A bookshelf and dresser, along with boxes, baskets, and bins, cost about $500. Command wall organizers, which come with adhesive mounting strips, form a handy display. After the cleanup, the new space came together in a week. “My DIY journey began because I was picky and had a limited budget,” says Tiffany, who aims to inspire family-friendly, budget-wise design with her Pretty Real blog projects. “But I also love creatively solving problems and bringing my vision to life.” Tiffany focused on dividing then subdividing her supplies for painting, paper crafts, and gift-wrapping to give everything a designated spot. Fabric bins are smart for hiding assorted supplies. Tiffany made dividers to keep the bins from becoming a messy jumble. She cut slits in two pieces of plastic corrugated board from the crafts store and assembled them into an X shape. Adhesive-back wall organizers maximize the space above the dresser. Crafting tools hang from hooks, paint and glue line up in clear caddies, and a picture ledge ($20, Walmart) holds ready-to-paint canvases. An LED lamp runs on a built-in rechargeable battery. Buy It: Command Adhesive Wall Caddy ($7, Target) Tiffany can see supplies in the dresser drawers at a glance. She outfitted the top drawer with a series of containers ($2, Target) to hold small items. Stacks of paper, paper punches, and other supplies fill the bottom drawers.
