Kids' Storage Project

Shoe Box Storage

• Cover a shoe box and lid with spray glue. Chose the comic section of the newspaper, wrapping paper with your child's favorite character, comic book pages, or other paper to wrap the box or create a collage. Cover the paper with decoupage glue and let it dry. Use the boxes to store small action figures, building blocks, and art supplies.

Suspended Mason Jars

• Use mason jars to store small craft items or children's jewelry. Remove the lids from mason jars and screw the lids to a sheet of wood or a hanging shelf. Fill the jars with items and screw them back into the lids for clear hanging storage. Use mason jars on desks and nightstands to hold pencils, scissors, and other stationery items as well.

Baskets

• Purchase baskets from your local craft store. Spray paint the baskets to match the decor in your child's room. Hot glue buttons, fabric, and other decorations to the baskets as well if you desire. Place the baskets on nightstands or dressers to hold hair accessories, crayons, pencils, and other objects. Alternatively, line large covered baskets against a wall to act as toy boxes.

Coat Racks

• Add coat hooks to tall bedposts or a headboard and foot boards to create hangers for book bags and jackets.

Ribbon & Canvas

• Wrap a canvas with fabric. Place ribbon across the fabric allowing it to cross in various directions. Secure each strand of ribbon with flat head pins on each end of the canvas and at some intersections. Hang the canvas on the wall and use it to hold photographs or hang hook earrings.

Thumbtacks

• Place large thumbtacks on the back of a door or on a corner wall. Use the tacks to hold belts, scarves, necklaces, or purses.