Room by Room - Organizing Your Craft Room

You voted and I listened. Here are some ideas for organizing your craft room - or in my case the craft portion of my bedroom! I have decided to make this into a multi-post topic due to how extensive craft storage can be. This post will help you take advantage of your limited space in general and the following posts will focus on specific areas such as scrapbooking, sewing etc.

To see craft by craft posts visit our Craft Organization section!




Baggies of Every Size - these are my craft storage life line! I have various sizes to use for ribbons, beads, buttons and other embellishments. The dollar stores sell several different sizes. I keep them in a special container or drawer so that they are easy to find.








Pill Organizers - these can be use for the same items you would put in your smaller baggies but can be organized by purpose. You could have a couple designated to sewing and another to scrapbooking and it would make it easier to sort through. My baggies spend much of their time in a pile.








Peg Boards - peg boards are a great. You can get all sorts of hooks, rails, shelves and baskets to hang off of it and reconfigure it whenever you want. You can even stencil the shape of the item onto the peg board so that it is always put back where it came from, no matter who uses it. Learn how to make your own Giant Peg Board!






Use Your Closet - if you aren't using your craft room closet for any other purpose, use it to store your crafts. You can add an organizer or use the basics that are already there. Use every inch including the walls, floor and door.







Add Shelves - take advantage of the vertical space by adding shelves to store your crafts. This crafter used rails with movable shelves which is great because it can change as your inventory changes.






Invest in a Wine Rack - this can be multi-functional. It can store your wine and your crafts. The one below is the perfect size for wool but it could hold fabric, paintbrushes or drawing supplies.








PVC Pipe - if a wine rack isn't your thing, try using PVC pipe. I have even seen crafters use it on their peg board.








Filing Cabinets - these can be used for all sorts of crafting supplies like scrapbook paper and fabric. For a tutorial on how to file your fabric visit The Thinking Closet.







Shoe Storage - use hanging shoe storage to organize items you have a lot of like markers, glue and decorative scissors.







Rails - similar to peg boards, rails can hold a multitude of shelves, baskets and hooks for crafts supplies of various shapes and sizes. They are also great if you have limited vertical space as they take up much less room than peg boards. IKEA has a wide selection.

 

Velcro and Magnet Boards - these can be used to display items as well as store them. It provides an accessible and artistic way to display different embellishments and paints. I once saw a similar storage system for tubes of paint where they nailed binder clips to a board and hung up the paint by pinching the clip onto the bottom of the tubes.

 

 

If you want tips on a specific type of craft, let me know!