Thursday, October 23, 2014

Surfing for Kids' Storage

Brainstorming for library organization lead me to searching Google and Pinterest.com for the phrases "organize kids books" and "sort kids books." These are the photos that made my jaw-drop and parent-envy kick in!
A Pinterest find, though I couldn't find the original poster. The key to this project is in finding double curtain brackets like these at Home Depot or these from Ikea
Another uncredited Pinterest photo. You'll need 26 paint sticks to make these alphabet dividers. I think I need to do something like this with pictures of characters...

...much like what they did over at TheCardboardCollective.com.


For gadget-heads, a rope and pulley system for hanging baskets. On second thought, let's not start storing baskets of books overhead. But the idea was way too cool NOT to post. Featured at ApartmentTherapy.com.
This vertical bookcase looks easy to do-it-yourself. Picture found at MissySue.com.
A side-table for both books and snuggle buddies! Dimensions at Ana-White.com.
Repurposing magazine holders to sort picture books by topic. More photos at 1plus1plus1equals1.net.