I needed a cute basket by our back door to contain the flip flops and a few other necessities of Summer. I love how it turned out.
This is what it started as. It’s fine, but needed some personality.
I sprayed it with Krylon Red Pepper.
Then attached a #8 to the front with 20 gauge wire. The #8 is an old house number I found at a thrift store for .50 cents. If you can guess why the #8, you get a star sticker on your forehead.
I looped the wire through the holes in the #8 a few times then twisted them together in the back. I cut off the excess wire.
Now it holds all our flip flops, sunscreen, bug spray and garden gloves.
It sits by the back door so we can slip our flip flops on to walk down to the pool. Before going back in the house we just toss them back in the basket. This is so much better than tripping over shoes as you’re trying to get out the door.
Great idea! Nobody likes tripping over those things!
Don’t you have 8 kids? Or is it 6, so that makes your family 8? I really do like stars. =)
Love this basket and how you painted it and added the number to it!
What a great idea, and I love the number on the basket. So cute! I am your newest follower from the DIY party. 🙂
Great idea. I have been looking for a shoe storage bench for our back porch and find them too expensive. I may forgo the bench and try this out!
Great idea. I love wire baskets, slightly obsessed even! Gotta love spray paint, it makes everything better!
Awesome!, Love how you upgraded it to make it personal. Where did you find your basket? I have been looking for one like it for our home & can’t seem to find one that’s the perfect size.
Live the spray paint look. Good idea! Where did you get the basket?
Great job on transforming the ordinary basket into a cute and functional storage solution! The vibrant red pepper spray paint really added that much-needed personality. The creative use of the thrift store find, the #8 house number, is a fantastic touch. It’s engaging to see how you looped the wire through the holes and twisted it together at the back, providing a secure attachment. Now, the basket efficiently holds all your Summer essentials, from flip flops and sunscreen to bug spray and garden gloves.