Not every project in your house has to be a BIG change. Sometimes it is worth it to make small changes. These can easily make you smile and enjoy your home without a huge money or time investment.
For instance, over the holidays I updated my recipe box. Years ago as a gift to my mother, I bought her (and me) wooden recipe boxes and printed out all her favourite recipes on card stock and had them laminated. I ended up printing 4 copies of each one to give her as well as for my brother, sister and me. And while I LIKED my recipe box (I liked that it was wood, I liked the size, I liked the functionality), I never LOVED it (faded fruit not being my style).
This picture was after I started to sand.
So I decided to do something about it. Inspired by this idea, I sanded and painted my recipe box a soft robin’s egg. I distressed it and rubbed a bit of stain over it after to give it an aged look. Lastly, I put a label holder on the front. I also went through and got rid of all the recipes my mom had that I have never (and will never) make. That has made more room for me to start adding more of the ones my family and I have added to our favourites.
YUM! gingerbread cookies!!
Now I LOVE it.
Anything small you would love to give a makeover?
J~
What a great idea!! It is beautiful too.
I so need to go over my recipes and I love the way you had them printed with the ingredients on the left and instructions on the right. Perfect.
It was actually reasonable to print them out on card stock and have Staples laminate them. Then all I had to do was cut them out.