There isn't a lot of floor space available for flat files. (Thanks to Grandpa building two enormous dollhouses for the girlies). I came up with the idea of attaching a box to the wall and having the front of the box fold down like an antique secretary desk. Thanks to my BIL who had the time, and some scrap wood to make it so. He also put cork on the front to make a handy bulletin board. The secretary pulls down and is held by wire. It's 2 ' x 3' size is perfect for storing large sheets of art paper. I keep Arches Text Wove, Diploma Parchment, and Arches 90 lb hot press watercolor paper on hand. These are my favorite papers to work on. The setup keeps my papers clean and flat and secures with hook and eyes on the side where I can reach. Originally the hook and eye was at the top of the box, but I couldn't reach it so had Himself relocate the hooks.
Have you had to invent your own storage to suit your needs?
Oh my--I LOVE paper!!! You're not going to believe it but I sorta blogged on paper today too ;) My storage mostly consists of milk crates. How sad is that?
ReplyDeleteWe had to build an addition to get more storage. :)
ReplyDeletewell, being alone in a house gives me all the storage I want. It's really a non-issue, BUT that doesn't mean I'm not addicted to nifty storage methods. After all, a place for everything and everything in it's place!
ReplyDeleteI can never find what I want, at a price I am willing to pay, for stuff to store my stuff, so I have had to be inventive too. It can be fun to find new ways to use things.
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