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Hello Bathroom Drawer Cabinet!

by Gwen Jul 24

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I wonder…

If everything has a place, why is the place always my bathroom counter?

DIY | Bathroom | Organization | Not enough storage in your bathroom?  Make your own DIY Bathroom Cabinet from a Vintage Drawer.

 

Maybe, it’s a pipe dream to think I can be organized.

But among my many pipe dreams, I do have actual dreams…

Fantastic dreams {in color, of course} that include recessed medicine cabinets in this room.

bathroom-before

Yikers.  Clu-tah, baby!

messy-counters

It gets married and has little clutter babies that make good friends with the dust bunnies and then… woah.

Well, I’m not getting those cabinets any time in the remotely near future…

But, I realized, maybe I could fake it.  I’m super awesome at that, yo.

Enter the $1 drawer from the ReStore.

drawer before

 

Cleaned her up a tad…

Sanded drawer

 

Gave her a coat of paint…

painted drawer

Cut some scrap 1×4’s to size for shelving and nailed those babies in with 2″ nails.

nailing shelves

 

Then, I blessed my own soul for saving the scraps from my Stairway to Heaven…

I had to piece them together for the lower shelf, but it all worked out.

Shazam.

 

measuring-wallpaper

Get outta town, right?

cabinet-with-wallpaper

 

Well… installation was.. um, tricky.

This was my first idea.

UH.  Nopes. Looks like Gordon Ramsey’s dog’s dinner…

sad-first-attempt

 

The problem was that I needed a stud.  And the studs were not conveniently located in the center of the mirror, dern them.

Leftover Pallet wood from the Pallet Porch Swing came to the rescue and after a couple of tries, I was able to create a relatively stable hanging mechanism for my little cabinet.

 

pallet-hanger

 

The hemp had to under the board to keep the cabinet from leaning out profusely.

Works for me… {that and a little hot-glue at the bottom to keep it from swaying.. }

cabinet-hung

It’s the perfect place to store all those little clutter-creating bathroom items…

You know.  The ones that refuse to get in line and stay organized?

Shame for shame on them.

hello

 

Well, now I’ve opened a can of you know what on them and they WILL mind me.

bathroom-cabinet-hung

 

But if they are anything like my youngest guy, the minute I turn my back.

{Good thing I have those eyes on the back of my head, yo.}

drawer-cabinet

Do you have those much coveted recessed medicine cabinets?

Then, I’m totes jellie, baby!

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What the BOLD ones say:

  1. [email protected] says

    Jul 24 at 8:01 am

    I love this project, sooooo cute and I love that it was so inexpensive (cause I’m cheap like that!) And hello? grapefruit toothpaste? I’m on board, off to check it out and get that coupon (cause again, I’m cheap!)

    • Gwen says

      Jul 24 at 8:56 am

      Girl… I’m cheap like that, too!

      Thanks so much!!!

  2. keri @ shaken together says

    Jul 24 at 8:12 am

    I’m with Melissa – grapefruit toothpaste?! Yippee! And that drawer makeover is FANTASTIC!!

    • Gwen says

      Jul 24 at 8:57 am

      Thank you, Keri! I’m totally diggin’ that grapefruit, baby!

  3. cassie says

    Jul 24 at 8:12 am

    fabulous idea! love the colors and love that herringbone pattern! bold to the boldest!

    • Gwen says

      Jul 24 at 8:58 am

      Thank you! I’m in love with that pattern!

  4. Janel @ NellieBellie says

    Jul 24 at 8:18 am

    Fabulous idea!!! And, I think your hanging thing turned out better than attaching it straight to the wall. It looks so cool!

    • Gwen says

      Jul 24 at 8:59 am

      Thanks, girlie!

      It wasn’t easy trying to figure out how to hang it… second attempt went much better, I’ll say!

  5. Bonnie at {PaperKeeper} says

    Jul 24 at 12:40 pm

    What a GREAT idea…love it! I love how you used the leftover wallpaper – brilliant ! Way to go G!

    • Gwen says

      Jul 24 at 8:42 pm

      Thank you, Bonnie! Howya doin’???

      • Bonnie at {PaperKeeper} says

        Jul 24 at 8:51 pm

        Hey Gwen! Hangin’ in there! 🙂 Big year, loads of change, but doing ok! How are you?? Was remembering my virtual road trip from last summer… 🙂

  6. Ali says

    Jul 24 at 1:22 pm

    Sooooo cute! I would have never thought to get crafty and hang a cabinet over the mirror. Genius I tell you!

    • Gwen says

      Jul 24 at 8:43 pm

      Ha! Thanks so much, Ali!

  7. Dona says

    Jul 24 at 4:22 pm

    Well! If you aren’t the most clever, craftiest, cutie in the country I don’t know who is! Brilliant in the most English meaning of the word! ‘Scuse me…..I’m going shopping for drawers. And not the kind you wear!

    • Gwen says

      Jul 24 at 8:46 pm

      Ha! Well… I don’t know about that, but THANK YOU!

      I love vintage drawers… but not the kind you wear!!! hahahaha!

  8. Bliss says

    Jul 24 at 9:43 pm

    Besides being cute, that’s actually pretty darn clever you know.

