Storage Solution-Creative Itch-Free!

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I’ve been looking at ‘faux tin’ backsplashes lately. Pricing it at Lowe’s… NOT liking what I see. Oh, I LOVE the cool ‘tin’ tiles you adhere to the wall; but I just decided I’m not coming off with the money it would take to makeover behind my stove and underneath my upper cabinets. 
So,  I came up with a different solution—that was more in keeping with my budget…FREE!

This is what I’ve had over my stove.  My little ‘chalkboard paint’ TRAY. Cute… I like it and I sometimes get a laugh when I write little sayings on it.  I’ll probably keep it in my kitchen- just not sure where yet.

While, back behind the barn the other day I came across this piece of corrugated tin… just lying there…calling my name.  
I took it into the house, cleaned it off and nailed  screwed it up there! I didn’t even have to think about it, I just did it.
I also saw a stack of pallets waiting to be used for some glorious project.
Then I remembered seeing this last week; FROM FLEA MARKET TRIXIEsource
…and I thought to myself, ‘You’d better do something with those pallets or they’ll be tossed or burned as soon as the BURN BAN is lifted’.
Here it is… my quest to have tin behind my stove- SATISFIED!  Right Now, I LOVE IT!  It holds all my utensils for cooking. 
Is it gorgeous and Turquoise? NO. But it is rustic and rough…just the way I like it!
I added a wire going across the back to hold it up; and right now I have placed a couple of pickle jars inside to help hold everything UP and in place. I will probably change those out soon with some bean cans; JUST as soon as I open up some canned veggies; after all, using pickle jars for holders -creates a shortage on perfectly good drinking glasses!   {wink-wink}
Three things this project had going for it from the beginning:

1. Storage
2. Creativity (I got to make something)
3. Price. Can’t beat free!

Not only did it become a storage and counter space solution; this little project satisfied my urge to switch things up a little in the kitchen.  One week before Thanksgiving is NOT the time to be delving into some great big project~ it also made me feel pretty good that I didn’t have to spend anything to do it. {SMILE}
* EDITED TO SAY:  I didn't leave it alone... I touched up my freebie again later with some fancy SIGNAGE... you can that HERE


I love reading about ways to add storage into our SMALL home and like most of you --- I DO it on a small budget.  Have you read  Brenda @ Cozy Little House and Claudia @ Mockingbird Hill Cottage ? They are starting a new series together called,  DEFENDING THE SMALL HOUSE

These two ladies have some great ideas. They just had their first installment this week…go there and check it out!  Nothing but BIG IDEAS FOR SMALL SPACES! 
God Bless you and Thanks for reading~

*thanks Trixie for inspiration and allowing me to use your photo!


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