You’ve stood by me through all the different chalkboards and have shown your support and encouragement and you deserve something grand.

Kennedy and I did this quick little upcycle project the other day to hopefully help our homework sessions go a little better once September gets here.Now we’ll always be able to find enough pencils, erasers, rulers, etc.

AND, they’ll look cute too!.It started out like this: We had this brown remote control caddy that we never used.It’s one of those ones with slots for family pictures all around and it turns too, making everything easy to access..

I was inspired by these lazy susans from Pottery Barn Kids and thought I could make this into something similar that I would love almost as much as I love the real thing..The paint that I used is called.

Hauser Light Green from Americana paints.

It really is so close to the real PBK green.. We painted it up (and had some snacks too, apparently) in no time flat.. We used a few different fun patterns of scrapbook paper in the slots where the photos are supposed to go.. We used some letter stickers to label the sides that were big enough to fit a whole word on them, just ’cause labels are fun.. We’re running low on pens around here!.First step will be to mark the area on each crib side where they are likely to overlap when in use.. Next, attach the l-brackets comfortably within the marked area on one of the crib sides; 2 on the top and 2 on the bottom.

The brackets will sit flat on the top rail and bend down and flat on the bottom rail and bend up.Offset the bracket so the gap between the bracket and the side of the rail is the correct size to receive the other crib side..

Using the channel you’ve created using the l-brackets, slide the 2 crib sides together and place loosely in the opening.. Now for the (sorta, maybe, huh?!?)tricky part: the u-bolts which will provide the tension that holds the baby gate in place.