I bet you’re thinking, “Well, that picture doesn’t look very organized.” You’re right. That is the before picture. Now that I’ve got your attention, let me tell you how a sheet of pegboard, some bins and baskets, some lumber, and some spice racks totally changed my creative space.
I keep my craft supplies in a tall TV cabinet that I bought on Craigslist for $100. I have for a long time wanted a Workbox, but at almost $2,000 a pop, I just can’t justify the expense.
So I make do with my $100 Craigslist special. I love this cabinet, as it just looks like a piece of furniture in my office…but I didn’t love how chaotic and disorganized it was.
I really didn’t love it the night I opened the cabinet and a can of stain fell on my foot. 😡
And the cabinets on the bottom?
They weren’t too bad, but not too great, either.
Just like a lot of things in our house, the craft cabinet started off great but then fell into disorder. Boo.
I decided even if I can’t have a Workbox, I can borrow some of the ideas I like from it. One of those was storage in the door. I’d already attempted this, but not too well.
I immediately decided pegboard would be a cheap and easy way to do this. I bought pegboard, a set of pegboard baskets, a set of plastic pegboard bins, and some plastic pegboard hooks.
I knew I’d have to mount the pegboard on 1x4s to keep the screws from going through the outside of the cabinet. Luckily, I had some left over from a recent project.
I added pegboard to both cabinet doors and painted it white.
I then added our bins, baskets and hooks. I hung up washi tape and ribbon using dowel rods. I repurposed those spice racks I had used before.
I also added a shelf inside the actual cabinet.
I already had the boxes and bins.
Let’s take a look at that before and after once more, shall we?
Before:
After:
It’s not perfect and it could still improve, but at least my toes are safe from wayward cans of wood stain.
Comment below and show me your creative spaces!! And have a great weekend.