When your storage is as eye-catching as your home décor, you’ll more likely want to stash stuff inside. This idea is cute and inexpensive.

• Wood toolbox with lid
• Glue
• Fabric or wallpaper
• Paint
• Drawer pulls or knobs

How to make a filing storage system:

1. Find a lidded toolbox that measures about the same width as the length of a file folder. Clean it and then paint it inside and out. Let dry.

2. Apply a thin layer of glue to the inside edges. Line the box with either wallpaper or fabric. Attach drawer pulls to the outside to make the box easy to move.

3. For hanging folders, install metal rods on each side so the files will hang freely and won’t prevent the top from closing. When the office is closed, use the painted chest as a cute coffee table.

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