Work With What You've Got

Have you ever felt paralyzed by Pinterest? Like you can't possibly work on a project unless you know it would be as pin-worthy and beautiful as the pristine images we see on Pinterest every day?I have.I do!As a blogger, this is ESPECIALLY bad.  I see beautiful things from fellow bloggers all the time, and not to toot my own horn, but SOMETIMES those things might just be on my very own blog, made by me.  But not always.  And that's where the problem lies.This time I'm choosing to just do it and work with what I have.Welcome to my pantry.Doesn't look like much, does it?That's because this is a pantry/closet/storage unit.And it ain't pretty.But it works!  That's pretty much the closet.This is pretty much the pantry.This is the recycling center.Storage?  There's paint and Christmas stuff on some high shelving that was impossible to photograph as well.Oh and I almost forgot the cleaning supplies.... those are in here too!Honestly, I used some dollar store containers (like that glass one with beans) and that amazing storage basket was a random find at Home Sense that we have used forever now.Ideally I'd like our pantry to look like this:

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 But it doesn't.  And that's totally ok.  One day I will make this project a priority and one day it may be prettier, whiter, and with much nicer floors.

Until then, I'm going to be happy with a place to put all of our shoes, scarves, coats, water, canned goods, pasta, frames, brooms, paint, etc...

Oh, did I mention that there's a magic light in there that turns on as soon as the door opens?

Yes, it was a $12 find at a Restore close by.  SO LUCKY!!!  This little device has made my pantry/closet/storage unit feel like the coolest thing Pinterest has ever seen every time I walk into it!

Honest to goodness.

Take joy in the little things, the small victories of organizing a space and keeping it that way.

Function beats beauty, as far as I am concerned in this case.  So work with what you've got!

Am I right?