Wall Basket Hanger / Shelf / Organizer DIY EASY!

I have had this massive drive to organize the last week. So I decided take advantage of that pregnancy

nesting urge to clean out cupboards and organize closets and embrace it while it lasts! My 3 year old

and the new arrival will be sharing a very small room. I have been worried about the clutter, so I put

my thinking cap on and took note of the building materials that I had around the house and this is what

I came up with:

When I was at the dollar store I saw some great colorful plastic baskets. I immediately got an idea for

wall storage! I purchased 8 baskets in rotating colors and sizes. I remembered that we had some left

over very nice 1” thick ceder fence pickets left over from a job that my hubby had recently done. So I

grabbed 2 of the pickets the baskets a box of 3/4” wood screws and some washers (I found them

floating around in the bottom of the tool box that fit the heads of the screws) and a random can of ½

full wood stain that I had.

I took the fence picket and cut off the end that had the dog ear with a skill saw. I then I got out the

sander and sanded the corners of each end so they wouldn't splinter. I stained the side that was NOT

ruff as well as all 4 edges but I didn't feel that the back needed stained since it would not been seen

once it was hung. After the board dried (it was a sunny day so it took about 30 min for it to dry) I

placed the baskets in front of it and organized how I wanted the lay out to look. I put two screws near

the top of each basket with washers around them so they wouldn't rip out as easily over time. WALA!

EASY! Mounted it to the wall and filled with those pesky stuffed animals that build up!

I repeated this but cut the picket shorter to hang over the babies crib.


Total out of pocket cost (for both hangers) was the $8 for the baskets, everything else I had here at home