Not Just a Plate

Our sink is most often a complete mess.  Between the regular sponge, the bottle washer, magic soap, regular soap, lotion and dish soap, it is a wonder you can see my countertop over there!  I wanted a way to group most of those items together without them just ending up in a pile on the counter.  I was clicking around Pinterest and saw someone using a cake plate for this purpose and the light bulb came on!

[Natalme]

Genius idea right?  So, I got to work hunting down supplies to make this happen.  Candlestick - check!  Plate - check! Glue - check! My plate was white so I picked up some colorful spray paint from Home Depot and gave it a good spray.  I also used some copper acrylic paint I had hanging around the house to make a very rough looking (on purpose!) border around the edges.

Of course, after all that work, I saw an almost identical plate in Target the next day.  I picked it up in case something happens to my "precious" plate.
I added some glue to the candlestick

Then, I placed my plate on top.  I flipped it upside down and set a pot on it for awhile just to make sure the two pieces adhered well.

Once it was dry, I loaded it up with my kitchen supplies next to the sink.

Pretty simple project but it makes my sink seem so much more organized. 
Have you repurposed anything like a cake plate recently?





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