How to Build a Craft Storage Center

Crafters all seem to have a problem with keeping their supplies and projects organized. Crafting can take over the whole house. The best way to keep the supplies organized and available is to have a designated area that can be used as a craft storage center. Designing and putting together this storage center can be a fun project for a crafter.

Instructions

Get Organized

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Find all of your craft supplies. Dig them out of closest, drawers, boxes and shelves. Make a big pile of craft supplies somewhere with a little bit of space.

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Split your craft supplies by category - scrap booking, knitting, beading or any other craft you enjoy. Toss what you will not use.

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Find an area to use as a craft storage center. A closet works best. If it is full of other junk, clean out the area and get it ready for your craft supplies.

Build a craft table into your craft storage center.

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Measure the inside of your closet space. Buy a piece of solid wood, about an inch thick that is the right dimensions for your closet. Most home improvement stores will cut the wood to your specified size.

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Attach your wood blocks to the walls of the closet. To choose a height, try measuring your desk or kitchen table. Use a measuring tape and level to be sure that each block is the same height.

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Place your table top on the wood blocks. You can use one screw to attach the table to each block.

Putting It All Together

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Look at your piles of different crafting supplies and make a list of what types of storage you need so you don't forget when you are at the store.

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Shop for buckets, tubs, baskets and other organizational tools.

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Install pre-made closet shelving according to manufacturer's instructions, if necessary. Since you are using a closet, there might already be plenty of shelving for your supplies.

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Label all of your buckets and tubs so that you can easily find what you are looking for when you are doing a craft project.

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Put away all your newly organized crafting supplies in your craft storage center.