My second project of my classroom overhaul was a teacher toolbox- and I am very pleased with how it turned out! I’ve seen them all over Pintrest for quite some time now and wanted to make my own!
I went to Lowe’s and purchased my 22 drawer organizer for about $15. (They were in the section with screws and other hardware, NOT with toolboxes).
The picture is a link to the one I purchased at Lowe’s if you are looking to make your own:
In order to make mine I just used regular paper and colored some patterns on it. The I cut it out to the right size and just taped them into the inside of the drawers. I added some washi tape on the top of the drawers that match my classroom colors. By the way this stuff is awesome- it comes in so many different colors and patterns!
Many of the drawer projects that I have seen online have larger labels than mine, but that’s because I wanted something easier to change and adapt. I just wrote my labels on clear scotch tape and taped it to the front of the drawer. That way, if I want to change it out I can just pull off the tape and replace it with something else!
Here it is all finished on the shelf behind my desk 🙂 I’m really happy with how it turned out! (Pardon the bad picture)
If you are interested in the larger typed labels the blog Create*Teach*Share has large templates! There are also a multitude of free ones on Teachers Pay Teachers (If you aren’t a member click here to sign up Teachers Pay Teachers. Its a free to sign up and has some great resources!). I’ve posted some of my favorite templates below! Just click the picture to take you to the page that offers them! All of these are FREE!
Hopefully my teacher organizer will inspire you to make your own!
Thanks for reading,
