Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Pantry Makeover-- Interlocking Circles Vinyl Design

While I was out visiting my awesome sister-in-law (and amazing business partner with Landee on Etsy) a couple of weeks ago, we had a sudden epiphany as we were getting cereal out one morning.... her pantry needed some help.  She has a beautiful home, every inch is thoughtfully decorated.  Her pantry, however, looked like this:


Functional?  Yes.  But sometimes "functional" ::yawn:: just doesn't quite cut it.  We wanted to make this space (which is opened and looked at many, many times a day) just as beautiful and inviting as the rest of her home. 

A large part of this process was simply organizing and sorting.  Guess how much stuff was EXPIRED!!  

Hint:  This much stuff.


We then decided to add some pop to the backs of her shelves.  We used the same pattern of vinyl as I used on my mirror makeover... interlocking circles.  We cut it out in brown and wow!!  Love the end result!  We may have stood back and hugged while looking at it for a good solid 3 minutes when it was all finished.


 We've had many requests for instructions on how to hang our quatrefoil backsplash.  Since the same principles apply here we decided to make a little instructional video for your viewing pleasure.  It's totally embarrassing but I did it for you.  ALL for you.  :) (view HERE if it's not showing up in your feed)



This design is now available in our shop HERE!  


We also made some cute red labels for her canisters for some pops of color.



And since I'm sure you love before & afters as much as I do, here you go!


I can hardly believe that is even the same space but I promise you it is!  The only problem I can see going forward is that she is never going to want to close those doors again.  ::sigh::  This is her trial now.  :) 


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15 comments:

michelangelo said...

OMgoodness. I haven't heard your voice in forever! You're awesome.

Now, if only I had a pantry of any kind.

Karen Mary Butterfly said...

Looks great! Love the background design. Great improvement!

Holly @ abakershouse.com said...

So funny, that photo of the "before" pantry looks like mine on it best day!! My pantry needs help! I think I will get started organizing it today. Thanks for the push in the right direction.

Donna said...

FABULOUS!! Went to your Etsy shop - so many fun things. I will send you photos and measurements of my space later today - I think the backsplash is what we have been needing...

Julie Snow said...

I LOVED your video - you are a natural! Thanks for the tips - one day, Landee - I will get some vinyl up! You rock! And the pantry looks great, too.

Bobbi Palmer said...

WOW! The pantry looks great! What is it about a well organized pantry that just makes you happy?

Melanie@Crafty Cupboard said...

Even though I know how to apply vinyl, I watched the whole thing because you are so cute! Thanks for the tutorial, I will show it to my friends whenever they ask me how to do it.

Katie said...

Looks so much better!

Katie
www.katiescreative.blogspot.com

Mommy Malsack said...

I vote you do more videos! Seeing the technique made it make so much more sense!

Jen@eighteen25 said...

that pantry was pretty scary to start out with but did it have a dead 8 month old pumpkin in it?? haha.

shelly's pantry now rocks. i'm jealous... when you coming to my house??

p.s. way to go with the video!!

Renee Hagloch said...

Great video! I would love for you to link this up to my Tutorial Link Party today!!!

TUTORIAL LINK PARTY
http://www.thecreativeorchard.blogspot.com/2012/08/tutorial-link-party.html

Jen said...

This looks adorable!! It's amazing what one change can do!

Ann @ The Scrapbooking Housewife said...

Wow! What a great idea to add decorative vinyl to the back of the pantry walls!! LOVE it! :)

Tausha said...

Fantastic Job! The camera loves you missie! Now, if only I had a pantry...I will live vicariously through you and your sister in law! Happy week my friend!

Marta Locklear Photography said...

It looks great! I found this on Pinterest and would love to know where you got your plastic containers with white lids. They are exactly what I am looking for but can't seem to find. Loved the vinyl idea as well!

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