Stack 'Em High

One of the things about being the Mysterious Ex-Housewife that will take some getting used to, is being a broke ex-housewife. Moving out, I lost a lot of things I took for granted. One of those things I never questioned, was a dresser. Now that I have no chest of drawers for my bits and bobs, I had to resort to DIY improvisation. What better than utilizing all of my old luggage? I have now stacked all my non-hangable items in 3 suitcases on my bedroom floor. While it might not be conventional, it does work.

This is not the first time I have used luggage for random things about the house, I have a train case for sewing, I have another for all of my make-up.
I don't think its too unusual, and makes for a great conversation piece. But there it is, my broke solution to clothing storage.

DIY Sewing Kit

I own several vintage sewing boxes I have picked up at Estate Sales over the years. But they are never the right size, or very portable. The other day while digging through my horded piles of vintage I came across one of my train cases. I have train cases for everything, no joke, I have a problem! I have a train case for traveling, one for modeling, and this one that was just sitting around waiting to be the perfect sewing box!
These old luggage pieces are perfect for holding all the little notions you can imagine, and the handle makes this set up totally transportable. Transport is wonderful if you have a sewing buddy like me, and need to take all your goodies.
It's also very helpful if you have a tiny tot to dig through your sewing kit. Very... helpful.