Magnetic Medicine Cabinet

What started out as a weekend project that I've been putting off for some time turned into a bit of inspiration on a lazy Sunday.

My medicine cabinet was clearly made in the 70s - the inside was a strange orange metal that was begging to be painted.  Having had way too much coffee I opted to choose today to paint it the same colour as my walls.

I was trying to come up with interesting containers to hold my everyday supplies when I remembered seeing an interesting idea someone had posted on Pinterest which suggested gluing magnets to old tins to use as containers.

As my cabinet is completely metal, I  suddenly wanted to glue magnets to all sorts of items...the result is below.

The fresh paint and seaside theme of my bathroom lead me to use river rocks and sand dollars as magnets.  A little hot glue goes a long way.  

The overall effect is fun and quirky.

Adding magnets to containers allows me to store additional items beyond what can fit on the shelves.  Like this idea but don't have any metal in your cabinet?  No worries - simply buy some magnet paint either online or at your local Home Depot.  Happy gluing!