I recently added some new organization to my crafting area that I’m pretty excited about. Although I have tons of storage for tools and small materials in my craft cabinet, I often found that I had larger items saved for projects stashed away in other parts of the house and being out of sight, I often forgot about them. So when I spotted a simple ladder shelf on the buy/sell page for $25 I jumped on it.
I knew right away that the wire baskets from the Better Homes & Gardens line I’d been lusting after would work perfectly on the shelves. Unfortunately my local stores didn’t carry the baskets so I had to order them online and wait for them to arrive.
Once they did, I placed two on each shelf and organized my various project materials in them, leaving the narrower top shelf for my paints and stains. I also had room to slide a large item behind the lower shelves and rest several flat pieces on the bottom of the shelf frame.
The baskets are the perfect size to hold all those oddly shaped pieces and the canvas liners keep little parts contained. They even have chalkboard panels on the front, so I can add labels to them and easily change them as inventory changes.
This space is still a work in progress, but it feels more inspiring now that it’s well organized with everything ready and available. And soon that box of barn door hardware tucked next to the cabinet will be installed for a project I’ve been dreaming of since we started construction! I’ll share the details once it’s complete so watch for that. 🙂
Dust Bunnies and Dog Toys 