Quickie

We had this plain trash can in our downstairs bathroom.  I'm not sure where it came from.  Probably Matt's since I don't recognize it.  Anyways, it started off this way:

 

I thought I could give it a face lift by adding some texture and camouflaging the greyness.  Is that a word?  Doesn't matter... I'm using it anyways.

Three dollars worth of twine and an episode of Ellen later:

 

It's a pretty subtle change, but it looks better.  Especially since I've seen similar trashcans at Bed, Bath and Beyond for $20+, I think I'll keep it.  I will probably do a soap dispenser and Kleenex cover, too, once I get some so it looks like they all match.  

But I was thinking, you could totally do this with anything.  Got an old vase?  Wrap it in twine!  Heck, an old pickle jar would work.  It would even look cute just going half-way up on some glass container.  You could use colored twine, too.  The cheap possibilities are endless!  Go get crafty!