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Pottery Barn Storage Tips with Brian Andriola Decorating With Baskets
Hi I'm style expert Brian Andriola. I would love to share with you some inspirational storage ideas for your media room.
Create Category Tags Brass tags like these from the hardware store are inexpensive and decorative way to label
your DVD or game baskets. The pottery barn Savannah Utility Basket is perfect for
this project.
Taping the tag to a surface secures the tag and provides a straight line for labeling.
Use any kind of lettered stickers to spell out your favorite categories like family, drama,
suspense, or games.
Attach with a brass key ring like this and you have a unique and practical system
for storing your movie collection
Use Address Numbers for Style and Function
The addition of a graphic element like address numbers is both decorative and functional.
You may need to switch out the standard screws for machines screws like these
first decide the placement for your number
then attach the number by threading a screw with washer through the basket. Simply tighten
with a screwdriver. Add furniture pads to the bottom of your basket
for ease of pulling in or out of your media shelves. Graphic elements like these add a modern touch to a traditional
basket. Personalize Your Baskets.
It can be very easy for family members to personalize their own storage baskets
All you need is the pottery barn savannah utility basket, blank plates which are found in the hardware
store, a gimlet or screw gun outfitted with a small-gauged drill bit, some machine screws,
nuts, washers, and a small magnet.
Spot your plate and mark your holes for screws. Use the gimlet to create small holes for
the screws. Secure the plate by threading the screws and tightening with the washers and nuts. Use
the magnets to attach personalized labels to each basket.
A magnetic surface like this gives everyone in the family a way to individualize their
own baskets Stencil a Custom Design on Your baskets.
Stenciling is one of the earliest American crafts.
All you need is Pottery Barn's Savannah Utility Basket, leaf silhouettes which can be easily
found online, small quantities of paint from the hardware or craft store, painter's tape and a
stifling brush. Secure the stencil to your basket and paint using the dabbing technique.
Stenciling baskets is a crafty way to bring in the colors of nature and harmonize
your living room media unit.
Fore more storage ideas from Brian Adriola, please visit www.potterybarn.com/brian.