Storage Ideas for Rulers ???
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Storage Ideas for Rulers ???
Does anyone have any great storage ideas or things they already use to store rulers? My long ones that I stand up beside my table keep falling to the floor, and the little ones get lost in my storage container that holds everything else !
Rennie
Rennie
#3
I have an old wooded magazine rack that my larger rulers stand in, not pretty, but it works and doesn't take up alot of room. I don't have any wall space for them, although I am envious of Ladyjanes!
#4
I sure hope for some solutions for this as well. I've used a wall mounted lid holder for some but those long ones are a pain to corral. I also use one of those slotted boards but fall over if I use some heavier ones on it.
There are some really experienced people here so surely somebody has conquered this problem. I'm happy you asked this.
There are some really experienced people here so surely somebody has conquered this problem. I'm happy you asked this.
#5
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I hang mine on the wall also, although I just use small nails (brads) and pound them in wherever convenient! I have the ones I use most right over my cutting table. I also have a letter holder for the square rulers on a nearby dresser. This has worked great for me!
#6
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I have a peg board across one wall so my rulers hang there. Before the peg board I painted a few nails to match the wall color and hung them that way. The rulers with no holes I got rid of as the old rulers rarely had hanging holes.
#7
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Dh bought me a system at Ikea where you attach little horizontal bars to the wall and then put hooks on the bars. I hang all my rulers plus all sorts of things on the hooks. My couple of rows of supplies only take up the space behind the door. I am also very short on space but this works quite well.
#9
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I put the long ones in a tall, narrow box that sets near a small chest of drawers. Not pretty, but works fairly well. The small ones are more of a challenge. I have some of them in a freezer door ice cube holder. Some of the tiny ones are in recpe card boxes/holders.
#10
For rulers that don't have a hole for hanging, it's a quick and easy job to drill a hole and I've also hung binder clips from a nail or a hook and pinched the ruler in the clip. Just use a bigger clip for heavier rulers. I also have an old letter holder and it works great for the small stuff. It would probably be fine for heavier rulers if I screwed down on a heavier base. Great thread. I'm always looking for easier storage in my small space.
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