    • Gwen says

      Jul 25 at 8:32 pm

      Well, thank you, my dear Bliss! 🙂

  9. Kathryn says

    Jul 25 at 10:22 pm

    I love the paper you chose for the backing! So cool!

  10. Caleb says

    Jul 26 at 10:58 am

    This is a great idea. I can not wait to try it out.

  11. Roeshel says

    Jul 27 at 1:59 pm

    So cute and clever! 🙂

    • Gwen says

      Jul 29 at 11:12 am

      Thank you, Roeshel!

  12. Lucy says

    Jul 27 at 2:33 pm

    I love this idea! I need to do that on the wall in my daughters bathroom. She has no storage space in her bathroom!! thanks for the idea!

    • Gwen says

      Jul 29 at 11:47 am

      Thank you, Lucy! I need to do about three more..ha!

  13. [email protected] says

    Jul 27 at 5:02 pm

    the way you hung that drawer was genius! It does the job and looks so intentional and artsy. Your wallpaper projects have made me seriously consider where I can add some wallpaper in my house. I wish I had stairs! I would even live in a creepy Winchester house with stairs that led to nowhere if it meant that I could wallpaper the risers!

    Those “Hello” products look fun. They’ve been haunting me on the endcaps at Target for a couple of weeks now, I think I need to pick them up. I *just* printed the coupon, so there’s no way one is not going to find it’s way into my purse for the cuteness factor alone!

    • Gwen says

      Jul 29 at 11:49 am

      Thanks so much, Jenny! The wallpaper is seriously amazing. I’m trying to think of other uses as well… I wish I had another set of stairs, ha!

  14. debbiedoos says

    Jul 28 at 5:47 pm

    Seriously the cutest thing ever. Love the color too. And useful. Win win~

    • Gwen says

      Jul 29 at 11:51 am

      Thank you so much, Debbie! So far, it’s been very useful! 🙂

  15. Amy says

    Jul 30 at 7:50 pm

    What an awesome idea!! Love it!!

    • Gwen says

      Aug 8 at 7:43 pm

      Thank you so much, Amy!

  16. Jennifer says

    Aug 8 at 9:12 am

    One of the best things I have seen in a while…{Jen runs off to her local ReStore in search of a drawer}….

    • Gwen says

      Aug 8 at 7:43 pm

      Ha! I LOVE the ReStore…

      Thank you so much, Jennifer!!!

  17. Julie W says

    Aug 8 at 11:26 am

    Love it! I always hate that huge expanse of semi-worthless mirror staring back at me in both of my full bathrooms. It’s like the thing is mocking my lack of adequate storage. Just FYI, I’m totally going to steal this idea, lol…but if I blog about it I promise to link to my inspiration! Again, Love It!

    • Gwen says

      Aug 8 at 7:44 pm

      I know, right? Steal away, girl! And if you do, send me the link so I can see your awesomeness!!!

  18. Katie says

    Aug 8 at 11:48 pm

    Umm, can I just say how genius this drawer to cabinet makeover is! Just a great idea and it looks amazing! Love the paint color and scrap paper.

    Katie @thecasualcraftlete.com

    • Gwen says

      Aug 9 at 7:33 pm

      Ha! Thank you so much, Katie!

  19. Shelly says

    Aug 9 at 2:19 am

    Such a fabulous idea! I have seen drawers for shelves before, but on the mirror? Fun! And, you save room on your walls for artwork and such. 🙂 … so how did you attach the hemp to the back of the drawer?

    • Gwen says

      Aug 9 at 7:37 pm

      Thank you so much, Shelly!

      I just set some screws and left them sticking out a bit. Then I secured the hemp tightly. Easy-peasy!

  20. Debora Cadene says

    Aug 9 at 8:37 am

    That really is a great idea. I have two of them builder mirrors just aching for a little something. I know you already have holes done for hanging this bad boy, and it looks fantastic, but could you have used those 3M Velcro hangers and stuck it right to the mirror? I’m over here from Roadside Rescue, so I’m off to go and have a tour of the rest of your place….

    Debbie.

    • Gwen says

      Aug 9 at 7:39 pm

      Thank you so much, Debora! I did think about using something like the velcro hangers, but had concerns about it being secure enough.

      But I say go for it! You never know until you test it out!

  21. domain says

    Sep 25 at 4:05 pm

    Usually I do not learn post on blogs, but I would like to say that this write-up very pressured me to try and do it!
    Your writing style has been surprised me. Thanks,
    quite great post.

  22. Sue says

    Aug 2 at 10:35 am

    Darned cute idea. Love the color choices, you’re a very talented gal. Thanks for sharing

    • Gwen says

      Aug 10 at 4:31 pm

      Thanks so much, Sue!

  23. Yvonne says

    Aug 8 at 11:20 am

    I love this and all the projects on your blog! What color paint did you use? Is it Rain from SW?

    • Gwen says

      Aug 10 at 4:25 pm

      Thank you, Yvonne! And yes, it’s Rain from SW!

      Gwen

  24. Nanci says

    Aug 28 at 9:24 am

    i would be way too lazy to rig up that hanging thingy. I would just set it on the counter, and it would look just fine that way! 😉

    • Gwen says

      Aug 28 at 2:02 pm

      Well, that’s where it is now, Nanci! Just sitting on the counter and It’s totally fine! Thanks for stopping by!

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