{Super Cheap} Pottery Barn Inspired Numbered Baskets

Don’t you love it when a make-over comes in at a bargain price? If you know me, you know that I am a {cheapskate} thrifty person and love to copy those high-end designs on a dime! Well…this has got to be one of my favorites because it was under $5.00! Woo hoo!

You may remember these DIY enamel-look French number plaques that I did about a year and a half ago. I loved them at the time…

…and I put them on the bookshelf in my black and white toile guest bedroom. I have been very happy with them, but a big change recently has me making some updates in that room. My thirteen-year-old grandson has begun using that room when he comes over for a visit! He has simply outgrown the twin bed in his old room. He is now taller than his Granny! (No…say it isn’t so!)

Baby Kitty is insisting that I make some changes in that room to give it a little more masculine edge. Unfortunately, he understands my tendency to baby only too well as proven by his name! “Sheesh! A grown-up tom cat named Baby Kitty!” He prefers to be called BK.

So here’s what I did:

1. I bought some random house numbers at Home Depot at $1.50 per number…three for a total of $4.50! Yippee! I did not remove the old numbers, but simply turned the baskets around in case I change my mind later.
2. I threaded some jute twine through both of the holes…
3. …and pushed the ends through the spaces in the basket using a pair of scissors. I tied the twine on the inside…
4. …and taa daa! There it is! Could it be any easier or cheaper?

What do you think? It does have a crisper, more masculine look! And...duh!...why hadn't I thought of this before?!

And it almost looks like those numbers that are always attached to the Pottery Barn baskets in the background that never seem to be anywhere in the catalog! lol And I am sure mine would be waaay cheaper even if you could find them!

And now here’s the bookcase with the new numbers on the baskets! Much more masculine, huh? And do you see the little galvanized tub filled with books?

It’s the same on that I showed you here that I found at the Tractor Supply Company! I love it!

And I bet you have already guessed that my French ticking pillow with the vintage Camembert label is going in the updated guest room as well! Yep…some changes are on the way, so stay tuned to see what else I have up my sleeve!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed having a little peek at my Pottery Barn inspired numbered baskets! Please visit these wonderful bloggers and their beautiful blogs to see what they are up to and to find a list of this week’s participants!
Under the Table and Dreaming for the Sunday Showcase Party , Thrifty Decor Chick for Before and After Monday , Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday , The Stories of A2Z for Tutorials and Tips Tuesday , Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday , A Stroll thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday , My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesday's Treasures, The Everyday Home for Home{work} Wednesday , Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays , The Shabby Creek Cottage for Transformation Thursdays , No Minimalist Here for the Open House Party on Thursdays , Stone Gable for Tutorials, Tips and Tidbits on Thursdays , My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday , French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday , Common Ground for Be Inspired on Fridays , The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday , Craftberry Bush for the Inspiration Gallery on Friday , Funky Junk Interiors for Saturday Nite Special, Tatertots and Jello for the Link Party Palooza
See you next time! À la prochaine!

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