after returning to the states, we finally settled down. this means purging the storage unit. it was a lot like christmas…only it was regifted stuff back to ourselves.
this presented a small problem. it actually became a large problem in our family. z is bookish. before we left she sold a LOT of books to 1/2 price books. i won’t tell you how much she made…but, if you’ve ever sold them books, your jaw would drop.
so, we have the remainder books. the ones that made the cut.
our little problem
now we need a place to store display these. budget $0. i was given a deadline and the instructions “something that holds books.”
when you are poor, everything seems so much more valuable. when the guy down the street leaves an old rusty toolbox out for the trash, you ask him if you can have it. when you drive past a house that is remodeling, you look at the old doors and say, “wow, those are nice!”
trash can be very impressive.
at work we had hundreds of pallets we couldn’t get rid of.
so, one evening i borrowed my sister-in-law’s truck and claimed a couple.
that green toolbox, yup, that's the one i rescued from the trash
after some planning, a bit of sweat and some sanding…
i turned my $0 budget into “something that holds books.”
front view
side view
well, i’m pretty stoked with how they turned out!
there are 3 for now .i might make a couple more…we’ll see.
lemme know what you think!
Where there is a will there is a way.