But I was thinking that it might be fun, and only slightly useful, to share the wacky ways we, meaning you and I, have ‘used’ our food storage. I’ll go first. This story is titled: THE BIG ONE THAT GOT AWAY

Last summer I did the design work on a 3,300 square foot basement playroom. Yup! One of the very first ideas I pitched to the client was to use her food storage cases, spread out in an area about 21′ x 17′, as the support structure for a STAGE. (Warning: Even in my interior design business I try to encourage investing in food storage. This client doesn’t happen to currently use her food storage, as in cook with it, but she has it, and that’s the first step.) Catching my design vision/version of “if you build it they will come”, she agreed to the idea of the stage but opted to have a contractor build the structure, sans case. BUT IT WOULD HAVE WORKED! I’m sure of it.

Next, and not nearly as grand, I’ve helped two of my daughters use their food storage hand-me-down cans and cases of wheat, as the supports for their new upholstered headboards. (Originally from Thomasville for $935.00, I salvaged the headboards for only $50.00 each. More on that later. See, this post is also about me trying to dip my big toe into the requests for sharing provident living interior design tips. Aaarg!) At first the girls thought they would have to pay someone to build the connection-contraption but I suggested that they first experiment with using their extra food storage. Worked like a charm!

 Anywho! That’s what we did and we’re not ashamed. Now tell us your story.