A few weeks ago I posted some photos of a storage unit I made from a cardboard box. The idea was wonderful and I was thrilled that it was so easy. While it worked really great it wasn't exactly what I wanted looks wise. I have a white Expedit shelving unit from Ikea that I put it in and really wanted a nice white shelving display instead. I thought about painting the cardboard one but that just seemed like a hassle. I ran across some instructions on pinterest on how to make a similar storage unit only out of foam board. I picked up 3 large pieces of foam board this week and this morning I spent about two and a half hours cutting and glueing another one together.
It really was a simple project. The hardest part was cutting all the little pieces and shelving. I made a couple measuring mistakes along the way but for the most part it went extremely smooth and easy. All I used was two and half pieces of white foam board, a craft knife, T-square, a hot glue gun and gluesticks. Surprisingly the hot glue was rock solid. It adhered the pieces instantly.
It slid into 13x13" slot perfectly after I made a couple ajustments. I added a little piece to the top front to make it look more fninished and to also make it just a tad bit higher so there would be no gap between the unit and the shelf above.
Just like the cardboard one it slid right in. This one is a better fit though with no big gaps on the top or side. It's very sturdy (which I wouldn't have thought foamboard would be). What I like the most about this though is that it's white and much brighter when it's pushed to the back like this. It actually looks like part of the shelving unit. For as quick, easy and inexpensive as this is to make (around $9) I will be able to add another one as my ink collection grows.
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I made one of these and love it!
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