Creating a Command Center
I am naturally an organized person, but I am always looking for ways to make my family's life easier and keep track of our schedule, bills, keys, etc. Our house was built in the 1960's and has a desk nook in the kitchen, which is the perfect place for a command center.
I picked a mini chalkboard kit from Crates & Pallet to hang our keys on. I gave it a coat of paint, using Valspar English Tea Party, left over from my nightstand makeover and wrote "Keys" on the chalkboard.
I found a cute, wooden mail organizer on clearance for $8 at TJ Maxx, which I am using to hold larger paper items, like folders, pictures, and school papers. I taped off a mason jar and painted the bottom silver to make a cute holder for my rubber bands.
I purchased a hanging pocket organizer for less than $10 from Thirty-One last year when they were having a clearance sale. This is perfect for storing bills, paperwork to be signed, appointment cards, and other things that need to be taken care of.
For less than $20, and using materials I already had on hand, I was able to make an awkward area of our kitchen more functional for the entire family!
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