It seems that 2016 is year that the United States truly becomes renovation nation, with more and more homeowners choosing to renovate, decorate, and design their way into making their creative visions come to life. Just take a look at all the popular home renovation, construction, design, and decorating shows that are on cable television right now. It seems that just about everyone has caught the renovation bug and wants to beautify their living space!
Despite the popularity of modern trends in home construction, renovation, design, and decor, many people are still under the false assumption that you have to spend or even make a lot of money in order to have a beautiful and functional living space. This is so far from the truth! In fact, many of the coziest, most comfortable and well designed living spaces are some of the most affordable to build or design. A great example of this is the popular rustic or shabby chic aesthetic that so many people have fallen in love with over the past decade. In this case, as is usually the case, simpler is better and less is much more.
A great example of less being more is in the case of tiny homes — another extremely popular design trend that has taken the nation by storm. These homes are stunning example of good things coming in small packages! Because of their small size, tiny homes often feature home and handmade feature such as custom cabinetry, custom fireplaces, custom wood home bars, and other unique details that are rich in charm and character. Even if you don’t plan on living in, renovating, or ever owning a tiny home, you can still apply this concept to pretty much any living space.
And the truth is you probably have a lot of stuff laying around your house that you see as junk or unusable but that could actually be pretty trendy. That’s the important thing to remember — you don’t always have to go out and buy something new and shiny in order to liven up your living space! You should always see what items you already have lying around your house that you can reuse or recycle in a fashionable way. A great example of this is a hanging wine rack.
If you think there isn’t much you can do with a hanging wine rack aside from hanging well…wine, think again! Hanging wine racks are a versatile accent piece that can serve a variety of different decor and design purposes that don’t involve vino. Here are just a few!
Fancy-schmancy bath and hand towel holder
It’s time to dust off that old wine rack that your “evil” mother-in-law gave you and repurpose it into a rustic looking towel holder. Depending on how you want to go about doing this, you can spray paint, paint, or replace the holders of the wine rack. Once you’ve done this to your liking, it’s time to find a home for it in your bathroom or powder room. As general rule of thumb that kind of goes without saying, try to keep the hanging wine rack slash new fancy towel holder as close to the sink as possible. That way, it’s easier for you and your guests to reach a clean towel for dry hands.
A cute key holder
Everyone loses their keys — literally everyone. And it’s one of the most annoying things in the world and can really start or end your day in such a frustrating and nerve wracking way. The best way to avoid the stress of lost keys is to keep them in a single, designated area of your house at all times. That means not throwing them in a purse, or on the kitchen table where they’ll get knocked over and lost. Instead, hang them up on a hanging wine rack!
A unique and highly functional coffee mug showcase
Hang all your favorite coffee mugs in the same place on hanging wine rack. It’s cute, convenient, and looks great, especially if you have unique and fun looking mugs.
