My Armoire and Pearls

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I finally got my Armoire organized!  I'm too hot & tired to bore you with a lot of words, but I do have lots of pictures ;-)


By now you should be familiar with the BEFORE

Or you can read my earlier posts  here and here.

This is the NOW


I started with me covering boxes with fabric to use as storage boxes.

To organize my pearls I bought some bronze cabinet knobs and hung them at the back of my Armoire.

Then there was the box I covered and adorned with my plastered flower to hold my perfume

I had inherited a beautiful pearl necklace from my grandmother, when she passed.  I  wear it on special occasions, so I decided to drape it over a picture that I cherish of my son and me.

Then there was this teddy bear in a wicker chair that my son surprised me with on Mother's Day when he was around 9 yrs, I think he was proud of the fact that he actually picked it out by himself without his father assisting him.  I decided to drape my black pearls over it.

Usually, the first thing I do when I come in from work, or when I'm cleaning the house, is pull off my watch and rings.  I decided to use this cute little basket to hold them, no more misplacing. 

I decided to transform this picture...

along with this straw place-mat...

...and the globes from this chandelier that I had recently transformed

... into a vanity, something to hold my brushes, lipstick, etc. I used spray adhesive to keep the place-mat in place and I used a glue gun for the globes.   I pulled some thread from a small piece of burlap, I had been holding onto, and twined  the thread randomly around the globes using spray adhesive.

Because the kickstand on the back of my vanity mirror was longer than I had estimated, I had to remove the back globe.  :(

I had a brass 'thingy' that I decided to use to hold my remote controls

Did I mention I replaced my analog for a small flat screen???  Definitely a space saver!

I took this cheese tray that I had purchased from an English Shop years ago.  It's inlaid with ceramic tile and I was always fond of the colors.  I figured since I don't entertain as much as I use to, I would get better use out of it as a makeup tray.  The tray is lined with felt at the bottom so it's easy sliding it without scratching my furniture.

A very dear friend gave me this lovely purse for Christmas some years back, I don't use it very often, so I decided to hang it on my Armoire door to hold my fine gold chains.  I used one of my scarves as a backdrop.

ARMOIRE TOP SHELF

ARMOIRE MIDDLE SHELF

ARMOIRE BOTTOM SHELF

When I'm ready to apply makeup, etc. I open this side...

When I want to relax and watch TV, I open this side...

 

My Armoire and Pearls.  Not only was I able to organize my Armoire, I also found a way to organize and display my pearls.  LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!