I'm super proud of this little project. Who knew that $3.48 could make me so happy. Each time I open our refrigerator, I am now greeted by this...
And I am sorry to say that I was way too embarrassed at the original dirty state of my refrigerator to take a "before" picture. So just imagine your typical fridge with spills and puddles of unrecognizable things and crumbs.
A week or so ago, I was perusing the clearance end caps at Target. And I came across an awesome 58 cent find.
I purchased six of these red, plastic place-mats. I love the color and pattern - but I would have never paid the original $1.99 each.
Since my time is not my own anymore, I started wiping out the fridge and organizing the contents while Hudson was napping. Once he woke up, I set him in his carseat so he could hang out with me in the kitchen as I finished up my project.
And I must admit that it is ten times easier to clean out your fridge the night before you go grocery shopping. Less to move around. And, it is a good time to notice if you are running low on mayo or jelly or something.
After everything was clean and orderly, I simply cut the place-mats to fit on the shelves.
I even had enough to place pieces in the drawers and door shelves. Now, when something gets spilled, I can just pull out the piece of place-mat and wash that section. I also think that he helps me want to keep things more organized - if it's pretty, I want to keep it that way!
The place-mats had rounded corners. Once I cut them down to size, I was not so happy with the sharp edges. So, like any good crafter, I whipped out my scrapbook supplies.
My scrapbooking corner-rounder did the trick! Now all my pieces look uniform.
And it is probably a little safer to have the rounded corners - not to mention prettier.
When I do a little project, I often wonder if anyone else has done something similarly. I turned to Google and discovered that someone had done the exact same thing with the exact same place-mats. (read about it here).
Now want to get a fun basket or bowl for my eggs. Who says you can't get cute and creative in your refrigerator.
I say, if it helps me to be more organized and keeps things clean -- why not!
I'm only wishing I had picked up enough place-mats for my freezer. But by the time I decided I needed more, my Target was sold out. Oh well!
And I am sorry to say that I was way too embarrassed at the original dirty state of my refrigerator to take a "before" picture. So just imagine your typical fridge with spills and puddles of unrecognizable things and crumbs.
A week or so ago, I was perusing the clearance end caps at Target. And I came across an awesome 58 cent find.
I purchased six of these red, plastic place-mats. I love the color and pattern - but I would have never paid the original $1.99 each.
Since my time is not my own anymore, I started wiping out the fridge and organizing the contents while Hudson was napping. Once he woke up, I set him in his carseat so he could hang out with me in the kitchen as I finished up my project.
And I must admit that it is ten times easier to clean out your fridge the night before you go grocery shopping. Less to move around. And, it is a good time to notice if you are running low on mayo or jelly or something.
After everything was clean and orderly, I simply cut the place-mats to fit on the shelves.
I even had enough to place pieces in the drawers and door shelves. Now, when something gets spilled, I can just pull out the piece of place-mat and wash that section. I also think that he helps me want to keep things more organized - if it's pretty, I want to keep it that way!
The place-mats had rounded corners. Once I cut them down to size, I was not so happy with the sharp edges. So, like any good crafter, I whipped out my scrapbook supplies.
My scrapbooking corner-rounder did the trick! Now all my pieces look uniform.
And it is probably a little safer to have the rounded corners - not to mention prettier.
When I do a little project, I often wonder if anyone else has done something similarly. I turned to Google and discovered that someone had done the exact same thing with the exact same place-mats. (read about it here).
I say, if it helps me to be more organized and keeps things clean -- why not!
I'm only wishing I had picked up enough place-mats for my freezer. But by the time I decided I needed more, my Target was sold out. Oh well!
Not something I would have thought about doing. I like it though.
ReplyDeleteGreat pinable pic!