Thursday, January 19, 2012

Making Do

We do a lot of that over here.  This time, I'm documenting it as a reminder to myself that s/he who is most resourceful wins.  Here's the story:

Once upon a time...I found these loverly white ceramic bathroom hooks.  They did not come with the original 1960's hardware.  I had no luck finding the hardware after a couple days of searching.  I loved these hooks.  I would not give up.  Now what?

This shape looked familiar.  

Maybe I could take the hook out,...

...and saw the 'nubs' off.

Yes, it was a snug fit.  Now, the only problem was the distance from the modified 3M hook and the wall.

What sticks better to tape than tape itself?  So, I stacked 6 strips on top of each other.


And voila!

The hook is sturdily in place and I didn't even have to put holes in my tile.

And I lived happily ever after.  The End.

9 comments:

Freeman said...

hilarious and awesome Liz!!! Your resourcefulness (apparently) knows no bounds.

Emelie - C'est LA vie said...

Nice work Liz, I love it! ...May we see a little more of that awesome looking bathroom now please? :)

Sarah said...

Love it! Keep the tutorials coming:)

Loosy said...

Wow. How clever are you? And cool? And fancy? And such chic taste? Blog stalker envy.

malia said...

when i first saw the pics of these little hooks i thought "hmmmm. prob not worth the work." then last night we had a family sleepover at the McD's and those little ditties are so great. They are perfection in that awesome little bathroom. i have hook envy! good work lou.

Liz said...

'Loosy', I love a good blog stalking. And actually think when you blog stalk each other, maybe you should just be called new pals. :)

terri said...

love the strips myself.......and so much fun to discover your blog! love it!

Meg said...

You are the new pioneer woman. If your axle ever broke on the Oregon Trail...you'd be just fine. No oxen would die. But I can't guarnatee you won't get Scarlett Fever. Sorry.

H.D.O. said...

I love that such a small task (some may call challenge) gives you such great joy and pleasure. I love that you get so much satisfaction by such a small thing. And I love that you pay that closely to the details.