SPACE SAVER SUNDAYS: The Toy Box

This post is about making your own toy box. Upholster ikea bookshelf with solid wood front. Instead of mounting it to the wall, lay it flat so that it looks like a trunk and upholster the "door."

You can also upholster the doors on your old bookcase. It has to be a solid door like the ikea bookshelf. Lay it flat to convert it into a bench/toy chest! It's pretty fast and cheap. You will need medium density foam, batting, fabric of your choice and an upholstering stapler. All of this can be found at Joann fabric. Only one trip is needed and takes about 45 minutes to do the entire project.

Here's what I came up with:

It holds a lot of boardgames, puzzles, Wii remotes and accessories and whatever else you can think of.

Good luck!