Hidden Toolbox Storage That Looks Amazing

3 Materials
$50
3 Hours
Easy
One of our biggest problems as DIYers living in a tiny home is trying to find ways to hide our tools. The struggle is real guys. Tools are not the prettiest things in the world and when storage space is limited you have to be really creative. But I think we finally found a way and I wanted to share it with you all, since I know many hometalkers have the same problem. This is what we came up with.
That beautiful trunk is hiding our screw drivers, drill, hammer, handsaw and ..... you get the picture icon
And it started out looking like this.
We picked that poor bent and battered trunk up at a thrift store for next to nothing. The lid was really badly damaged and wouldn't close properly, which is probably half the reason we only paid a few bucks for it icon On the plus side though she was big and sturdy. And most of those dents can be smacked out with a rubber mallet.
After a good scrub to remove the layers of dust and a coat of paint she was well on her way to being more presentable.
To hide those small dents in the lid that we just couldn't get rid of we made a "table top" . Fortunately we had some leftover from when we made our cable spool table.
After adding a few metal wheels to make it easier to move around, that bent and battered trunk was ready to hide all our tools and look good at the same time.
I would love to know what you think of the makeover. What would you hide inside?
Suggested materials:
  • Metal trunk   (thrift store)
  • Metal wheels   (hardware store)
  • Tongue and groove   (hardware store)
Michelle Leslie
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