I'm back again with another post about my favorite room in my house - my craft room! I spend a ton of time in this little gem of a room doing all the things like sewing, blogging, pricing items for my antique booths, and crafting. With all of those functions it can quickly turn to chaos. But I have come up with some Smart Storage Solutions for my Craft Room.
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I shared my Top 5 craft room must haves in this post and now I want share more information on some of the storage solutions.
Simple Craft Room Storage Solutions
- twine holder
- can tool holders
- wooden risers
- peg board organizer
DIY Twine Holder
Twine is one of those things I reach for all the time, and keeping it in a drawer just didn’t make sense. I use black and white bakers twine for my tags in my antique booths. I use jute twine and embroidery floss for all sorts of crafty things. Because I need these items handy, I decided to make some spool holders.
In my garage I have tons of wood leftover from various projects. I had a few table legs that I cut down into smaller sizes with my miter saw.
After sanding the wood piece smooth, I drilled a hole the size of the
wooden dowel.
I put a dollop of
wood glue into the drilled hole and then placed the dowel into the hole. I gently tapped it into the hole even further with a hammer.
Having a counter top twine holder allows me to pull and snip what I need with one hand. Bonus: it looks adorable and adds a bit of charm to the space.
Can/Pot Tool Holders
Simple cans and enamel flower pots are my secret weapon for tiny tools, pens and grab-and-go items. I keep several on my desk stocked with scissors, pens, bone folders, and small rulers.
I made tool holders out of regular old soup cans. I took the cans, washed them, spray painted them inside and out with black and white paint and them used
mod podge to attach patterned paper to the can.
Wooden Risers
Several years ago I hung shelves on the wall in my craft room using anchors. Unfortunately I tagged a drain pipe from our bathroom upstairs and it started leaking a little bit. After a while it made the dry wall smushy. Once I fixed the leak and the wall there was no way I was going to hang anything else on the wall.
I decided to make risers to put on the work station in my craft room. I used repurposed 1" x 10" wood I had in my garage. I cut 2 pieces to the width that I needed to go across my work station. I did 2 different risers so it wouldn't bow in the center.
I measured the height that I wanted for my risers and then stacked 2 pieces of wood on the platform of my saw and cut them at the same time to ensure that they were the same size. I then repeated that process for the other riser.
I used these
clamps to hold the wood in the 90 degree angle and then attached the legs to the top with wood screws.
I then put a piece of wood on the leg and the top to brace. Then I painted it all the same white color and distressed it a little bit.
Peg Board
A pegboard might seem like an obvious solution, but the trick is setting it up with your workflow in mind. I grouped mine by category — ribbon, sewing, scissors, paper trimmers and a little hanging basket for the small things.
You can get a variety of
peg hooks to fit the items you want to hang.
I used long hooks to hold spools of ribbon, grouped by color. I also used long ones to hold the dowels of ribbons across the top.
I used
smaller hooks to hold my thread, scissors and the little basket at the bottom.
The right
Craft Room Storage doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive—it just has to
work for the way you create. A few smart tweaks made a big impact in my space, and now I spend more time crafting and less time searching.
If you’ve got a favorite storage hack or setup that’s saved your sanity, I’d love to hear about it in the comments!
