Upcycled Canisters for Craft Room Storage

Last Updated on September 5, 2022 by lydiaf1963

It took a while to get around to making these upcycled canisters to hold various bits and bobs in my craft room, but I think the end results are worth it.

This simple upcycled craft is part of the DIY Blog Hop hosted by Tarah of Grandma’s House DIY.

I chose a glittery rose gold paint to match other gold décor in my craft room. The drawer pulls came from a discount store. All in all I have about $10 in making these two.

It’s kind of my sister’s idea

The original cans of panettone bites came from her wedding. I thought they’d be great for upcycling.

Did I mention her wedding was in February?

Anyway, I taped the top edge of the cans and sprayed both of them and their lids with primer. After they set overnight, I sprayed everything with several coats of glitter paint.

There’s a learning curve to using that stuff. I have a couple areas to touch up, but all in all I got good coverage.

Fortunately, the weather was good and I was able to work outside.

After installing the drawer pulls to use as lid pulls, I put my canisters to work in my craft room. One holds a collection of ink and paint pens and the other a bunch of jewelry tools. Those aren’t “primary” crafts for me, but I feel better knowing I can easily find those items should I need them.

Here they are in my craft room. I usually refer to this room as my taller, the Spanish word for workshop. When we lived in Spain, we had a 3 bedroom apartment. My husband Rick and I each had a taller. His also served as pantry and closet storage while mine was my office, a spare bedroom and where we dried clothes as needed.

My current taller is a work in progress. I plan to share more at a later date. In the meantime, my new upcycled canisters will grace the bookshelf and keep some of my supplies close at hand.

I wasn’t the only blogger upcycling this month. Let’s check out what the others in our group have accomplished.

Drop by and visit these blogs to see how they upcycled their items into something functional and attractive.