Shoe Storage Ideas and More

November 16th, 2011

If you’re like me you are probably thinking another post on the garage?  Yes, my friends, the garage project is still going on.

One piece of the garage puzzle that is still missing is shoe organization. We need small shelves to keep shoes on in the garage.

So off to Lowe’s I went to see what shelving units they had.

They had some pretty nice indoor shelves.

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These are cute, but a little too sophisticated for the garage. Well except for that crooked espresso colored shelf on the right.

They also had large pieces of melamine that you can cut at home.

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And a bunch of brackets to choose from.

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Pretty easy and affordable, but I wasn’t crazy about having an unfinished side (or two) exposed.

Everything else was the standard wire shelves that are good but I’m concerned about dirt from the bottom of our shoes getting into the shoes below.

SO that means the garage will have to go on without the shoe storage completed. It will be nice to park in the garage again!!

Ok, so enough about the garage. Since you’ve read this long, I figure I’ll throw in some awesome (in my opinion) lampshades I picked up while at Lowe’s.

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So excited I saw these! I have jade curtains and I love the quatrefoil design.

Here’s my lampshades in our living room before.

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They’re ok and I was planning on covering them to match my curtains. But it’s been over a year so that project is out the window.

Here’s the lamp now.

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And as an added bonus here’s the entire living room.

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And while I was over there I took a picture of the dining room.

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I am so happy I picked up these lampshades! The room is starting to get together. I can’t wait to paint!!

What about you? Any projects that seem to drag on and on – just like our garage?

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