When Chris told me he wanted to build a garbage bin, I was skeptical. It seemed like a waste of time and money to build something unnecessary when we had so many big projects to do on the house. We had just finished the big downstairs renovation, and now needed to start the apartment soon. Why bother making a bin for the trash can that was just fine on its own?
Then Chris built it, and I loved it. I really loved a garbage bin! That's a sentence I never dreamed I'd write.
It was just so nice looking!
Then Chris built it, and I loved it. I really loved a garbage bin! That's a sentence I never dreamed I'd write.
It was just so nice looking!
A year later, the inevitable happened. I still thought of the garbage bin as a new item, but to Chris it didn't measure up anymore. He started imagining how great it would be to have a coffee and tea station in our kitchen. Where could we fit it? On top of the garbage bin!
We looked at ideas on pinterest, and he drew up some plans. Then, in the blink of an eye, our garbage bin grew!
We looked at ideas on pinterest, and he drew up some plans. Then, in the blink of an eye, our garbage bin grew!
We tried a basket under the counter, but didn't like how things all fell together. So Chris built a little drawer, custom made for the grinder and tea supplies. My little jars of herbs are ready to be brewed!
While he was at it, Chris made the little cork board/chalkboard wall nearby. We finally have an easy way to keep track of the daily kid chores. No more tattered paper on the fridge! Someday we'll figure out how we want to finish off that wall going into the playroom, but that's a problem for another day.