Simple Sideboard

What do you do with all the charming things you don't want to stash away in your cabinets? Most people would get a nice buffet or sideboard to display their prized possessions. So what do you do if you are too cheap to get  a nice buffet? Well, I always start at IKEA. What I love about IKEA is that most of their items are very simple...and also simple to change into something much more magnificent. In fact, I recently came across a blog devoted to modifying and re-purposing plain old IKEA furniture. The possibilities are endless....really. Check it out { IKEAHackers} I can't claim that I found my idea on this website but I just had to share because the things people come up with are quite amazing. I did, however want to take something simple and {cheap} and make it into something a little more interesting. If you know me at all you are probably expecting some big arts and crafts project but it is much more simple than that. I bought a bookshelf...and turned it sideways. Ta-daaaaa! Instant Sideboard. Add some of your favorite kitchen items, a few baskets to keep things tidy and there you go. Then instead of the typical "hutch", I added a shelf above for some vertical visual interest and a place to put my plants out of reach from the late Bentley. {RIP} This soon became the only shelf in my house my kitty could not reach. (Why didn't I think of this sooner} Now I have somewhere to display my collection of pretty glasses and it's officially time for: 

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