As your craft collection grows, storage can become a challenge, and bins often become a quick fix. But over time, bins can actually hinder your crafting experience. Here’s why bin storage might be holding you back, along with practical solutions to help you create an organized and inspiring craft space.

5 Common Problems with Bin Storage and How to Solve Them

Problem 1: Hard-to-Access Supplies

The first downside to a bin storage system is ease of access. When you use bins to store your craft supplies it can make finding the items you need incredibly difficult. Stacking bins on top of each other can make accessing your supplies both strenuous and time-consuming. When you reach the bin you need, the stress continues. You push through layers of material to find what you want. Crafting should be a relaxing time to unwind. Rummaging through bins does not help with that goal.

Solution: Easy to Access Storage

Opt for storage cabinets with customizable drawer heights. Unlike bins that require digging and stacking, drawers with the right height for the supplies inside keep items visible and easily accessible without having to lift or move anything out of the way. This setup allows you to enjoy an organized, hassle-free workspace, making crafting more enjoyable and efficient.

Problem 2: Small Supplies Get Lost

Generic storage bins are extremely ineffective when storing smaller items like tools, embellishments, adhesives, markers, and beads. Smaller pieces can easily fall to the bottom of bins, scatter throughout them, or wedge underneath other items.

Solution: Utilize Shallow Drawers

Shallow drawers prevent items from piling up, keeping everything visible and accessible. No more digging to find the right supply; each item has its own designated spot, saving you time and keeping your crafting stress-free. For added organization, Crafty Storage Jars, Accessory Trays, and Storage Grids keep even the smallest items, like beads and embellishments, neat and easy to find—perfect for jewelry makers, quilters, and paper crafters.

Problem 3: Wasted Space

Finding bins that fit all your tools and materials is tough because bins come in generic shapes and sizes. They rarely align perfectly with the dimensions of your supplies, leading to wasted areas and awkwardly placed items. Unlike custom storage solutions, bins don’t maximize space, leaving gaps that could otherwise be used to store more materials efficiently. This lack of efficiency not only reduces storage capacity but also makes it harder to keep materials organized and within reach.

Solution: Maximize Space with Craft Storage Solutions

Best Craft Organizer offers customizable Craft Storage Cabinets at different heights and widths, allowing you to optimize every inch of space, whether you’re into sewing, quilting, jewelry making, diamond painting, or paper crafting. Maximize your space by tailoring storage to fit your exact needs, so each tool and material has a perfect place, keeping your craft area organized and efficient.

Problem 4: Unattractive Bins

Your crafting space should feel like a natural extension of your home, not a catch-all storage room. Stacks upon stacks of bins all piled up in your craft space take away from the beauty and the design of the rest of your home. Not only can this stress you out, it can stifle your creativity.

Solution: Aesthetic Storage Cabinets Designed for Crafters

You may have heard other crafters say that paint colors and room decor can boost your creativity. They can also help you feel relaxed while crafting.

These parts of your crafting space are important. However, they are less effective if cluttered supplies and ugly plastic bins are ruining your space. Choose aesthetically pleasing craft cabinetry that allows you to focus on your project, rather than being distracted by the unpleasant tones and textures in your space.

Problem 5: Stifled Creativity

How do you come up with ideas for your next project? Many crafters find that looking at different colors, designs, and textures helps them create new themes and ideas.

When you bury your materials in storage bins, you can easily forget about the pieces stuck at the bottom. When you have your supplies visible and easy to access, it helps spark creativity. Different materials can inspire you each time you enter the space.

Solution: Storage Shelves Designed to Keep Craft Supplies Visible

If you enjoy paper crafting, the Paper Shelf is great for organizing and showing off your favorite paper. It helps you keep different colors and patterns neat and easy to find. The slant of the shelf displays your pattern paper at an angle so you can quickly see the design to spark creativity. 

If you're a quilter, the Fabric Storage Tower is a great option for you. The shallow shelves provides the perfect storage solution for your fabric yardage, fat quarters, thread (using the wall-box), and more. The adjustable shelves (excluding center shelf) give you endless options to customize the tower to fit your storage needs.

Storage Solutions Designed for Crafters

Now that you’re ready to move on from using bins, consider craft storage solutions by Best Craft Organizer. Our storage solutions are designed specifically for crafters. We understand the importance of maximizing your space for the crafts you love! 

Check out our Storage Cabinets page to learn more, and head to our Cabinet Designer when you are ready to design your custom cabinets and drawers.