Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Re-Purposing A Soap Pump


I have wanted to buy a cute soap bottle for the kitchen.  Something simple but pretty that I can store dish soap in on my kitchen counter.  We don’t have a dishwasher so I find that I constantly use the dish soap in the kitchen for quick clean-up.  That means the big, bulky soap bottle always finds its way onto my kitchen counter.  It’s kind of an eye sore!  


I have been looking for a bottle to put the soap in but just couldn’t bring myself to buy one.  Then I had an idea to re-purpose a pre-filled hand soap pump that I had purchased a few months back for the bathroom.  It was clear and much smaller than the bottle I was currently using.  Over the last week, I have been washing/soaking it to get out any remnants of the hand soap.  I had a few minutes today to finish cleaning it up – removing the old label – and fill it with dish soap.  I put the bulky container back under the sink and my new sleek container on the counter.  Much better!  It’s discrete, cleaner, and re-purposed!  I couldn’t be happier.


What have you re-purposed lately?  What do you do to quell the urge to buy something new that you don't necessarily need?  Please share! 



2 comments:

  1. Great idea. Isn't it wonderful how simple changes can make such a huge difference. When I get that urge to shop for a solution I can't really afford, my first intervention is to commit to just stay home. Great job on the blog and your efforts with your home. I love how you are keeping it real, and I look forward to being inspired.

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  2. Thank you Beccy! My husband and I are trying to make an concentrated effort to reuse things we have at home rather than buy new. Not to say something new isn't nice. :) Thank you for reading and for the kind comments!

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