In honor of spring cleaning month, we wanted to highlight a great idea to make your cleaning products (among others) stand out. If you're anything like us, your small space doesn't have a spot for cleaning products to live out of view. That's why we love Merrilee's repurposed glass container for detergent. More containers with labels after the jump!
Inspiration: Merrilee's Containers
We love Merrilee's suggestion to make cleaning and craft supplies more visually appealing with glass containers and custom labels. She mentions that the fancier containers make doing everyday tasks more fun (which we definitely agree with).
Not to mention, Merrilee offers a free download of the winning labels here.
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I like this idea- the only thing I would suggest is REALLY being careful to label the jars so that you don't accidentally sprinkle laundry detergent where it shouldn't be :)
view LightsOnline's profile
I think these are just cute enough to make even cleaning fun!
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view jessimarie33's profile
I like, but where can you find glass jars like that? Or even better, smaller ones?
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view glurf's profile
Glass Jars - Just the thing for schlepping to the building's laundry room...
The others are nice tho - I'm always finding uses for empty spaghetti sauce and spice jars.
view bepsf's profile
glurf, I used cracker jars for my laundry detergent/oxyclean/washing soda/etc. They are pretty cheap ($4-5 for the larger ones, $3-4 for the smallers) and you can find them at Target and Walmart.
I need some labels though!
view BambiJo's profile
Nice, though I don't see the need to label a jar when you can easily visually ID the contents (the colored pencils and brushes, for instance).
view slowdown's profile
Those look like IKEA jars to me (at least the smaller ones do).
view orangeblossom's profile
I use all my empty jars, they are great for storing raw grains and cereals that you can dispense for yourself from whole food markets. I have them storing paint brushes, fertilizers, matchbooks, dog cleanup bags, straws. It's generally a good idea to forgo plastic jars at the market which would normally go to the landfill for glass jars which can be reused indefinitely.
view jacksonlalonde's profile
bepsf, my husband was drinking Pom juice for a while, so we saved one of the bottles and use that for carrying to the laundry room. It weighs less and we don't have to worry about breakage.
view Elizabeth B's profile
I like to take old candle jars (like Yankee candles, with the top that has the suction ring) and when I'm done burning the candle, I scrap out the rest of the wax with a knife and then clean it out with soap and hot water. I also scrap off the scent label with the hot water and a knife. Then you have a great new glass jar with a fitting top that you can put to use!
Putting labels on them is a fabulous next step! Thanks!
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