How to Decorate With Vintage Lockers

My husband has several banks of old gym lockers in our garage. He bought them at a building supply salvage yard a few years ago to use for tool storage.  They're not working out.  His tools are all the wrong sizes and nothing is fitting quite right. He's offered them to me for the beach house!

At first, I really wanted the lockers for my beach house loft studio.........., but somehow the studio got bumped for an office/ secondary family room..... sigh...., and my studio stuff is still boxed up in an attic room.  (Edit: See how we turned that little storage attic into a colorful studio!)

Syd and Harper

Vintage lockers offer great storage, and they are eclectic and fun. I love these lockers, with the top doors removed!

Caught in Grace

How about a bank of lockers, re-purposed into a credenza?

Depto51

RED.... Enough said.

Seabold Vintage Market

These lockers are built in to a beach house bathroom.

House Beautiful

We have lots of guests, at our beach house. Many of our guests return over and over. It would be nice to offer them a bit of personal closet space. 

Home Life

Just for fun, I did a little online searching for lockers. This bank of green lockers is available at a local salvage store for $225!  I LOVE the proportions of these lockers.

Second Use

I scouted these awesome orange lockers on Craiglist!

Do you love the look of vintage lockers? Have you used them in your own decor? Should I use old lockers for storage in our bunk room?

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Why You Should Shop at Habitat for Humanity Re-Stores!

I don't hide the fact that I am a fan of shopping second hand.  I love craigslist and garage sales and thrift stores and architectural salvage yards.

Maybe this is why I love Habitat for Humanity Thrift Stores and Re-Stores so much!  You can find great used stuff, AND architectural salvage.

{15} Beautiful Ways to Decorate Your Home With Purple

I have always loved purple. The entire spectrum of purples. Call it violet or lavender or fuchsia or Radiant Orchid, I adore it. Lots of people shy away from using it in their decor, but when done right, it can be really stunning.

In our old home, the Queen Anne bungalow, we painted the walls of the butler's pantry the palest lavender, then painted the interior of the exposed cabinets in a deep eggplant. The trim was painted a warm gray. I loved that tiny room, and actually spent quite a bit of time in there at a little built-in table.

17 Pretty Ways to Decorate With a Brown Sofa

Now don't gasp when I say this, because I know brown sofas are so five years ago, but I have a brown sofa and I love it!  Mine is actually a giant sectional out at our beach house, and I never worry about it looking dirty. In the Pacific Northwest, our sand is kind of grayish brown.  Also, dirt is brown.... and so is chocolate...  and those are the three things most likely to get on my upholstery.

Another reason I bought a brown sofa? I knew it would be easy to convince my husband to buy that color, and I wanted a new sofa. Plus, it's super neutral, so I have lots of options for the rest of the space, and I can change up the look of the room with a thirty dollar can of paint and a couple of throw pillows!

Design Secrets for Creating Beautiful Presentations

Do you ever look at beautiful renderings, sketches, and models created by interior designers and think you could never create anything like that?  I'm here to tell you, yes you can!  

Drawing and modeling are learned skills, and anybody can do it.  Most interior designers will have eight or ten art, computer drawing, and graphic design courses under their belt, but you don't necessarily need a million classes to create simple drawings and models for your own projects.

Modern Style and a Giveaway!

It's a new year and a time for a fresh start.  I love new beginnings, looking back at the old year, deciding what worked, what to keep, and how to move forward.  In my home, I have always enjoyed paring way down in the new year, focusing on streamlining the decor and using more modern and clean lines.  I'm loving this modern dining room furniture, from CSN store allmodern.com.  

How can you go wrong with a classic Platner table and Bertoia chairs?

What better way to start the year than by winning a $15 gift certificate for any of CSN's more than 200 websites? 

How about a bright pop of pink to chase away the winter blues?

Here's what you need to do to enter the give-away:

• First, go visit  allmoderndotcom and look around,  then leave me a comment

For additional chances to win:

• Become a follower of House Revivals, and let me know in a separate comment
• Tell me how you would spend your $15 gift certificate in an additional comment

That's it.  Three chances to win a CSN gift certificate!  We will choose a winner randomly on Monday, January 10th.  I need to be able to contact to you to tell you if you've won, so please be sure I can access your email address.


edit: This drawing is now closed ** this give away is available to readers in the US and Canada only.

Good luck!