The Great Wall of Storage

This workshop walkthrough stays in the order the work happens.

I love me some built-ins, and check this out… Need to store something? I think there is plenty of room here, in this great wall of storage.  Sandra at Sawdust and Paper Scraps has organized this room quite well, look at her new wall of storage……

 I said I wanted to finish it in one week. Thought it would probably take three. It really took five, but who’s counting? After wasting the last 5 days shopping for baskets, trying them out, shopping some more, trying some more and returning all the ones I didn’t want…I’m finally done. 

Here’s what I did.

 

This is the wall of choice. (For reference, the playhouse is on the same wall as that door on the left.)

I sketched a plan and started building. 

(Please note the floor behind me—see, I really am very messy when I craft.)    

Ha ha ha… I just threw together a quick sketch of what I wanted. Didn’t draw anything to scale. My original plan was 2 shelving units with a craft counter in between. Clearly that “in between” space is too wide. I took a pencil and drew right on the wall to get a real size visual of my plan B. (You may have to enlarge to see it.)

Built some more.

Maddie helped me iron on the edge banding.

  Built and installed the upper cabinets.  Installed lights, Countertop I made a template so I could cut the counter top to the well fitted shape and size. It is just a stock counter piece from Lowe’s.   Created a magnetic/chalkboard/whiteboard/corkboard backsplash. Installed molding.   I applied upside-down baseboard and then crown to add some height as I wanted the moulding to go all the way to the ceiling.  Cut and installed shelves, then loaded them with “stuff”.   And this is the well fitted spot for all those ugly plastic toys that don’t fit in any bins.   Now we just have to gather up all the toys and kids craft supplies from their random hiding places throughout the house and move them in here. 

striking! I think I have died and gone to storage heaven! What do you think?