For years, Morgan and I rented. I simply cannot tell you how many different houses we lived in before we settled down here in VA.
{Yes I can. It was 14. Four-Teen. Ten plus Four.}
Ten (or so) years ago, when we were in Richmond, we lived in this old, broken down farmhouse on Seminary property. It was the original house on the land and it was O.L.D.
It was so old, the mice had little white beards and walked around with little walking sticks and canes saying things like,
“Tut, tut, it looks like rain…”
And there were NO closets… none. Well, actually, I take that back. There was one little closet in Morgan’s room. And when I say little, I mean, leeeeeeetle…
But, we loved living in this house, sans storage and all…
Because it oozed character. Just like us…
And my dreams of our own home sustained me through the mice and broken tiles and lack of storage and washing machines in the kitchen…
Dreams of walk-in attics and pantries and linen closets galore!
But alas, dreams are just that…dreams.
And, as with life, there is always give and take.
And if I’ve learned anything with my time here on this lump of dirt, I’ve learned that if you don’t have it now, make it..
And so, here we are, with a lovely home, and yes…
Not enough storage.
So, little by little, I’m making it when and where I can by finding something unloved, but inherently beautiful…
And ignoring the grody…
And teaching life-lessons in the process…
By making them work for it.
Stabilize your drawer storage with some fiberboard or plywood. Screw it to the bottom of the drawers, but use some glue because it’s the thing to do…
Screw on some plain ole casters from Home Depot.
And pretty soon, you’ll have some pretty neat rolling storage….
Go a step further, and add some pizazz…
Stripes are easy to do and fun to look at…
If you have an extra year of life, you can mod-podge some hilarious book pages to your drawers.
Just make sure you have some sustenance and bring your patience…
Gallons of it.
But it’s pretty worth it, I think… in the end.
Funny thing is, Morgan still hasn’t put anything in those drawers. Shocking, really, since there were plenty of stray Legos under there when I brought it up and put it under his bed.
Maybe it’s less junk we need and not more storage. I’ll have to chew on that one for a while.
Jacque had the same idea for her Rolling Storage from Up-cycled Wine Crates. Great minds think alike!
How about you?