Storage solution for my yarn stash and patterns

[civitas]

My yarn was hidden away all over my house...laundry/storage room, various closets, my car, on top of my dresser, in my dresser, on my wardrobe closet...everywhere! The problem is that I never knew what I had so I just kept buying more. I finally committed myself to coming out of the closet with my yarn addiction and showing off what I have. So I moved the 2 bookcases from my living room to my basement TV room. I replaced them with the Ikea Expedit bookshelf. Wow! What a difference. The yarn is beautiful on display. I have bins for scraps. Drawers for notions. And even space for the magazines, loose patterns, and pattern books. All neatly organized on display for the world (well...for everyone who comes to my house) to see. I can now breathe. I no longer try to hide my yarn.

[Empress Busy Bee]

That looks really nice.  I love how you have colors together. 

[imanurse55]

Your yarn looks great displayed like this!

[Real Deal]

How nice it looks!

[Tampa Doll]

Wow that is really nice.  It looks so organized.

[pineapplequeen]

Very nice!

[greyhoundgrandma]

Very nice shelf unit. Congrats on getting your yarn organized!

[kittyloverdeb]

I LOVE that!

[Sue Hartley-Bauhof]

That's a wonderful idea. I'm the same as you were before you go organized. I have it stashed everywhere. When I start a new project I buy new and duplicate what I alread had. Have to look into something like you did.

[Afghaniac]

Your stash look great! I have my yarn in similar units from Target, but it doesn't look half as neat as yours. I have so many bits and bobs, and maintenance isn't my forte.

[RoseRed]

That looks awesome!  Celebrate the yarn!!

[Startigerlily]

Truly beautiful!

[spiritwalker]

It looks great!

[mattenylou]

Oooh, I'm so jealous! I have my yarn stuffed in nooks and crannies all over the house. I'm afraid if I had it all neatly organized like you do it would be a cat magnet, the two of them would be having a field day poking in those cubbies, lol.

 

Hmmm, I see you also have a thing about collecting pink yarn, too... love it!

 

Looks great!!

[segi1974]

^{looks great and organized.  I love how you have the colors together.  Now you can admire your yarn all the time}

[mandymae]

That looks great!

[MamawNaNa]

I have yarn in shoe thingys for the closet, in a huge cabinet in bedroom, lying everywhere in bedroom, in my totes...I need help!!

[tnkycrochetnut]

I love it.  Most of my yarn is stored in boxes in what my hubby and I call our "Hobby Room."  But I also have yarn in bags piled up in front of my dresser in the bedroom and in bags between the dining room table and my rocking chair in the living/dining room.  I would love something like you have.  But I think instead of crocheting I would just stand in front of it all day just admiring all my yarn.  Thanks for sharing and telling us where you got the shelving.

[jillybean]

That's wonderful!  We're moving in a few weeks (out of a 107 year old house with 0 closets) and I've been thinking about how to better organize my stashes of yarn and fabric (I also crochet rugs with old t-shirts and sheets).  This is a great idea.

[teapot]

very nice! Can I go shopping in your stash? Pretty please!!!!!!!!

[FrLopLady]

That is a great idea and it looks really nice!

 

I need about 10 of those.......

[MonkeyDad]

That is awesome. My DW won't let my stash grow more that the tote I have in the bedroom. Whenever it starts to overflow she make me covert part of it into hats or a scrapgan before I can buy more.