No more free range stuffed animals! We needed stuffed animal storage because they are bulky and keeping them in bins meant the one the kids wanted was always on the bottom. But none of us (my husband and I included) could manage to cull them.
I was inspired by the way Walmart contains their giant beach balls -- bungee cord verticals on a fixed frame. I was going to make it free standing til I saw the behind closet door storage plans. Perfect!
I made the frame and shelf from 1x4s because that was the depth of my doorframe -- 3.5 inches. It took (3) 1x4s @6' - One for each side and one cut for the top, bottom, and shelf/support.
I couldn't find bungee cord by the roll (should have checked Amazon first!), so I bought colored 1 inch wide elastic from JoAnns. Each 3 yard pkg cost $4. I needed 3, so that drove the price up. I cut them in half, and the 4.5' lengths have plenty of give on the 6' frame, so you could probably use standard 4' bungee cords from the box store.
I used my router to make the holes for the elastic. I used wooden toy wheels to keep the knotted elastic from being pulled through the holes. You could just drill holes, but my router was new and I wanted to practice with it.
The kids love putting their stuffed toys away now, and they can see all of them so they can pick the ones they want to play with rather than dumping them all out of a bin. I love it.
I've already decided to do the other door with the bottom half of the frame in elastic like this for costume storage, and the top half shelves. Thank you, Ana!
Comments
anb80
Wed, 04/01/2015 - 16:29
Beautiful! I've been
Beautiful! I've been drooling over this table too. Yours looks amazing! It looks longer. How long did you make it?
ANguyen
Thu, 04/02/2015 - 11:43
Thanks so much! It is longer
Thanks so much! It is longer than I thought it would be. I was originally going to do three chairs on either side and two at the ends. But I love how it turned out even better. We followed Ana's plans and is 106" long. Fits perfect on 8x10 rug! :)
teachingmomma
Thu, 04/02/2015 - 13:14
Beautiful!
what beautiful work! The stain choice is just perfect. Do you mind my asking where you bought your chairs? I'm having a difficult time finding chairs with a plain fabric.
ANguyen
Fri, 04/03/2015 - 09:11
Thank you! We actually got
Thank you! We actually got them from Target. We have the counter stools in dark grey for our island and we really liked those so we decided to go with the same for the dining room.
http://www.target.com/p/threshold-brookline-tufted-dining-chair-set-of-…
Ana White
Mon, 04/06/2015 - 16:14
Gorgeous! I love the look of
Gorgeous! I love the look of this in your room!
ANguyen
Thu, 04/23/2015 - 11:06
Thanks so much Ana!! We LOVE
Thanks so much Ana!! We LOVE it!! Already had several dinner parties and get SO many compliments! :)