Comments on: Never Pay For Small Storage Containers Again.

By: Annie

Annie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:13:28 +0000

I took some sturdy tomato boxes from a restaurant and spray-painted them all to match for storage containers. They are sturdy and of a similar style, and all have sturdy lids as well…

By: David

David — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:20:52 +0000

Great stuff Penny, and good idea about painting the tops. Had not thought of that!

By: penny

penny — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:50:25 +0000

I use shoe boxes and I decorate them myself by wrapping them with inexpensive wrapping paper or or shelf lining paper. Plain brown paper can also be used. I like to wrap them all in the same paper that way the look more organized and uniform. Add a little tag to the front of each box and write on the tag so you know at a glance what each box contains.
You can also spray paint the metal tops of glass jars. Paint them matching or coordiating colors so it looks like a set.

By: David

David — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:40:11 +0000

Now THAT is a great idea Linda. Thanks!

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:57:50 +0000

Great ideas! I use the clear plastic boxes salad mixes come in from Costco to store small toys in my “Grandkids” room. They fit on a bookcase and can be stacked 2 or 3 at a time.

By: SJ

SJ — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:54:59 +0000

For moving if you got to walmart around midnight they are giving away those big boxes for cereal and stuff as they restock.

That’s how I moved =)

By: David

David — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:14:25 +0000

I have issues with glass containers too; I have way too many of them. I am mostly using them in my garage now to hold random stuff!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:38:33 +0000

I use yogurt/cottage cheese/sour cream containers for leftover or frozen food storage. They work great, come in three handy sizes, and importantly the lids from all sizes fit all the containers. They also stack very well together. This makes them very easy to store.

I do find I have a problem with jam/peanut butter/sauce jars. I occasionally use them for storage, but in the meantime I find myself saving so many of them that they become a storage issue in themselves. I have a whole cupboard shelf of them, an several tucked into the back of other cupboards as well.

By: David

David — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:25:31 +0000

Absolutely, there are ways around everything for sure! And yes, I am with you – not sure I would like used card board boxes on my countertops if I needed storage there

By: SavvyChristine

SavvyChristine — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:11:36 +0000

I use shoe boxes and hand-me-down storage bins. I read somewhere that we’re more likely to use organizing devices if they’re aesthetically pleasing. Of course, I can’t remember where I read it or what proof they had, but that tidbit always stuck with me.

Not trying to justify spending on boxes! I use old carboard boxes in my closets. But for things on the kitchen countertop, I searched for nice-looking containers. My one criteria: used. There are ways to get around everything.