Yesterday, I shared that I had lastly taken the time to filter out one of many closets within the bed room in order that I may use it to retailer my sneakers. Beforehand, I had outgrown my one closet, and my sneakers have been spilling out onto the ground in entrance of the closet. I had been residing with a pile of sneakers in entrance of my closet for an embarrassing period of time.
However I lastly determined to do a fast and straightforward group undertaking, and in a matter of two hours, I used to be in a position to eliminate the pile of sneakers that I had been residing with for much too lengthy, and I had a neatly organized shoe closet.
Once more, I had been residing with a pile of sneakers since I finished the room and we moved into the room in 2021. And once more, this group undertaking solely took me two hours to complete. In solely two hours, this space of the room went from being an absolute headache, with me having to step over and thru a mound of sneakers to hold up garments or select an outfit, to being an absolute delight. I can’t even let you know what number of instances I’ve walked into the bed room and opened the closet simply to stare and marvel on the group that I now have.
So why did it take me so lengthy to do that undertaking? Why have I been stepping by means of a mound of sneakers since 2021 to get to my closet?
I feel it’s as a result of I undergo from Pinterest and Instagram mind. I’ve turn into so used to the atypical issues in life having to be extraordinary and terribly stunning as a result of that’s the content material that we see frequently on Pinterest and Instagram. I feel it’s as a result of I undergo from Pinterest and Instagram mind. I’ve turn into so used to the atypical issues in life having to be extraordinary and terribly stunning as a result of that’s the continent that we see frequently on Pinterest and Instagram.
I bear in mind the times when a pantry was only a pantry. A pantry was a closet within the kitchen with a closed door, and if you opened up the door, there have been some utilitarian wire or wooden cabinets. On the cabinets sat varied and varied gadgets like bins of Raisin Bran and Cheez-Its, packages of Oreos and Nutter Butters, some luggage of chips, a 12-pack of Coke, and on and on.
After which someplace alongside the best way, alongside got here Pinterest. Then the utilitarian pantry that was completely useful didn’t look all that fairly on Pinterest, so somebody got here alongside and determined to place wallpaper within the pantry. Individuals on Pinterest actually appreciated the wallpaper within the pantry, however the meals bins and luggage actually distracted from the beautiful wallpaper. So then any person thought it may be good to empty all of the cereal and the cookies and the chips out of their authentic packages and put these in fairly containers with fairly labels in order that they’d look fairly up towards the beautiful wallpaper. After which the subsequent individual got here alongside and thought that perhaps the beautiful containers with the beautiful labels didn’t look so fairly on wire or utilitarian wooden cabinets, so we needed to improve the cabinets in order that they appear to be one thing made by knowledgeable cupboard maker. And on and on that pattern went.
After which Instagram got here alongside, and it turned Pinterest on steroids. And now individuals have essentially the most elaborate pantries which might be larger than my kitchen.
And naturally, I’m nicely conscious that I’m a part of that. When it got here time for me to do my very own pantry, I wished my pantry in the beginning to be stunning and have customized tile and open cabinets and teal cupboards and a tiny sparkly chandelier and the entire different issues that make a pantry stunning, together with the canine treats in fairly glass canisters.
So when i wanted shoe storage, the thought of simply doing a little utilitarian shelving someplace to serve a really primary goal appeared unreasonable to me. How may I do easy utilitarian shelving when Pinterest and Instagram inform me that my shoe storage needs to be stunning and galvanizing and Instagram worthy? How may I do one thing lower than this?
And if I can’t have that, then why trouble? I imply, the one two choices have been (1) a mound of sneakers within the nook of the room in entrance of my closet prohibiting me from attending to my garments, or (2) cabinetry that appears fully personalized with glass doorways, glass shelving, lighting, and an exquisite rug. And since I don’t have time (or area) proper now to do Choice 2, then clearly Choice 1 was the one choice I had, proper? That’s Pinterest mind. That’s Instagram mind. That’s my mind that has been conditioned since 2009 (the yr that Pinterest began) to imagine that if one thing can’t be stunning and Instagram-worthy, then it’s probably not value doing.
However my new shoe closet actually has me motivated. It’s purely sensible. There’s nothing fairly about it. There’s no fancy shelving, no superior lighting. It’s simply a few metallic tracks, some metallic brackets, and unfinished pine stair treads used as cabinets.
And but, I’m extra enthusiastic about that shoe closet proper now than something happening in my studio. I really want to maintain reminding myself that not every thing needs to be Pinterest and Instagram worthy. That mindset retains me from getting issues accomplished, particularly with regards to group. And generally getting issues accomplished and arranged, even on utilitarian shelving, is reward sufficient in itself.
I can all the time return at a later date and add customized shelving and lighting and all the flowery bells and whistles if I need to. Or perhaps stair treads are sufficient. However what I do know is that that feeling of getting issues organized and decluttered is likely one of the most rewarding emotions there’s, even when it’s not Instagram worthy.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and beautify the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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