If you want some storage options, but don’t want to dish out big bucks for store bought ones, why not make some on your own? Heres some tips.
-Find some milk crates, Milk crates have been very popular with the college crowd and makes a great modular storage unit, hold them together with string, bolts or tie-wraps and in less than a fraction of a second, you have cheap storage. Vinyls fit perfectly in them!
-How about water jugs? Randofo on instructables recycled used water jugs and set them up together to create great storage.
- Need something to hold small parts? Use old jars. Why not mount all of them under a shelf? Nail the screw-tops to the underside of a shelf, that way you will always know where they are and reduce your clutter.
-How about a floppy disk pen holder? Reuse those old floppies! Via Matt Shelton
- Hide it in a book! Find a used book and start carving. Howtodostuff.com
-Find old pieces of furniture at the thrift shop, old suitcases, bins and other interesting things you can find at a thrift shop!
- Build your own boxes out of plywood offcuts. Don’t be afraid to modify the plans!
- Make a guitar stand out of Plywood offcuts! (link coming soon!)
- Go to the army surplus and get some old Ammo cases, some of them are in metal and they are even waterproof!
-Use an old cd spindle as tupperware, store your bagel inside!
-Use an old door as a tabletop! Prop it up with sawhorses. Or, find a decent sized cable spool and lay it on its side. Instant table!
-Find two liter shipping crates and create shelves!
IDEAS:
Use old books to create an end table.
Desk created with recycled drawers.
Theres plenty more ways to create storage from recycled items and one can do it very cheaply, please if you have any other ideas, don’t be afraid to add a comment.
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