Setting Up Your Own Toy Bin For a Nursery

• I got a set of shelves from a friend that was moving away.
• He was just going to trash the shelves, so I took them in.
• I put a subtle texture on them. I applied white Gesso on the shelves with a spatula. After the texture was the way I wanted it to be, I moved on to the next step.
• I painted it with a mint green, and put three coats of acrylic varnish on top. Note that the varnish does yellow the paint slightly.
• I found baskets at Michaels that were just the right size for the shelves.
• Baby toys fit perfect in them!
• Now that my son is a little older, we've replaced the baby toys with cars, balls and stuffed animals.

{Trash Turned to Treasure}