Open Shelving

I am a huge fan of open shelving for the home. Kitchen, bath, bedrooms etc. Don't get me wrong the appeal of cabinet doors is not lost on me, many a sin can be hidden behind cabinet doors. Ugly appliances, kid's dishware, tupperware. But I can never pass up another area to have pretty and decorative.

Those of you that know me or have been following me know that I get antsy and rearrange pretty often because I like to switch things up and try different things. Since I have my furniture in a place that we like and makes our house the most open I decided I needed to try something else to satisfy my need for change. 

I'd been wanting to take out my 2 cabinets by the sink and put in shelves but that is definitely not a project I could do by myself, or in a day. Then this super talented blogger I follow took the doors off of one of her cabinets and painted the back, and it didn't look cheesy! So I figured- what the hey, I can always put the doors back on if I don't like it.

Here they are looking so plain and bulky. 

And here is what they were hiding inside...

Nothing terrible. But I had pretty dishes that could be displayed and functional at the same time.

At the beginning of any project you have to of course clear everything out, and please. Clean it. If you're already there just take the extra minute and do it.

Going through my pictures and somehow I didn't get any pictures of the next step. I'm sure it had nothing to do with my 2 little "helpers" that were getting into and touching everything, <3 them! 

Anywho... so at first I was just going to cut fabric and tack it to the back of the cabinet but I couldn't budge them darn tacks in there. So to plan B, (not really a plan more like what the heck should I do since my cabinets are totally empty now). I had just gotten a box in the mail and I crudely cut it to fit and taped scraps of cardboard together to make one for the other side. Then I went through my bucket of fabric that I've told you before I stock up on for projects like this. And came across this green chevron I picked up in the clearance at HL. Barely had enough. So I cut it and just used spray adhesive and voila. 

To finish, I didn't want to make anything permanent so I just set them in the back of the cabinet and the shelves are holding them in place.

It's all in the details to finish it off.

Tip: Not everything has to be matchy-matchy. Mix up patterns. 

Pottery Barn zebra print plates- Goodwill.

Bud vase for $1.

 Anything white I pick up from goodwill.

 <3 me some Milk Glass. 

Blue piece, heirloom from family. 

White, souvenir from Oregon.

When decorating any area of your house, shop your house. Psst- there aren't any rules!! So just try it!

How about we look back at the before:

And after:

 

Definitely a change, but I ended up liking it a lot. It has made it really convenient by making everything so easily accessible and I can see what I have with a quick glance.