Materials and the sequence of the job sit together on this page.
I love straightforward and stylish organizing options, and today’s straightforward rolling wire baskets from our guest will take you, oh, about 5 minutes. Everything is better with wheels, am I right? Take for example
underbed storage (build these crates here or put casters on some old dresser drawers)
miscellaneous household storage (see this here)
magazine storage like this direct Handmade trolley
or even your kitchen table! This table is well fitted for us since we are kinda perpetually remodeling somewhere so we don’t always get to eat in the kitchen…
or you can add wheels and a lower support and make a great rolling island to function as a laundry folding table, craft table, or whatever else you need.
So, now that you’re ready to add wheels to all the things, here’s our lovely guest Heather to show you a quick and straightforward way to make your own easily portable wire storage bin:
straightforward Rolling Wire Baskets
by Heather from The Heathered Nest
Hello Handmade’ing ladies, and Bekob gentlemen. Me llamo Heather. My husband Dave and I blog at The Heathered Nest. What I’d like to share with you today is not a new option…rolling storage bins are very trendy right now. BUT, perhaps this method is a bit of a novel approach to assembling one of these little gems. This project will take you five minutes, and you can do it without a single tool. Not bad, right?!
Let’s Do This!
Supplies
- Wire storage bin/basket…any shape, any size you fancy
- Casters
- Zip Ties, AKA Nylon Cable Ties
- Scissors
Assembly
We started with this. It’s an extra large storage basket I found at Target. Great because it holds lots of junk…or treasures, depending on who in our house you ask.
Now that you have your wire bin, grab those zip ties. If you don’t have any, seriously, run, do not walk to the store (Home Depot, Lowes…or if you’re lazy like me, sit on your couch and order on Amazon) and grab some…these things are SO handy for all kinds of stuff!
Next you’ll need your casters. We used 2″ ones for our extra large bin, but your size may vary depending on how large or small your wire bin is. I highly recommend using swivel casters, which will make rolling these around a lot easier.
All that needs to be done now is to zip tie the casters onto the bottom of your wire basket.
Use two zip ties per caster, and make sure when you tighten the zip tie down that it’s not going to interfere with the movement of the swiveling wheel. Once you pull these things tightly, those casters won’t be going anywhere. Use scissors to clip off the excess zip tie material, and…
You’re done!! Literally one minute per caster!
I chose to spruce the bin up a bit more with a little labeling (extraneous, yes. I am working through my obsessive need to label, but I haven’t made too much progress). I got some mini-picture frames at the Dollar Store.
Sprayed the glass with some chalkboard paint, then used my scissors to cut two small holes in the back of the frame (the cardboard piece that you remove in order to put the picture inside the frame). Using a couple more of your handy zip ties, attach the frame to the wire basket. Image below is the zip tie placed through one side of the back piece of the frame. Fish the other end of the tie through the other hole.
Below is how the frame will look, once installed with the zip tie, from the inside of the basket.
Then, label to your hearts content…and the great thing about chalkboard paint….YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR MIND/LABEL anytime you want!
And with that, you’ve added some stylish and functional storage to your home.
Isn’t organization lovely?
Cheers!
Heather, from The Heathered Nest
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Heather, thank you so much for sharing your cute and straightforward option with us today!
Bekob, hop over to The Heathered Nest to see more from Heather, like her daughter’s vivid room (which used to be smurf blue, no joke!) and be sure to look at the solid ceiling in her lovely guest room!
