July 10
Every Day Ugly – Part 6
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I do an “Every Day Ugly” post on the second Wednesday of every month. I look around at all the things I use the most, to make sure those are my “best” things. This series was inspired by my friend, Amy, who noticed that some of the ickiest things she owned were the things she used the most. She wanted to change that to make sure that her every day life was filled with beautiful, functional things. This inspired me to take a look around and make sure that I wasn’t saving “the best” for days that rarely come.
This month, the change came in the form of what I’ll call a premium container. Companies sometimes offer a nicer container that can be refilled with product. I purchased one of these containers to hold my Q-tips and have gotten a lot of mileage from this purchase.
I like it because it is perfectly sized. It has a low profile that allows it to fit in a bathroom cabinet drawer. I actually bought two of these containers. When one is completely empty, I know it’s time to put cotton swabs on my shopping list.
I love to see what you’re doing too. My friend, Amy, who inspired this series, recently shared a few updates.
She purchased a gorgeous dark lime leather tissue box cover to cover tissue boxes that are cute but don’t match her decor. Amy suggests checking Target’s nice selection.
Would you believe these lovely containers hold dog food (top container) and miscellaneous meds, snacks, supplements, etc. (bottom container) for 3 Greyhounds? When Amy wanted to get rid of a huge dog food bin in her kitchen, she picked these up at Target for under $10 each. She fills the food container from the big dog food bin, now happily residing in the garage, every 3 days or so. When they come to our house for a doggy play date, Amy just grabs to top bowl and brings it to our house.
Thank you, Amy for sharing some great ideas.
I would love to have you join in. If you have some plain thing that you make beautiful, send me a picture or pictures and tell me about it at whatremainsnow@gmail.com.
If I started doing this, the things I would want to change would be parts of my house lol… like our peach coloured bathroom vanity, or the ugly laundry cupboards…. or the impractical kitchen design… or the ugly front door! so many things but so expensive 😉
I’m with you on this. Stepping into our bathroom is like stepping through time into the 1980’s.
If i want to brighten up a container, I tend to put paper, sticky back, or similar on it.
It’s amazing the pretty things you can find if you only look in the right places. Or what a lick of paint will do to improve something 🙂
We agree simple things sometimes are pretty. Have a tremendous Thursday.
Best wishes Molly
That’s a smart container!
Lori my whole house needs updating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Almost everything is 40 years old!!! LOL Today is our anniversary,
our 31st.
You can buy so many pretty boxes now that you can hide almost anything. I am still considering whether to stuff my husband in one…..
Lynne x
LOL
Well, you’ve seen my wineglasses, on How to be happy! this week! We use them every time we have wine with our dinner. We have others we bring out on special occasions – not because they’re nice or more expensive, but simply because they are more fragile and it’s nice to use them now and then!
Another thing I like to use as my ‘everyday’ one is a Mont Blanc biro. I suspect I’ll lose it one day, but surely it’s better to lose it having had a lot of pleasure from it, than keep it shut in a drawer afraid to breathe on it?
I’ll get you a picture … when I find it!
not everything can be pretty for sure
urban hounds
I am a big fan of convenient containers! I love the bowls, too! I may have to seek some of those out!