Procrastinator's Party: the after

It's time for the afters of the Procrastinator's Party!

So, you know that my drawers needed help and I gave myself 2 weeks to finish.(before pics here)

In reality, it only took 2 hours, but it always seems overwhelming before you start, doesn't it?

First, I said buh-bye to the 70's floral contact paper in the drawers:

and hello to a new roll of contact paper they were clearancing out at Lowes for $1 a roll.

 

Already much better :)

 I was inspired by my cousin's wife, Amber. She attended an organizing class and shared the ideas from it on her blog. One of the ideas was using some thin wood and hot glue to create your own custom drawer dividers. I didn't want to hassle with cutting wood, so I used heavy duty foam board from the craft store (Hobby Lobby) A whole board on sale is about $3. I measured the sizes I wanted in the drawer,

then cut them out with a box cutter. Use the outside edge so when you put it in the drawer the clean edge can be the ones you see. Who cares if the bottom is a little jagged~you won't see it.

Then, just fit them in the drawer standing up. For the middle ones, use some hot glue on the edges and they stay together beautifully. Be sure to measure so the foam board will be snug and won't budge. Again, use a little hot glue on the edges if you want to make sure they'll stay.

For the middle drawer, I used some organizers I had and hot-glued them to the bottom of the drawer so they wouldn't slide around everywhere:

Once I started, it was a bit addicting:

I was out of edges by the time I got to this one, so they're a little ragged, but they do the trick:

This last drawer was the worst. Guess how many bibs I had crammed in there??
20.
Who needs 20 bibs? Holy moly! The first step is admitting you have a problem....

I chose 5 of our favorites, and the rest went to the Goodwill.
Another tip from Amber was storing your dishcloths and towels standing up so you can see them. Love it!

I feel like they can all breathe now. And for less than $5 :)

I love it when my kids ask me where the tape is:
here, here let me show you!
you need a rubberband, or some fingernail clippers?
Or how about a glasses repair kit?

No, just tape mom.

*sigh* o-kay.

My blogiversary giveaway goes until Friday!

I'm also linking up to Kimba's DIY day~