Get the storage you need using your DIY skills and our how-to guides.
Try one of these DIY projects for customizable pieces that fill your needs better than any storebought piece can.
DIY Storage Shelves
Add organization and display space to your living room with a custom-built ladder shelf.
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DIY Shelving Unit
Group togetherinexpensive wood cratesto create DIY storage furniture.
DIY Office Furniture
Transform two sawhorses into a hardworkingdesk for your home office.
Add wood shelves cut to length from reclaimed boards for book and office supply storage on the bottom rungs.
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For aneasy-to-clean work surface, secure a white melamine panel to the top of the sawhorses.
Entryway Storage Furniture
Increase the organizational capacity of your entryway with this DIY storage furniture.
Two crates surrounded by MDF create a center bench with lower storage.
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DIY Gift-Wrapping Station
A bookcase outfitted with dowel rods makes a handy and attractivegift-wrappingand crafts supplies station.
Cut 3/4-inch-diameter dowel rods 1/8 inch shorter than the width of the cabinet interior.
Support them from the side panels with shoulder hooks to keep wrapping paper andribbon ready for dispensingand refilling.
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Use shorter dowels to hold spools of thread, tape dispensers, or gift bags.
DIY Bookcase Mudroom
Nodedicated mudroomor back entry?
DIY Thrifted Furniture Update
Give new life to a thrifted cabinet forDIY storage furniture with flea-market style.
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Keep your wood furniture bare for a rustic look, orpaint with a high-gloss finishfor a bold statement.
Replace glass doors with chicken wire and add antique pulls to boost the piece’s vintage look.
We added false backs totwo kitchen cartsfor this DIY storage furniture and then painted them teal.
Credit: Jay Wilde
DIY Entertainment Center Makeover
Is that bulky old entertainment center collecting dust?
Repurpose it to create handy DIY storage furniture for your kitchen.
To add a wine rack:
DIY Storage Desk
Thisclever deskstarted as a dresser.
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The top drawer now extends out to form a desktop surface.
Caster wheels attached to the bottom allow this DIY storage furniture to move around as needed.
For durability, seal the top with a water-basedacrylic sealer.
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New hardware and bold wallpaper adhered to the back add style.
Finally, make your DIY bar cart mobile by adding casters to the legs.
DIY Pet Storage
Pets come with plenty of gear.
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Keep it organized with DIY storage furniture outfitted as apet storage station.
Take Your DIY Skills Outdoors
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