Craft Cabinets Before and After Pictures

The following pictures show the storage cabinets in a craft room. There are a total of six cabinets - all reaching from floor to ceiling. Two of the cabinets are double wide. Each cabinet was filled with a variety of materials. It was very difficult for the homeowner to find any specific craft item which sometimes resulted in an additional purchase of an item already owned. The basic approach taken was to designate each cabinet to house certain mediums such as paint, wood, textiles, craft books, etc. Each cabinet's contents were removed, sorted, grouped, and placed in their appropriate cabinets. Containers were added to store grouped items. All containers and drawers were labelled according to homeowner's specifications.
	Paint Cabinet
	Organizing Solutions: Sorted and grouped paint related items Moved unrelated items to other cabinets Used plastic baskets with handles to place additional bottles of craft paint on upper shelves Used plastic drawer systems to seperate paint related project supplies such as stencils, sponges, brush basins, palettes, etc. Stored bottles of paint in racks on door Used plastic containers to group and store various painting tools: stencil brushes, foam brushes, foam rollers, water color brushes.
	Wood Cabinet
	Organizing Solutions: Sorted and grouped wood items Used plastic containers to separate and store similar shaped wood pieces such as hearts, squares, ovals, cutouts, wooden spoons, etc. Large plastic storage boxes were used on the upper shelves for easy access to any items that otherwise might be "lost" at the back of the shelves. Used peg board to hang jars to store small wooden pieces Used pegs on pegboard to hang wreaths Displayed finished wood project examples on door
	Add-Ons
	Organizing Solutions: Filled Cabinet with plastic drawers to house small items that can be added to any craft project Placed all Christmas related items in top drawers due to their seasonal nature Added Plastic tote for finished craft examples Grouped and zoned similar items in small storage unit drawers mounted on the doors
	Textiles
	Organizing Solutions: Sorted and grouped textile items Added shallow plastic drawers for storage of small sewing related items labelled all containers Added plastic storage box for finished textile project examples Removed peg board from right door and installed wire shelf unit and additional ribbon dispenser