organization at the antique store

so there's this antique store i check out wednesdays while i'm at piano with my kids. there are so many old/cool/junky objects in there that in the beginning it was overwhelming. but after 10 or so perusing trips, i think i've got that shop down! here's what i got yesterday for instant organizational transformation.

before: worn 1940's suitcase.
price: $12.50
bonus: did i not have you at $12.50?

after: dvd/game storage!
value: cheap charm!
bonus: a how-to lesson for the kids on those old latches!

before: cigar boxes.
price: $3-$6.50 each
bonus: colorful, paper wrapped wooden boxes

after: kids craft/pencil/sticker/stamp (stuff!) storage! check out this post for my inspiration!
value: an organized, pretty craft cabinet!
bonus: some geography lessons! for the kids too!

so now i'm hooked. i'm usually with my 7 year old girl (who has a very very acute olfactory sense) who says the place stinks. and the stuff is old. but somehow she was able to find an (old and smelly) box for herself. uh oh, i may be passing on the fever...