Back to school shopping at Home Depot???

Yes, you read correctly. I have actually been to Home Depot more times in the past week than in the previous 3 years. My most recent trip was for this weekend's project which will be revealed tomorrow (hopefully) :) Anyways, last week's project...

If you spend any time on Pinterest, you've seen the plastic storage units from Home Depot or Loews (used for storing nails, screws, small tools, etc.) turned into teacher supply organizers. You can get them with 22 drawers (around $17) or with 39 (around $20). You can print out/make cute labels and if you're really feeling artsy, you can spray paint it. Because my desk at school is perpetually a mess, I thought I'd give it a try. Here's my final project: (A few drawers are "label-less" until I figure out what to put in them)

As you can tell, I went for the 22 drawers (didn't think I could fill 39 drawers). And since all things glitter make me happy, I used glitter spray paint! Now, I'm not going to lie, I did have some minor difficulties with the spray painting, but it seems to have worked out. The difficulties were mainly due to my inexperience with spray painting and faulty paint. For the labels, I bought them off of TpT from Kristen Doyle for $2. (They are called "Teacher Toolbox" and available in several colors.) After printing them, I cut them out and used spray adhesive on the 'label side' to apply them to the inside of the drawer. I was a little concerned about running, bleeding, etc., but it worked quite well. You can easily see the labels through the drawers and there is no trace of glue or residue.