Home Office and a DIY Mini Trash Can

by Homeroad

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This weekend I created a little home office for myself. It's nothing much, a folding table and a large monitor are going to make my life much easier.

Usually, I blog using a small laptop at the kitchen island somewhere between the dog and the cat. I decided it was time that I took a little spot for myself so I can get down to work without a literal cat fight going on around me. As I worked on my little space, one thing I noticed was that I really needed a small trash can. All day wadded up balls of paper ended up on the floor under the desk.

I headed out to the thrift store today in hopes of finding inspiration for new Homeroad projects and I found a few good ideas I can't wait to share. Another thing I found was this cute little mini kids storage piece. I'm not sure what it was used for, or even what to call it, but it kind of looks like a hamper only smaller. I really liked it for the wooden folding frame.

It was a very pretty green but the little girl playing the flute... not so much. I thought however, it would make a great mini trash can for my office. It just needed some kind of make-over. I reached for my go-to fabric which was once a buffalo check tablecloth and is now the fabric I use for many of my DIY projects. Who needs a tablecloth anyway?

I wanted this to be a quickie project and I had no intention of dragging out my sewing machine. I wanted to cover the frame and the green vinyl with buffalo fabric. Instead of sewing I used a fusible iron-on bonding called Stitch Witchery to create my seams. I measured the frame to determine the size of the fabric and I created seams with the Stitch Witchery.

I quickly and easily created a mini desktop trash can that was just what I needed for my new little home office.

I love the way the buffalo check looks with the green and this green vinyl fabric will be great as a washable lining for the trash can.

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