Thrift Store "slotted Box" Becomes Craft Supply Center

by KathrynElizabeth Etier

$4.00

30 Minutes

Easy

Every Saturday morning, my granddaughters and I "docrafts." I needed to separate my craft supplies (some of which aren'tchild-appropriate) and kid-safe supplies in the interest of not ending up inthe emergency room. I found this "slotted box" at a local thrift shopfor $4. The box may have once been storage for video tapes or somethingsimilar. I added two knobs, lined the slots with squares of upholstery vinylwhich I got free from my local upholsterer's scrap pile, and put the box underthe couch. The girls have easy access to their "craft center," thevinyl allows them to easily remove items from the slots, and when not in use,the whole thing is hidden by my coffee table. Some day I may get around to paintingand stenciling it, but it's fine for now.

thrift store slotted box becomes craft supply center, craft rooms, repurposing upcycling, storage ideas, Knobs and vinyl squares turned this vertical box into a horizontal craft storage center

Knobs and vinyl squares turned this vertical box into a horizontal craft storage center.

thrift store slotted box becomes craft supply center, craft rooms, repurposing upcycling, storage ideas, Upholstery vinyl squares line each slot allowing easy access to stored items

Upholstery vinyl squares line each slot, allowing easy access to stored items.

thrift store slotted box becomes craft supply center, craft rooms, repurposing upcycling, storage ideas, What s in here Glue sticks fun foam washi tape stickers bottles of glues rubber stamps and lots more

What's in here? Glue sticks, fun foam, washi tape, stickers, bottles of glues, rubber stamps, and lots more.

thrift store slotted box becomes craft supply center, craft rooms, repurposing upcycling, storage ideas, Slide it under the couch put the coffee table in place and no one s the wiser

Slide it under the couch, put the coffee table in place, and no one's the wiser!

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2 comments

Andrea on Feb 15, 2014
What a great idea and it is not another bulky clear tote everyone has laying around in their house

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- KathrynElizabeth Etier on Feb 16, 2014
  @Andrea ;). The other problem with tote boxes is that, for me, they just become a jumbled mess--they don't organize, they just contain. I've given up on tote boxes (and I was a major consumer of them) and am using things that can easily be slipped out of sight--like underbed suitcases (also, much cheaper than tote boxes if you thrift), and wooden drawers and boxes.
  
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