Make your space more functional with DIY storage furniture. Turn dressers, bookcases, and other items into smart organizers for your home. Give one of these DIY projects a try to create customized pieces that suit your needs better than anything you can buy in a store.
DIY Storage Shelves
Make your living room more organized and stylish with a custom-made ladder shelf. For this DIY furniture project, you’ll build two ladders that look the same and arrange them in an A-shape. Then, you’ll add shelves. You can personalize the shelf by staining or painting it in any color you like. Use it to showcase plants and decorations or store books.
DIY Shelving Unit
Create your own DIY storage furniture by gathering inexpensive wood crates. Stack four crates together, arranging two horizontally and two vertically to form a square shape. Stack multiple sets of crates on top of each other, using a pine board to support the top row of shelves. Secure the crates together and to the wall using screws, making sure to attach them to wall studs for stability.
DIY Bar Storage
Transform a simple bookcase into a functional bar storage unit with this DIY idea. Cut shelves at 45-degree angles and fix them inside the bookcase at different positions to make spaces for wine glasses, serving trays, bottles, and other items. Attach stemware holders underneath horizontal shelves for hanging glasses. Line the shelves with adhesive cork to prevent items from slipping.
Crafts DIY Storage Furniture
Transform this old dresser into DIY storage furniture for your hobby area with some paint and a few adjustments. Add a new top that extends 12 inches on one side to create space for seating. Replace the top drawers with small drawers and boxes to store sewing supplies conveniently. Install a new base to replace the original feet, giving the dresser a charming look and raising its height. Cut the curvy bottom from medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and paint it white to match the rest of the dresser.
DIY Shoe Storage
Transform a cabinet or chest of drawers into DIY storage furniture to showcase shoes, purses, and jewelry. Take off the doors and lower the interior shelves to accommodate store-bought or custom shoe racks made from dowels. Enhance the drawer fronts with vibrant paint and new hardware. Install hooks on the outside of the DIY storage furniture for easy access.
Entryway Storage Furniture
Boost the organization in your entryway with this DIY storage furniture idea. Use two crates surrounded by MDF to make a center bench with lower storage. Attach the crates to wall studs or use drywall anchors to create modular bookshelf space, perfect for storing outdoor gear, shoes, and coats.
