10.16.2009

Love the Bins, Not the Price

Hello, adorable green metal bins from Pottery Barn Kids. You are looking mighty cute today. However, I would like to send my kids to college, so I will not be bringing you home. Love you though!

(image from Pottery Barn Kids)

Instead, I will visit my local Goodwill and find some rusty old bins for $3 a piece.

I will then apply some red spray paint. I will stain the wooden handles a dark walnut color. And I will add some chalkboard paint in a little square in the center of each bin.

I will end up with something equally cute! And my kids still get to go to college.

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41 comments:

  1. NancyOctober 16, 2009 at 6:44 AM

    smart girl and may i say it??? So much cuter! :)

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  2. KelliOctober 16, 2009 at 7:03 AM

    Perfect. I love what you've done with those. I need to make a trip to the GW.

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  3. SarahOctober 16, 2009 at 7:15 AM

    I like your version better! Have a wonderful weekend!

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  4. Shell in your PocketOctober 16, 2009 at 7:36 AM

    College is a good thing~

    I think you may work for Pottery Barn...they look great!

    sandy toe

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  5. {northern cottage}October 16, 2009 at 7:44 AM

    oh I just love 'em!! Seriously GREAT! Now I'm on the hunt for cheap bins!!

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  6. AnnaOctober 16, 2009 at 7:48 AM

    great idea, and I think yours turned out even cuter than the pottery barn version!

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  7. nina@themissadventuresofninaOctober 16, 2009 at 7:50 AM

    I like yours better! Great Idea...now I have to go look for bins!

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  8. Lisa & GeraldOctober 16, 2009 at 7:52 AM

    You rock... they look great...

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  9. Laurel @ Ducks in a RowOctober 16, 2009 at 7:59 AM

    I love PB's bins, also. You have done a great job showing us that we don't have to succomb to their prices! Yahoo!

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  10. Beth@The Stories of A to ZOctober 16, 2009 at 8:07 AM

    PB prices are typically so silly aren't they? But the inspiration they give to us all is priceless!

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  11. Jenny LynnOctober 16, 2009 at 8:12 AM

    SERIOUSLY!
    SO cute!!
    those are fabulous!!
    and, i have some small ones that i might have to work on now, thanks to you!

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  12. AmandaOctober 16, 2009 at 8:14 AM

    I like your bins better! Great job!

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  13. AnonymousOctober 16, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    haha! The Red is better!

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  14. MelOctober 16, 2009 at 8:44 AM

    Good for you! They turned out great!

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  15. WindyOctober 16, 2009 at 9:08 AM

    I like yours much better!

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  16. southerninspirationOctober 16, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    Yours ARE better....PB's got nuthin' on you!!!
    Suzanne

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  17. TashaOctober 16, 2009 at 9:13 AM

    Those are FABULOUS!!! So fun.

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  18. julie & joeOctober 16, 2009 at 9:14 AM

    Very cute!!!!

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  19. RachelOctober 16, 2009 at 9:14 AM

    That is super cute! I love PBs catalogs, but cannot afford to spend the kind of $$ they want for it. You did a great job of "making do" ;-)

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  20. Maryann @ Domestically-SpeakingOctober 16, 2009 at 10:04 AM

    Brilliant! I'd love some of these for my sons room... I'll have to keep my eyes open.

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  21. RaeOctober 16, 2009 at 10:34 AM

    Great job; they turned out great!! I was fortunate to find PB Kids buckets marked down to $6 a few years back. I bought all of them right then and there!

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  22. SoBella CreationsOctober 16, 2009 at 10:35 AM

    Love the Buckets!!! They are so cute!!

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  23. Danielle (Life with the Hewitt Family)October 16, 2009 at 10:36 AM

    Your buckets are MUCH better than the ones at Pottery Barn. You have convinced me that I need to check out our Goodwill store for some great finds.

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  24. Lisa-MarieOctober 16, 2009 at 10:39 AM

    They are gorgeous! And RED!!

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  25. Jessica @ This Blessed LifeOctober 16, 2009 at 11:43 AM

    adorable!

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  26. Kim COctober 16, 2009 at 11:55 AM

    Love the red! You (and the other decorating blogs I read) have really helped me start to see things for what they could be and not for what they currently are. Thanks for that! :-)

    I was tempted by those PBK pails awhile back but then decided that having my children pull them in and out on a shelf would likely scratch the paint so I got some fabric bins from Target instead. Just an FYI in case you put them on a shelf and your kids pull them off the shelf, put them back on, etc etc. Paint might be scratched!

    Kim C.

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  27. Red LipstickOctober 16, 2009 at 12:15 PM

    Creativity! Very inspirational! The red is even better.

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  28. SunnyOctober 16, 2009 at 12:28 PM

    Isn't it crazy that they get to charge so much simply because their name starts with Pottery and ends with Barn? It's insanity. Very cutey, cute job ya done!

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  29. AmberOctober 16, 2009 at 3:02 PM

    Very cute. I like the chalkboard squares and the bins are the perfect shade of red.

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  30. UnknownOctober 16, 2009 at 3:08 PM

    I think you made a good decision! Bins versus College. It is a hard choice! : )

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  31. RhondaOctober 16, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    Love it Carrie! Yours are much cuter and made with love :)

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  32. JodeeOctober 16, 2009 at 7:55 PM

    Seriously, your buckets are much cuter! I have both the Pottery Barn Kids buckets and just cheap-o ones from Hobby Lobby and I like the cheaper ones better!

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  33. CourtneyOctober 16, 2009 at 9:03 PM

    I love these bins. I have been trying to find some at a great price. I have been personalizing them with vinyl and my cricut machine.

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  34. Linda@Coastal CharmOctober 17, 2009 at 2:04 AM

    Oh, I luv that shade of red and the chalkboard paint idea is so neat...you go girl!!!! Have a fun and safe weekend.

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  35. Ruby Red SlippersOctober 17, 2009 at 7:14 AM

    Smart girl!

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  36. UnknownOctober 17, 2009 at 4:12 PM

    Carrie, you are soooo funny! ;)
    Love the buckets, and the new blog look. It's fabulous!

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  37. JbooOctober 17, 2009 at 8:12 PM

    Can I just say that yours LOOK BETTER than Pottery Barn's? Yes, they do!

    Have a fun weekend!

    Janet

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  38. JenOctober 17, 2009 at 11:24 PM

    I agree, these are cuter than the "other" ones. Love the chalk board paint on them, makes them very verisatile. Great job, very cleaver.

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  39. AnonymousOctober 19, 2009 at 12:57 PM

    a.dor.a.ble

    when are you opening an etsy shop?

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  40. TiffanyOctober 19, 2009 at 6:08 PM

    LOVE them! Yours are way cuter! Nice job! Good thinking!

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  41. KaraNovember 1, 2009 at 6:44 AM

    Yours are totally cuter than PB.

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