Messy Spaces- Shelving Transformation

Hey ya'll. It's been a little while since I've posted. Mostly because we've been SOO busy and I've been working on some projects. I just completed one TODAY and wanted to share it with you all. :)

So, we have a really nice master bathroom. It's big, it's pretty. Except for one thing! We have a large area that has open shelving. I'm not a fan of open shelving mainly because it's difficult to keep it looking nice. Especially when it's an area shared by the whole family. This area holds, hair stuff, any and all bathroom stuff, medicines, heating pads, and all of my couponing stock pile. Needless to say, it's full and it's messy. :(

Here's what my messy bathroom shelving looked like.

I'm not a fan of clutter, so the sight of this makes me feel anxious!! It's basically a catch all for anything bathroom related. I've tried to sort and organize and it almost always end up like this!

So, I set out on a quest to find some sort of bins that would conceal our junk in a pretty and neat fashion.

Let me just say that bins and containers are EXPEN$IVE. I was having some serious trouble finding some that were decently priced and even a little bit cute. I didn't want to spend much on this project.

The cheapest I found was a basic white cloth bin at Walmart for about $5 a piece.

BUT THEN, I went to Dollar Tree

If you know me well, you know that I frequent the Dollar Tree!! I LOVE THE DOLLAR TREE! You just never know what kind of goodies you will find amongst the porcelain dolls and generic toilet cleaners. :)

I found some plastic storage bins that looked like they would meet our needs for storage in this space. Unfortunately they only came in bright colors that did not even remotely match my bathroom. :( 

What to do....

Well, I bought them anyways and decided to paint them in hopes that they would be the answer to my anxiety!

Here's what I bought

Bins with some Ocean Breeze Spray Paint

AND

Chalkboard Labels for the front

It was a little work, but they looked SO CUTE!!

But after spraying about half of them, I realized that this paint was NOT sticking very well. 

I quickly realized I needed a FUSION, Plastic Spray paint.

Only problem was they didn't have my OCEAN BREEZE COLOR. {SAD FACE}

So, I chose a nice tan color.

Here is the end result

Much nicer, Yes?!

I think so.

I know I will one day have to repaint the pretty lil blue ones, but I figured I let them live their life for a while as a beautifully BREEZY Sea Blue, and redo them later.

After crunching the numbers I spend less than $30 on the bins, the paint and the chalkboard labels.

Which is a whopping $40 cheaper than the plain white cloth bins from walmart. So, I'm pleased with my savings.

Now that I know to use PLASTIC FUSHION paint. A similar project will be much easier.

:)