Basket shelves

Reed's closet is a mess (by my standards). Bags of clothes, things littering the floor, empty tubs just laying around, trash bags of old stuffed animals...it drives me nuts!!! But I can't justify spending money on containers and things to corral all his stuff. So in the quest to organize Reed's closet, I found some baskets I had for my classroom.

I got these at the Container Store. 

Here's a link: http://www.containerstore.com/shop?productId=10008430&N=&Ntt=plastic+basket
They were pretty cheap; about $3 each. I LOVED these baskets. I used them for work stations. I created tags for the work stations I needed. The basket was the perfect size for paper, so I filled them with the work/activity for that day. Then I placed them around the room where the stations were. Such a great way to organize your room. But I digress.....


Anyway, I don't have a classroom anymore (thank you Lord for providing for us so I can stay at home!) so I got an idea. Maybe I could use them as a sort of shelving. Of course I have command hooks laying around, and these baskets had holes that would make them easy to hang. So here we go.

I put up the command strips like so.

 

 Then I put the baskets up. It worked well for some of his small toys. 

I even used the top of the baskets, so I got 4 "shelves" out of it.

It'll be super easy to take down if necessary, and I can use the baskets again. I still have 3 baskets, so I'm looking for a way to utilize them.

Happy Sunday!

The Turners