Cut flower alternative

I love having fresh cut flowers in my house, but I don't want to splurge on buying them! 

I'm in the middle of creating a garden that I can cut my own flowers from, but until they're ready, I have another solution. 

Display your groceries! I always put my herbs and greens in vases. It helps them keep longer (herbs like basil will actually start to grow from their cuttings) and it makes your house look and smell amazing in the process. 

Remember to change the water when it gets muddy and to keep it out of direct sunlight. :)

Put Your Alcoholic Junk In My Trunk!

so... i made a minibar... out of an old trunk.

ingredients:
1. old trunk
2. wallpaper
3. wood for shelves
4. "L" brackets to hold shelves
5. wood glue
6. things to attach wallpaper
7. casters (aka wheels)
8. misc fastening hardware: screws, nails
9. wine glass holder

step 1:
remove old wallpaper. i didn't follow this video for instructions because i am stubborn. it all comes off in the end anyway. i just soaked the hail out of the wallpaper, then i put my steamer in the trunk and let it sit, and still struggled to get it all off. you should probably follow the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvBdijrPSGA

step 2:
hang new wallpaper.
i did follow this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0Wee-CcS9w

step 3:
begin the shelving process. the frame you see in the photo came with the trunk, so i was using it as a template (i love me some templates). i wanted a hanging shelf look, so i made the door shelf smaller than the door, and used L brackets to attach it to the door. this also helps to CLOSE the door. keep that in mind.

step 4:
put shtuff in. i would flip this image if i knew how.  for the shelves i used birch veneer on plywood purchased at Lowes, also cut there. lovely people. you can see in the image, that in the main body of the trunk i have three boards that measure 18''x 22.5'' and four that measure 18''x 9''. in order to make the wine rack i cut halfway down the boards, in the thickness of the board and inserted them together. if that doesn't make sense, sorry. i can't seem to find a link that explains it and didn't take pictures of that process.

step 5:
i wanted individual spaces for all of my pre-fiance's thangs, so i laid them on the ground and placed each item that would need a shelf so i could see where everything would fit. three or four simple straight across shelves would also do the trick. 

step 6:
add casters, shelf stops (i just added a little piece of wood to the ends of the shelves to keep all of my glassware from falling out), and wine glass holders: http://www.amazon.com/Fox-Run-Wine-Glass-Holder/dp/B004E2H4DQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1375915194&sr=1-3&keywords=undercabinet+wine+glass+rack

step 7:
set dress that ish and give your friends something to be jealous of. OLD FASHION, PLEASE!