This leads me to my first dilemma- I'm a broke grad student in a new apartment. There isn't much I can afford on a Ramen noodles budget, so I've resorted to hammers, nails, and trial and error.
My first official project: coat hooks. The hallway looked so lonely and bare, and needed a pick me up. I scoured stores up and down State street looking for modern industrial coat hooks on the cheap. None were to be had. They ranged from plain jane to ornate (none of which I could afford!) So, what's a girl to do? Scour the internet for inspiration, that's what.
I came across Whamodyne's instructions for concrete lightbulb hooks. I had an "ah ha" moment- The ceilings are concrete, these will match perfectly. 2 Red line stops and a brisk walk later, I had a package of $1.99 lightbulbs and a bag of instant concrete- $3.99. I ended up only using half the bag of concrete, so more fun projects to come later.
Project #1, in the bag.
