Cereal Box Transformation

$5
30 Minutes
Easy
For the longest time, I would look at spaces in my house and compare them with all the gorgeous pictures I'd see on Pinterest. I knew, with my budget, I could never create such amazing rooms, so I'd sigh, and face reality... not. gonna. happen. Then I got an idea... How much could I do in a space with just $100?! And the $100 Room Challenge was born... You can learn more about the challenge (and find links to all my $100 Room Reveals) HERE. Today I'm sharing one project I did in our laundry room.
Before I begin the actual tutorial, I wanted to show you what I had been using to store my lint for the past 5 years. See, my laundry room is, in fact, a closet. I literally have no room for a trash can, but I shoved one between the wall and dryer anyway. I found this "solution" rather unattractive, so I decided to make something a little easier on the eyes.
I'll share my version, but you can certainly tweak it however you'd like. I started with a cereal box (a big one from Costco), spray paint, 2 large wooden clothespins, and stain... plus some stickers and washi tape (not shown in the above picture).
I cut off the top flaps from the box and spray painted it all the way around. Then I stained the clothespins. For the full tutorial and final result, click HERE.


For the full laundry room reveal, check out the link below!
Lemons, Lavender, & Laundry
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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  • Missy Missy on Nov 10, 2015
    Great idea! Where did you get the clothes pins, I'd be working on it right now if I had some! 😊
  • Kay Green Kay Green on Nov 11, 2015
    I put my lint in the trash can. What do you save yours for?
  • Deana Groves Deana Groves on Nov 11, 2015
    Why do you store your lint?
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  • Linda Weeks Linda Weeks on Mar 02, 2016
    Hello, Lynne; well, dryer lint can be composted, and it's one less thing to throw in the trash, and birds often use stuff like that to line their nests! It's very soft! I've actually opened a nesting box and seen how some dryer lint was used in its construction!
  • Michelle Austill Michelle Austill on Jun 03, 2016
    I throw my lint out for the birds to build their nests.
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