Gifts & Small Projects

Craft Paint Storage

Make your craft paint visible and easily accessible with this craft paint storage box.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Time: 2.8–5 hours
Cost: $$

About this build

Make your craft paint visible and easily accessible with this craft paint storage box. Perfectly sized for standard craft paint bottles. Each compartment holds 16 bottles of craft paint for a total of 144 bottles. A great way to use up your scrap 1/2″ plywood pieces for organization and storage.

Tools

Essential

Brad Nailer
Circular Saw
Jigsaw
Miter Saw
Random Orbit Sander

Optional / nice to have

Tape Measure

Materials

Item	Qty
Plywood, 1/2" Thick Quarter Sheet	1 board
Plywood, 1/4" Thick 20" x 17"	1 board
1 1/4" finish nails	30 each
3/4" finish nails	12 each

Overall cost: $$. Lumber prices vary by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure we would only be pretending to know.

Cut list

Part	Qty	T × W × L
Box top and bottom	2	1/2" × 4" × 19"
Box sides	2	1/2" × 4" × 17"
Horizontal dividers	2	1/2" × 4" × 19"
Vertical dividers	2	1/2" × 4" × 16"
Backing	1	1/4" × 17" × 20"

What to buy

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

1/2" × 4"

2 boards

19"19"19"19"17"
17"16"16"

1/4" × 17"

1 board

Assumes 8 ft stock, a 1/8" saw kerf, and buying each part at its own width. Change the board size or kerf on the full board plan →

Start building →

Instructions

1Dimensions
Overall dimensions: 20"w x 17"h x 4 1/2"d
2Step 1
Attach box sides to top and bottom using wood glue and 1 ¼” finish nails.
3Step 2
Make notches in the horizontal and vertical dividers as per the sketch above. Use a jigsaw to make notches.
4Step 2B
Dividers should fit together as per sketch.
5Step 3
Insert dividers into box frame and attach to sides using 1 ¼” finish nails.
6Step 4
Attach backing to box and dividers using wood glue and ¾” finish nails.