Hi there!! I have been so excited to share some new storage with you that we've recently hung up in the studio. (And by "we", I really mean "Bart".)
This is the Cubby Organizer from Pottery Barn. It comes in two finishes -- weathered white and natural stain. Obviously, this is the weathered white.
I fell in love with this cubby last year and Bart surprised me with it for Christmas. (Yes, 4 months ago) It's been waiting patiently, all this time, to be hung.....partially because I needed to decide where I wanted it, and partially because Bart doesn't have a lot of time for honey-do's during the sports seasons when he's so busy reffing. But now that basketball season is behind us and now that I figured out where I wanted to put the beauty, it was time to get it hung up and we found the perfect spot in the studio. If I'm being honest though, I kinda want another one for the family room. If I'm being honest....
Here's what it looked like, hanging in the studio, right before I filled it up.
The cubby is hanging over the second desk in my studio. This second desk is just to the right of the large table I work at.....this table is where I sit to use my sewing machine and when I want to use the large computer monitor instead of just my laptop.
As you can see, the cubbies are the PERFECT size to hold two button jars each.....I love, love, LOVE how well the old-time-y canning jars work with the old-time-y cubbies! I feel like I get to go shopping for buttons in my own little old-time-y general store every day! So fun. Plus, you can see that the cubbies are also perfectly sized to hold CD cases, which is perfect since Papertrey's stamp sets are all stored in......CD cases. :) I've got all of the sets that I've designed stored in the cubbies on the bottom left. And the one cubby on the bottom right holds the Year of Flowers series. I love that I can change things around as my storage needs change, but for now, I'm loving how much crafty goodness is on display in these cubbies.
On either side of the cubby are a couple of Eiffel Tower art pieces -- the one on the right is actually a bulletin board where I keep several important papers that I reach for often.
Honestly, the cubbies create such an inspiring visual display, that it makes me smile every time I walk in the studio. Plus, I love that I can change out the items/cards on the top shelf any time, just to change things up a bit.
Not only that, but the cubbies currently house a few "pretties" such as some vintage McCoy pottery and mercury glass but as I need to store more buttons and stamp sets, I can remove the decorative items to allow for additional storage.
And a pretty wall-hanging that Bartley bought me last year. Actually, we'd seen it in a local crafty store (Urban Arts & Crafts) and I fell in love with it but we didn't buy it. My sweet hubs went back one day after work and bought it for me, and then brought it home as a surprise! What a guy. Anyway, I hadn't decided exactly where I wanted it to go until last weekend either, so while he was already hanging things up, he hung this up for me too. It's hanging on the wall right above my desk (just to the left of the cubby), so I get to look up at it every day. You can't see it in the photo, but it's got a hint of glitter on it too......so pretty.
And below it, on a shelf at the back of my desk, are my old school candy jars filled with Papertrey felt. Yum!
Wishing you a relaxing weekend.
xo,
