Q. When is a towel bar not a towel bar?
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A. When it's used to display necklaces. Well, maybe not.
I bought this pretty towel bar at an antique shop in Sonora a couple of months ago thinking I'd use it to display my flat back marble necklaces. Unfortunately it's a little too short for the job and I'm not about to shorten all these necklaces.
I bought this pretty towel bar at an antique shop in Sonora a couple of months ago thinking I'd use it to display my flat back marble necklaces. Unfortunately it's a little too short for the job and I'm not about to shorten all these necklaces.
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Q. When is a necklace display not a necklace display?
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A. When it becomes a picture holder.
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The 7 pack of clips was purchased at OSH (Orchard Supply Hardware) for just a few dollars.
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I didn't need to bend the hook because the end of the towel bar screwed off and the hook slipped right on. Hmm, this guy isn't bad looking, too bad I can't claim him as a relative.
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Finally, something that works!
My 1929 Charmer for Sunday's Best
Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Knick of Time for Knick of Time Tuesday
Cozy Little House for Tweak It Tuesday
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38 comments:
Betsy the towel holder is perfect to display old photos. I love the look.
Danielle
Yep, keep that mind working!! Looks great with the photos! Sometimes those old ones are adhered to a cabinet card and theres no way to fit them into a modern day frame...been there, done that. LOL
*hugs*Deb
Betsy great idea! Even though you can't use it for a jewelry display it works great as a photo display!
xx
Anne
what a great"thin outside the box" idea
I think it's a great idea to use it as a photo display! You could also use it as a sort of price tag display at your shows, if you create some large vintage-looking price cards.
Have a beautiful Sunday, Betsy!
~Angie
What a great idea as a photo display. Love it~!
To bad it did not work out for the necklaces, but you came up with another good use.
Enjoy your day.
Now that is clever and stylish too!
There's always an alternative. Looks good.
A great Re-Purpose. I just bought a Vintage Curtain Rod for my Showroom I'll be moving into next Month, but if it proves to be too short for the Entranceway I intend to Re-Purpose it too because I Love it so much.
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A perfect work around! I wonder, though, if you could just mount the base on top of something else to make it tall enough for the necklaces, like maybe an upside down glass dish or something?
Oh I love it, especially with the old photos! It could be a changing work of art just by using old photos of relatives from different seasons and holidays. Of course, they need to be your own relatives! You can't borrow other people's family just because they're cute!! That's funny!
So clever! Love it with the photos especially!
Found you at 1929 Charmer! Such a great idea! I love those necklaces and the vintage photos clipped up on it. Do you sell those necklaces somewhere?
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ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!!!
I really like how the photos look on it!
hugs, Linda
Both great uses! Must keep eyes peeled for one of them thar useful thingies. My fave is the picture display - really perfect!
Love it!! Just perfect for hanging cabinet cards!!!
Xoxo
Oh, that is clever! Could you still use it as a necklace display if you stuck it on a vintage book or something to elevate it a bit? Either way, it's a great piece and I love how it looks with the photos!
What a beautiful idea for hanging the pictures, Betsy--I love the vintage look of it all!
Why I think it is perfect! I love it as a picture display, oh, you could hang vintage hanky's too? Or maybe towels LOL!
Carol
What a charming towel bar and so perfect for display! I'm going to keep an eye out for a taller one to display my necklaces in my closet. Hopefully I can replace the lucite one I got from the container store-not very vintage at all!
I love it as a photo holder! What is OSH? Don't ya sometimes wonder who he was, was he happy, I do that a lot when I find old photos. It definitely does work, very lovely. Thanks for sharing your inspiration with Sunday’s Best – you helped make the party a success!
you could even glue one of your old vintage blingie earrings to the top of the photograph clip~NICE!!! awesome Betsy!!!
It looks nice with both ways. Wonderful idea!
I actually have a hand towel holder re-purposed for necklaces. They are not too long. But mine is not as fancy as yours. Super fun photo display.
It is so fun to see the ideas for repurposing. This was a great idea, I hope I can take some of the ideas I see and make do a little repurposing myself.
oh you clever girl!! love both ideas, but you know me and picture hangers. =)
blessings
barb
And so much easier than framing pictures! If you ever get tired of looking at Mr. Handsome, it seems simple enough to swap him out. :-)
What a creative repurpose!
Ingenious as always. That's a fabulous way to display photos. I love the really old shots too, even if I don't know them!
Liz
Hi Betsy. Just found your blog tonight. Love the towel bar inspiration and your entire blog is simply gorgeous! I'd love for you to stop by sometime and enter my monthly "Paris Mondays' giveaway or just to say hi! Look forward to following along. xo's Pam
I really love your idea. It's unique and awesome. I want to be as good as you. Cause you're so good at things. Thanks a lot!
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I really love your idea. It's unique and awesome. I want to be as good as you. Cause you're so good at things. Thanks a lot!
bean bag coast
Looks great...love anything and everything that can feature old photos :) Laurel
That's a great alternative, Betsy, and I'll bet you'll think of other uses too!!! Love the necklaces...I see that S&H green stamp one!!!
I love your towel bar turned photo display! Honestly I thought it looked great as a necklace display. Being too short made it more of an eye-catcher making me want to go over to them and look simply because they were touching the table. Maybe bringing out my need to want to straighten up? Not sure why it works for me exactly, but it does. I wouldn't totally count it out. I love all of your ideas, very creative!
How resourceful and beautiful. I really like the pictures displayed :)
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