into bookshelves for kids! What a cheap and easy solution to piles of books around my house. At $3.99 a pop (sometimes cheaper depending on sales), you can't go wrong and you can leave them natural, paint them, or stain them depending on where you are going to hang them. Since I am not sure yet, I just left them natural. Here's how it looks:


I ended up buying six of them and put two downstairs in our living room where my daughter has a little toy area and  the other four will go up in her bedroom in a little reading nook. I will say...it looks really nice when the books are all in their place, but it usually doesn't stay that way for long. ha ha! Oh well -- at least for a bit it looks tidy!

Have you been inspired to make something or do something after seeing it on Pinterest? Join in the fun -- I'd love to see what you are creating!

PS -- I am trying out a new comments program, so let me know if it is wonky...hopefully it will work better than the previous way I was doing it. :) We shall see.