toy storage...how do you?

[lavenderblue]

I keep my hair sticks in a wooden box which is originally for storing incense sticks, My mother gave it to me for storing my hair sticks. My barettes, slides and stuff I have in a nice carton box

[Stevy]

For some years I kept mine very happily in one, and then two, plastic 6 drawer Stanley Pack n' Latch organisers designed for holding woodwork odds and ends - sadly my collection has outgrown the boxes and I haven't been able to find another one, so now the wooden sticks, the Mei Fas and the sticks with toppers from other crafters all live in three mugs beside the boxes and the slides and barrettes have moved out into a pink cardboard box. It's not ideal, because sometimes the cats knock over the mugs, and also it means sometimes the sticks need dusting.

Stevy

[Guenever]

My hair toys are actually the only things that I'm a neatfreak about.. and I use vases.. I love vases.. I've got 2 atm to store all my toys


Ficcares, sticks, forks, combs, slides, brush, cats.. a nice mixture of treasures^^

[willowcandra]

Really cool ideas.
I bought a wooden box really similar to yours melisande at a car boot sale this morning-bargain! it has three drawers top, two middle and one at the bottom. As it's unfinished I am going to decorate it but can't decide wether to use pretty craft papers and varnish or paint...desicions decisions.

Homeschoolmama I think the velvet is a really good idea I will line my drawers to stop my sticks rolling and things getting scratched.

I really like the plastic pocket hangers loads of you have but they don't seem to have much room for sticks and forks. nice to have it all on display though.

My solution has been found but keep adding to the thread though as I am sure it will help others. (and besides you never know how long the storage will last before I need more room lol.)

[willowcandra]

My hair toys are actually the only things that I'm a neatfreak about.. and I use vases.. I love vases.. I've got 2 atm to store all my toys


Ficcares, sticks, forks, combs, slides, brush, cats.. a nice mixture of treasures^^

That looks really pretty...I bet my ds would love to make it a mess lol. love your silver primavera btw.

[iris]

I use this drawer with a divider in my Ikea wardrobe. I use two of the compartments for sticks (mainly mei fas, so they're small - larger sticks wouldn't fit), and one for ficcares. I don't have that much hair stuff. The other compartments hold my belts.

Iris

[darkwaves]

I have several Rubbermaid mini-towers -- in white -- in my bathroom for hair toys, makeup, etc. Each shelf is about 8" long and a couple of inches high, so this works well for sticks and forks. (And, the tops are flat so you don't lose counter space -- just raise it up.)

I also have a behind-the-door hanging thing with small pockets (like the shoe hangers, but smaller) for most odds and ends -- brush, scissors, scrunchies, etc.

And, finally, a pretty rectangular vase on the counter, half filled with flat glass disks, to hold sticks, etc. before they're put away.

No pix. My bathroom is poorly lit.

[Druid of Alba]

I don't have many, so I just wrap them in paper and store them in a box.

[spidermom]

We got a metal box of chocolate candy for Christmas. I use the emptied box to store my hair stuff on a shelf in the bathroom downstairs. It used to be stored in an empty Pampers baby bottom wipes box, so this is a step up. Upstairs I have a drawer in my bathroom.

Half the time, what I want is in neither place. So really I guess I'd have to stay that my hair stuff is all over the house.

[Anje]

Lots of cool ideas here. Right now, most of mine are jammed in a coffee cup, the rest are scattered throughout the house.