Day 8 – Cans {31 Cheap & Easy DIY Organizers}
Think you have to spend a lot of money on costly organizing tools to get your house in order? Nope! Getting organized doesn’t have to be expensive!
Today I’m sharing ideas for using cans to get organized. You probably have a bunch of these around your home and if not, you just need to save a few cans when you’re making dinner the next few nights. Or you can save small paint cans if you’re doing any painting projects. If you really want to do this right now, check if you have any cans in your pantry with expired food in them that you could empty and use!
Cans can be used to organize any small items around your home (just like jars). Different sized cans can be used for larger or smaller things. Some common uses for cans are:
- Office supplies (pens, pencils, scissors, rulers)
- Craft items (paint brushes, markers, pencil crayons, scissors)
- Cooking utensils (ladles, spoons, spatulas, flippers)
- Hair accessories (clips, ribbons, bows, elastics)
Note: Be careful that any sharp edges are removed first!
Plain old cans or cans with old labels are not very nice to use, but if you remove the label and decorate the can a bit, you can have beautiful and creative organizers!
Here are two examples of ways you spruce up your cans to give you some inspiration.
- You can paint the cans and decorate them with craft and scrapbook supplies like burlap, jute, photos, buttons, and charms. I love this vintage look! Click the link below the picture for closeups and more beautiful ideas.
- Here’s a more colourful version using spray paint and repurposing a utensil holder! You could also use patterned duct tape or pretty washi tape to decorate your cans.
- And here’s an example of using the outside of a decorated can as well as the inside. This is a great idea for holding headbands!
- This DIY organizer uses old tuna-sized cans. I love how they swing out when needed and hide the items when not needed. Saves space and visual clutter!
The great thing about using cans to organize is they are free! Well, you have to buy them originally, but I’m assuming you ate the food that was in them, so now you’re using what you would otherwise have just thrown away or recycled. The only cost for organizing with cans is the cost of decorating them. But you can just use things you already have around the house, so again, it’s essentially a free organizer!
For more cheap and easy DIY Organizer ideas with cans, check out this post.
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Do you use cans to organize? What do you use them for? How do you decorate them?
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Happy {Cheap & Easy DIY} organizing!
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