Transform Tuesday -- Countertop Organization

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Sometimes the best transformations are the easiest ones.  I don't know about you, but it seems that no matter how hard I try there is alwasy a pile of "stuff" on my kitchen counter.  I go through it all of the time, but I just can't seem to keep it clean.  (Please tell me you have piles too.)

Before:

On a good day my pile looks like this.  I won't show you the bad day, but picture my counter half covered with school papers, crafty stuff, random stuff, and more stuff.

I was walking through the clearance aisle at Wal-Mart and found this cool little container.  It was $3.00 and I brought it home with no idea how i was going to use it.  I kept thinking it would be really great as a centerpiece on our table with some candles in it, but I wasn't sure so I set it on the counter with the other stuff for a couple of days.  Then it hit me...use your new stuff to hold all of your other stuff.

After:

And now my counter looks like this.  This was less than a 5 minute transformation, but what a difference it makes!  Someday I think I am going to spray paint it black, but I'm in no rush.

What have you transformed?  Link it up!

Here are the rules:

1. Use the link to your actual post, not your blog address.

2. Grab the Transform Tuesday button and add it to your blog somewhere.

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3. check out what everyone else is up to and leave them some comment love.

I linking this to these sites.  Go check them out!
• Anti-Procrastination Tuesday@ New Nostalgia
• Take a look Tuesday @ Sugar Bee Craft Edition
• Show and Tell @ Blue Cricket Design
• We Did it Wednesday @ Sew Much Ado
• Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Chic Cottage
• Strut your stuff Thursday @ Somewhat Simple