Be Sustainable & Organized by Reusing Containers

 Hello Readers. I am always trying to get organized, and stay organized. It isn't always easy but I try. I also don't want to spend money on the latest and greatest organizing bin or container system. Do I really need to buy more stuff to organize my current stuff? Is there another way I could get my stuff together? I think so.

 We all want to be neat and organized. Let's do it! 

I want to be organized and I want my house to be nice and neat but do I have to buy more containers for my stuff? Do I really have to spend more money to hold all the stuff I spent money on? I say no. I decided to use this tea container for something besides holding the tea that came in it.

 

I checked to see if the container could hold water and it could. Grabbed some potting soil and filled the container about 2/3 full with loose, not packed soil.
 

I put a small plant in the tea container. It became a cute planter. I put the tea bags into a tea cup. It looked pretty and was perfect next to my water kettle. But...

 

This water kettle shorted out. I was going to throw it away but it also held water so it became a great pot for my spring onions. It is cute and unexpected. And free! I just added some potting soil and then my plant.

 

 

 This little gravy boat was perfect for this small parsley plant. I didn't need to buy pots for these plants, I could use what I had at home.

 

The same kind of metal tea container could also make a great pencil cup that could attach with magnets to my refrigerator. It would keep the pens next to the calendar.

 

I used some small magnets to hold the container to the side of the refrigerator. I didn't need any tools, just the magnets between the container and the refrigerator.

 

I had this cute little lamp in the corner of my kitchen. It lit up the corner well but hiding the cords behind the cutting boards did not always work. I needed to use the boards for cutting at times. 

 

I placed it on this little candle holder/stand to hide that cord. 

 

The extra length of cord fit into the back of the stand so well. 

 

The candle stand is actually meant to hold this soup tureen. I can place a tea candle in the stand to keep the dish warm at the table. But for now it is holding my little lamp's cord. 

 

Another example is this small milk glass collection that I use to hold jewelry. The bud vase hold bracelets, the ash tray holds earrings and the small plate holds a couple necklaces and a tiny bowl of rings. I didn't need to but a jewelry box, I could use these dishes that I already had. 

 

I have another group of milk glass dishes that hold my sewing tools. I could have bought some kind of desk organizer or a sewing box but this works great and it is a way to enjoy the dishes in a different way. And sometimes buying a new organizer bin just isn't feasible. Let's use what we have.

 

I use this candy dish for cosmetics in my bathroom. There are so many cosmetic bags and holders that you can buy to put your bathroom products in but this was free and prettier. Thanks for reading along, now go organize your home and enjoy what you have on hand.