Make a Craft Storage Unit From an Old Folding Screen

Since last Christmas, I’ve had an electric staple gun, gifted to me by my son with the admonition that I not hurt myself. (My kids know me too well.) Anyway, this was the first time I got to use it and I love how an easy push of a trigger gets the job done.

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These cooling racks are 16 long by 10-inches wide, perfect for spanning the width of the folding screen. I used four racks for each section in the folding screen and began by spacing them out on the first section to see where I wanted them to go. As pictured, there is about a six inch space between each rack, but I didn’t bother to measure.

Next I held each rack in place by putting two staples in both sides.

One staple at the top corner and one at the bottom corner on each side was sufficient to hold the racks in place on the wood frame.

I continued until all three sections of the folding screen held four cooling racks each. By folding the second screen on top of the section that already had cooling racks on it, I was able to position the next set in the same places as the first set. Then I did the same with the third section.

In this way, I ensured that all three sets of cooling racks would be evenly spaced so the overall look would be uniform.

I used cable ties to secure plastic baskets onto the cooling racks, trimming the excess ties, of course.

In one basket I’m storing my favourite hot glue gun and finger protectors. Next to that, I used some thin twine to tie a pencil cup to the rack to hold glue sticks.

Tip: A needle threader is very helpful when threading the twine through the holes in the pencil cup.

Thread the twine through twice around the seam in the pencil cup, then tie it onto one of the racks where you want it. I cut the glue stick label off of the package and glued it to the pencil cup to designate it for Gorilla Glue sticks only.

You can get the two-inch s-hooks pictured at Dollarama. S-hooks are perfect for hanging your scissors. Here, I’ve hung a pair of scissors next to the plastic bin containing my twine.

Besides craft supplies, you could also hang light artwork.

This kind of picture hanger works well with an s-hook.

This larger basket also works well on my storage rack, again using two cable ties to hold it on..

So far, this is what my storage unit looks like. To see what else I add to it, visit my blog: https://dollarstorestyle.com/make-a-craft-storage-unit-from-an-old-folding-screen/

I'm finding this storage unit very useful. It's completely customizable to whatever you need it for. It might also be used in a kitchen or bathroom. Paint your cookie cooking racks or leave them plain.

I’ve even thought of covering a folding screen and cooling racks with greenery to use as a privacy screen outdoors.

Let me know what you would use this idea for.

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