No I am really not that anal that I want a toolkit in a basket, all pretty, however, the paraphanalia for my incessant projects littered around the cottage was driving me batty, I could never find anything, scissors in one place, staple gun in the garage, blah blah blah. Today I finished off sanding that chair I showed you and screwed the seat pad down (Mr BC proceeded to tell me that what I thought was a 'screw' is in fact a 'bolt', I am now unsure as to quite what a 'screw' is though I'm sure he might think it to mean something else). Anyhoooo I had the electric screw/bolt driver, the staple gun, a saw, fabric scraps and other stuff floating all around the sitting room, mess, mess, mess and then I spied this thrifted basket sitting by the door ready to be taken to the garage to be whitewashed for the ongoing and yet to be shown study makeover. So I plonked all that stuff in the basket….mmm mmm, I'm liking that…
The Beach Cottage crew will be drawing the winner for the giveaway on Sunday so if you haven't left a comment ya still can.
Oh and I've got a few things up my sleeve that I'm hoping to get finished over the weekend, a buffet that is coming to life with some fresh white paint and a 1930's table that I nearly cried when I painted, the wood was so beautiful but just too dark for me..have a good & spooky weekend
And I'm waving to my friend Linda in Canada, who I met online many moons ago and sent me a lovely email while I was snoozing here Down Under…
Well, I say, if ya gotta have tools, why not make it pretty! I’m a sucker for baskets.
Can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to!
I just adore baskets! I need more of them.
My oldest took all my tools down to the garage and never returned them. Bit sad.
so charming toting your items in a basket. can’t wait to see the new items unveiled. reading your blog and seeing your pictures is art. I must quit reading and clean my little home looks a bit messy at the moment!! LOL
You can even make a toolkit beautiful. I love baskets. I have them everywhere and I never pass them up when I am out thrifting. Have a great weekend.
You manage to make everything look pretty. You should do tutorials on some of your projects someday. You have very enlightening and fresh ideas.
Brenda
Looks beautiful, i think I could use one of those around my house too! What a great idea, as those tool boxes are just so masculine!
Have a great weekend! I can’t wait to see your projects from the weekend.
~ Tara ~
Happy Halloween!
Now that’s a tool kit!!!!! in a basket, what a pretty idea!
Sarah,
Girl, you can even make tools like like beautiful home accessories. Such a gift, you have. Continue sharing it with us. I’m inspired every time I visit.
Love,
Dawn
Such prettiness all around you Doll. I wish oh I wish I could get back into this stuff…maybe once we decide to buy again, I think it’s the renting that has me unmotivated to pretty up things…. I know you know how that goes.
I STILL BET YOU IRON YOUR INDIES.YOU ARE REALLY SOMETHING GIRL…ANN
I’ve always known that EVERYTHING looked good in a basket…now I see even tools look spiffy all gathered up and put into a pretty basket…looks mighty good around your Beach Cottage…as usual.
love, bj
Love it! We have the same measuring tape
Good for you for painting the table…I know it stinks to cover over wood, but you know yourself and if you’re never going to use it as is, then you have to do it! I have a brass bed that people think I am crazy to paint, but I don’t like it as is and never will use it! So I will paint it…good luck!! Can’t wait to see your projects!
Carrie
Too cute!
M ^..^
Beautiful blog!
You have such a creative eye and great at arranging things in such a beautiful way!! happy halloween!
Hi Sarah, Sorry I didn’t leave a message yesterday when I first read about your tool basket but I was busy shopping for just the right basket so that I could have a tool basket too.
I’m happy to say that all my tools and little items that I use are now in their beautiful new home – a beautiful basket. Thanks for the GREAT idea!!! You’re the best.
Have a happy weekend.
Vicki
Yeah, really beautiful blog, I love it. Sweetie, you just HAVE TO visit another Aussie blogger who’s a girl after your own heart:
http://paisleypeacockandpaneer.blogspot.com/
Interior design, girl with flair and style and I love it…check her out.
And see you again; I’ll be back for sure.
I hope that you don’t mind, but I mentioned you in my blog today. I just love your blog and the creativity that you bring to your beach cottage. Though my blog is more involved with the botanical arts, I do love to take time out and visit your blog, often.
It provides the creativity that I would like to bring to the rest of my life. Thanks for a delightful daily indulgence!
If you are going to have a tool box at a beach cottage, you might as well as do it in style!
beauty with power tools! love it!
Thank you for participating in my giveaway… sorry you didn’t win… BUT starting the 5th… I will be having
weekly giveaways until the end of the
year!
ENJOY your weekend! Fifi
What a great idea Sarah. I also liked how you used the flat basket on your table decorations with the shells and candle. It fits in so well with the theme…
Sarah, I’m interested to see what you do with those flowers in that craft basket! Aren’t they the bee’s knees!
Happy Sunday Down Under,
Sheila
What a lovely idea. I can’t have enough baskets about the place but so far tools have stayed in the cupboard as I Hate the box & bag that they live in, I can’t ever find what I’m looking for. You may have found the solution.
In my sewing room I have several baskets – one for cottons & embroidery thread, one full of vintage dressing table doilies waiting to become laveder bags and another full of stuffing material, yet another is stuffed with magazine tear outs and another with scrapbooks. I take one shopping with me and my laundry – when it hasn’t overflowed and is all over the floor, is in what was a log basket until we moved to a house without an open fire! I have a good friend who is a basket maker and been on several of her courses so have a large rectangular basket for my library books and what would be a waste paper basket but I keep rolls of wrapping paper and thin card in it.
You just cn’t have enough baskets. Now I need one for my tools!
Hi, having read your blog, I think you may have inspired me to paint a lovely pine coffee table I have. It was a wedding present from my sister and I would never part with it, however, it is in the loft because it doesnt fit in with the rest of the room. This may just be the answer I’m looking for. Thanks – jacqui
Hey Sarah,
Just to let you know I have given you an award.
Hop on over to my blog to see it.
Enjoy your day
Lyn xoxox
Hi, Thanks so much for popping by and leaving a message for me. Im glad to see Im not the only one who has such extreme hormones LOL! It seems my post on PMT struck a chord with quite a few of the ladies in blogland!! I love your tool kit, it is so stylish. I always think mundane things should be done as pretty as possibe and you have certainly done that perfectly. I will definately pop by again to see what you are upto…Bye for now, Mandy XXX
You are so organised!!! I have a basket like that but my my “tools” are in bits and pieces all over the place, such a mess. I really need to take a leaf out of your book. Mel xxx
That table looks fantastic and love the basket!
ohhh …I didnt miss the give away after all ..yeahhh !
Sending warm waves and big smiles ( so you will pick me maybe…evil grin )
L xxxx
And I HAVE read your blog before ..I realised it when I went back a few posts ..lol
Small world indeed …I wish I had known it was my old mate here xxxxx
Hope this is the right comment link for the giveaway ..
blows kisses
L xxxxxx
outgoing space for buddy. craving to get more from your side