Where do you store…

I’m very lucky that in our office when we built the house we had them make a walk in closet with no shelves.  So we bought some cheap bookshelves and I have my stuff in there.  That way the little ones can’t just grab and the older ones can get to it.  Now as for creative ways to keep stuff together.  Crayons markers, colored pencils are just in a rubber maid bucket with a lid and a handle.  Glue sticks are in one of those tuperware spagetti containers (I mean who really uses those.. we eat all the spagettie I buy).  Then you know when you get things like ?? pillow cases or things in those plastic pouches with snaps or zippers are even better I use those for siscors and the likes.  Otherwiase ziplock bags are the best invention yet!  I hope that helps.  Probably not but might be able to spark a new idea for your home!  Misty

I keep the stuff we use regularly in decorative baskets on our school shelves in the kitchen.  I found some nice ones on sale at Michael’s craft store.  I put them on the bottom and they just fit so you can’t see the mess inside, just the pretty front outside of the basket.    The other stuff is in stackable plastic shelves in a cabinet in the laundry room. 

Our garage is our *school supply room*.  We don’t use it as a real garage, since it is a one-car garage and only a VW would fit,  so it serves its purpose for all of our stuff.  Craft components are in bins, containers, ziploc bags, 3-drawer sterlite things, etc.  I’d say it’s semi-organized. Our everyday school textbook type stuff is held in a crate (from walmart).  Each boy has one, then misc/family studies are in the garage on  shelf, crate, bin designated for that particular study.  Library books live in a black crate in the living room, also from walmart. 

I’d say that we have too much stuff.  But when people hear you hs they feel the need to unload on you or you think you might need that odd ball craft thingy for the future.  Haven’t used it yet.  ha ha.  I’ve had to learn to just say no, thank you.