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I have been searching a while for the perfect soap dispensers. I looked at the big box stores and Amazon, but I couldn't find one that had the aesthetic I was going for. That may seem so trivial, and frankly it is. But sometimes I get a thought it my brain and it won't go away until I do something about it.
So now that we've covered my crazy brain, I can get back to telling you about these soap dispensers. Things I wanted in a soap dispenser
- a white ceramic base (not clear)
- a black pump
- a surface I could put vinyl words on the front
- small enough that they would fit in the holder I have in my bathroom.
You will never believe where I found a soap dispenser I could do all of those things with. . .
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at Dollar Tree.
Actually what I found at the dollar store was a white dispenser with a white pump and a black dispenser with a black pump. But I loved the design with the flat sides and framed front.
I'm sure you can guess what I did. I bought 2 of each and switched the white pump for the black pump. Simply doing that, made this the perfect dispenser. I actually bought 2 sets of these dispensers so I could make some for my bathroom and for the kitchen.
I quickly cut out words from permanent black vinyl with my Silhouette. I didn't even use a fancy font; I just used a black font.
This is how the Farmhouse Soap and Lotion Dispensers turned out. And do you know how much they cost? These two cost $2 each. And I still have 2 black dispensers with white pumps that I can use.
This is what our soap and lotion dispensers looked like before. I mean they aren't terrible. But I just didn't like the clear glass and the pumps didn't work great.
I filled the dispensers with hand soap and lotion and placed them into the ceramic dish (similar here) I already had. I like to use a dish to hold soap because it looks nice and it collects drips.
The before situation at our sink wasn't great. It just looks like a cluttered mess.
This is such a simple project that cost very little! I am so happy with how these Dollar Store Farmhouse Soap and Lotion Dispensers turned out.
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