Okay, for all of your furniture consignment shops, resale home decor places, non-profit thrift stores who get all those entertainment centers in…. that no one wants anymore.
I’ll bet you’re tired of suggesting to customers they could be turned into home offices
or pantries.
Or even laundry room organizers.
So here’s a new idea. Super-cute play kitchen (notice the poster as window! And the chandelier! I would have killed for my very own chandelier at that age.)
Printing these ideas out, slipping them into a plastic sleeve or plexi sign holder to inspire browsers… might sell a few of those behemoths.
My thanks to Susan Carleton, who posted the pink kitchen photo on her Pinterest page and got me started on this. Warning! Don’t go to Pinterest. Even though I’m on it too. You’ll go on wondrous journeys throughout the internet while your laundry will mildew, your family members starve, and the hair on your legs will drape over your tennies. Click the photos for sources… some of THEM, have their sources….
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Just wanted to let you know that the pink kitchen is mine. I would appreciate if you would either delete the photo or link it to my blog. Thanks, Denise @ http://stitchesandnails.blogspot.com/
Done! Thanks Denise, and I still love your creation as much as I did then. Here’s hoping your blog becomes active again soon!
That is great! When we realized that there was only one corner in our house that could fit our corner entertainment center, we turned it into a bar! It’s a big hit with our friends!
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Great Idea with the armoires!!!! I currently have five of them in my store. They are beautiful….Thank YOU!
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I love all the ideas you share for recycling old or unwanted things into something new! I have been trying to find a post from a few months back that talked about turning old or recalled cribs into something useful. Could you please, please tell me where to find it or post a link for me? Thank you 🙂
Hi Heather, thanks for your kind words. As for the post you seek, I have a “search” box right up there in the upper right of every page. Not only will you find what you’re looking for, but probably a lot more stuff too!
I had my husband paint and hang one end of a crib to use to display little girl hairclips. He improved the idea by adding a shelf below, supported by spindles. It turned out very cute and several customers talked about doing the same with heirloom cribs!
What a great idea Kindra… not only does it turn a family memory into something useful and unique, it also removes what might well be a hazardous product from the reuse stream. I’d say this idea and some great photos, would be of interest to your local media, a local blogger, or even a national blogger. What great publicity your shop could get out of this!
LOVE IT!!!!!! Showing these pics will give them some great ideas!