Design a Craft Closet
Designing a craft closet is an easy solution to a cluttered house. Craft supplies collect easily over the years, but often wind up in strange places, like entertainment centers and coffee table drawers. Not everyone is lucky enough to have a specific room devoted to crafting. But you can also design your craft closet in the room you most often work on crafts. According to MarthaStewart.com, craft closets can be made from an old armoire in the living room, for instance.
Instructions
1. Sort all craft supplies from throughout the house into individual, separate piles. Craft supplies may also include commonly used items like wrapping paper, according to MarthaStewart.com. Storing items like gift wrapping paper, greeting cards, construction paper, old newspaper for papier-mâché, tape and scissors in the craft closet can cut down on clutter in other parts of the house. Look at the pile you have created to get an idea of where things will placed and the containers that will be needed.
2. Make the most out of the space in the closet based on the materials in your supply. Since armoires can be on the small side, use every inch of space by removing the drawers and putting in sets of small, fitted cubbyholes that pull out from the shelf, as advised by MarthaStewart.com. Use a peg board with hooks to prevent making holes in plaster or wood. Other other hand, wall hooks can be mounted into the sides of armoires of closet walls on their own.
3. Put craft supplies into clear or durable containers, labeled with the name of the items they contain for convenience. Very small items that do not need their own compartments can be places into a tray with dividers, which can be purchased at craft stores. If some items are left out of place, put them in canvas or plastic bags and hang them on the inside of the closet or armoire door or walls.
4. Place items into the craft closet. Give priority to supplies that are used most often. The scissors, for instance, should not be buried underneath the construction paper. Items that are used sparingly should still be easy enough to access. Avoid layering objects on the shelf from front to back. Make sure you can remove things easily, even when your hands are full. Reorganize if needed until the usable space is maximized.
5. Use large bins with wheels for items that are used frequently and need a larger container. Knitters, for instance, might sort different colors of stock supply yarn into wheeled bins, then roll each of them out when needed. This eliminates the problem of storing larger containers outside of the closet, since the bin is placed on the floor. Depending on the size of the closet, a large, wheeled bin might not fit. Remove the doors to solve this problem.
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