It's the Little Things...

After months of searching for new phone cases, I finally found THE ones. I had been looking at all kinds of cases, but I wasn't really willing to drop $20+ on a phone case I'd soon want to change. I decided to check amazon, and lo and behold, I found these for LESS  than $5 each. Not only are they super cute, but they're the EXACT same cases that I had been looking at. Needless to say, I was a happy camper. So, just in case you're in the same spot I was and haven't already thought of it... go to Amazon, and don't look back!

Practical Meets Style!

Okay so I've been struggling with finding a practical way to store my hair tools without making my bathroom space look cluttered. I know when dealing with smaller spaces, style is sometimes second to practicality, but who says you can't have both? Of course I don't have money to blow on a fancy appliance holder so I tried to see what I could come up with using what I already had.

So this is made using a vase and some decorative pebbles. The vase was from some roses I got a while back. I thought it was a really cool vase so I was excited to find a good use for it! The decorative pebbles I had from a party I threw. I know Walmart and even the Dollar Store sells vases and they may be in similar styles. The pebbles can also be found at basically any store.

This may not be the fanciest display but I thought it was a really different way than what you normally see. I personally think it adds to the modern decor but of course the best part is that you can customize this to fit your taste and style!!

Remember to make sure your tools are off, unplugged, and cooled before storing them in your display!

Let me know what you think!! (:

Apartment living

So i have recently transitioned to apartment living.. meaning, small space, and no room for my collection of beauty products, particularly when talking about shower space. Yes, i know, i need to downsize but while I did get rid of excess products there was still hardly any room for the necessities. Problem is, when I went to go buy a temporary shower caddy, and they were up to $20!! I tried Walmart and Target for something that could hold all (or most) of my products without emptying my wallet! The solution?? Target dollar section!! Yes, thats right, the dollar section. With $3.00 and a bit of creativity I was able to create an affordable, AND style friendly, shower caddy to hold all of my shower products!! 

Before:

As you can see there was little ledge space. My shampoo and conditioner were half on and half off. It was almost impossible to grab any one bottle without knocking them all over! 

After:

I put this together by getting an over the door hanger with hooks. The dollar section had these plastic totes. Since my roommate and I chose black and shades of teal as our bathroom colors in our apartment in the fall, I chose the blue, but there were a few other colors to chose from to fit your chosen decor! The wide holes made a perfect holder for my razor so that the blades could air dry rather than sit at the bottom where it could harbor major bacteria(gross)! The over the door hooks came in a few other colors as well and I'm sure you could spray paint it in any color of your choosing. The loofah was something I already had on hand. 

(1) over the door hanger- $1

(2) plastic totes- $2

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Grand Total: $3!!!! 

All of the these items I found in the Target dollar section. 

Now thats what I call bargain decorating! 

(of course you could probably find comparable items in many stores. If they are not available at your Target. Prices, however, will vary!)

(View from the inside)

(view from the outside)

The over the door component of the hooks weren't quite as wide as they needed to be but I was able to easily widen them using some pliers. I was also thinking of adding two black or aqua bows on the outside where the prongs are.