

The design inspiration came from an image in my head (sorry its been a few years since I’ve seen it on pinterest- so I can’t show it to you) anyway, the picture had storage bins on casters. So, when I saw these large galvanized bins for only 12.44!! I know, the price is amazing! I decided they would be perfect for cute AND functional storage! (I’ll have a step by step tutorial for you soon) Today I am going to reveal the space and what I used.
We already had pictures on the wall. These are 50 year old frames from my grandpa’s house and I LOVE them, so there is no way I am taking them down. Funny story, when we were photographing our last house before we moved, I asked my husband to draw something new to put in these frames and I needed them yesterday… So, at 2:00 in the AM in the morning, he drew these fast sketches from pictures of a family portrait session and I LOVE the looseness and artistic feeling of them. Bless him, he is a keeper! Anywho, they are one of my favorite things in my whole house, so I decided not to even touch them. But the size of the frames did dictate the size of the furniture beneath. So finding something pre-made was causing some issues.
Instead of the console table, we realized that we needed a bench for sitting down and putting on shoes or sorting through your bin. I really love this bench, but it wasn’t quite long enough and too long to have two. We actually tested out the space (which you can see on our instagram) with some existing benches, but the 4′ foot benches were too short along and too long with 2. Since we wanted the bench to be wider that the frames above (the console table had been equal and it never quite looked balanced to me) we decided to go ahead and build a bench to the exact size we needed, and we will have building plans for the bench soon the building plan and video tutorial is here. I feel like having the bench be wider helped the lower portion of the space to feel grounded.
Once the bench was built and the bins were all decked out, with casters and numbers (so each person has an assigned bin) the fun part was just adding a bit of softness.
We did that with a throw, a few pillows and the rug. I loved the texture of the neutral diamond pillows and the shine of the gold metallic square pillows (the gold spot are actually sewn on embroidery, and very pretty!) the tribal pillow is one I have kicking around the house that i threw in for color, so if you want something similar they did that this cute southwestern Diamonds pillow that is very similar. The throw is actually a twin size cotton blanket, in soft silver I like bigger throw blankets when we are hanging out watching movies, so I just went for a bigger blanket since I feel like it will have more uses! Finally we added a rug, and I REALLY like the cream floral vine rug, it is neutral, really soft and well UNDER $100!
Get this look!
Click on the image and it will take you to the item on Walmart.com.
- Gold Metallic Square Pillow
- Great bench Alternative 4-Cube Organizer
- Cotton Blanket
- Cream Floral Vine Olefin Area Rug
- Decorative Pillow with Natural Diamonds
- Large Galvanized Bin, Silver
- Another Great Bench Alternative, Mercer Dining Bench
- Southwestern Diamonds Decorative Pillow
- Large Black Frame
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Looks wonderful! Great combination of textures and colors. Lots of eye candy and functionality, too!
Thank you, Jenny! That means a lot coming from you and your beautiful sense of style!
Oh my goodness, I love it all! Those metal bins are perfect!
Thanks, Debbie!
Kids and bins go together like peanut butter and jelly, right? I love it! (we have itty bitty closets in our 1940 home so I know what you’re going through).
Thanks, Mary Beth!
I can totally relate to little or no storage space. We live in a small farm house that is over a hundred years old. And while we love it – we are definitely always trying to think of new creative ways to add additional storage that is both functional and beautiful. You definitely succeeded in both those areas! I will be attempting to update our laundry room to create more storage in the near future – thanks for the post!
Thank you for the kind comment!
This looks great – would you mind sharing the cut list for the sizes (and type) of the wood? I’m going to try and make one of these.
We’ll have all that info coming up soon! Be sure your subscribed on social media or email, whatever your preference, so you’ll be notified when we post it. Thanks!
Clever storage, Cass! LOVE it!
Thank you!
Those texture pillows look beautiful. I love the way that you combine such pillows with the bench, the painting frame and the roof, they goes well with each other-all wooden nature This corner looks peaceful and warm after all.
Thanks, Jacek!
Hello! This looks wonderful. I was trying to find the cut list and instructions, are they posted anywhere?
Yes, we finally got them posted 🙂 https://www.remodelaholic.com/diy-2×6-bench-mordern-waterfall-bench-tutorial/