Decorating With Old Drawers and A Fun Day of "Picking"

A few weeks ago I got the opportunity to do some "picking".  A hundred year old electrical company went out of business.  The company had a 10,000 square foot warehouse stuffed to the ceiling with who knows what.  I took gloves and a flashlight and got to work digging.  Most of the stuff was related to lamps and wiring, but what I fell in love with was the office supplies and old drawers that were everywhere.  These green drawers were just too cute.

These drawers held nuts and bolts and whatever else you may need to fix lighting.  I painted three of the drawers white and painted on numbers.  And don't you just love those spools of string?

The next drawers were the same as the white ones except they had the paper labels still on them.

I decided I needed to keep these.  They are on  a shelf in my family room.

I also found these drawer labels and holders that I put in a jar.

And finally, these two tall drawers were also painted white and given a graphic from the Graphics Fairy.

I  had so much fun digging through all that junk even though I was a little nervous about finding little creatures.  At the end of the day, the man in charge said they had found such creatures dead and alive.  I'm glad I found out after I was done!

Parties I am joining

 Between Naps on the Porchfor Metamorphosis Monday
The Farmhouse Porch for Cowgirl Up
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesdays Treasures
Knick of Time TuesdaySavvy Southern Style for Wow Us WednesdaysDIY by Design 
Primp for Primp Your Stuff Wednesday
Ivy and Elephants for What's It Wednesday
Restore Interiors for Restored it Wednesday
Domestically Speaking for the Power of Paint party
The Shabby Creek Cottage for Transformation ThursdaysNo Minimalist Here for the Open House Party on ThursdayMy Romantic Home for Show and Tell FridayFrench Country Cottagefor Feathered Nest Friday
 2805 for Potpourri Friday
The Thrifty Groove for Thrifty Things Friday
Chic on a Shoestring Decorating for Flaunt It Friday
Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday
Fingerprints on the Fridge for Feature Yourself Friday 
Funky Junk Interiors for Saturday Nite Special

Under the Table and Dreaming for Sunday Showcase