These small plastic parts chest are not just for nails and screws! (As you can see in our Craft Room Organization Ideas .) With a little paint, labels and some bling, you can transform them into a classy and stylish way to organize office supplies. We’ve got printable standard drawer size labels you can use for your own cabinets if desired. Your office supplies never looked so good!











Organize Office Supplies Project

LABEL SIZES & CHESTS: Many of these types of chests have drawers that are generally standard in size but they may vary slightly. These labels will fit drawers that measure approx. 4.5″x2.25″ for the large size and 2″x1.25″ for the small size. Also, some drawers can have a divider slot on the inner front of the drawers. Those cannot easily have labels on the inside but you can attach them easily to the outside. I personally have three different brands and sizes of chests and the labels fit all of them.

Plastic parts or craft chest. The labels fit this typical size chest.

Spray paint

Rhinestones

Printable labels below (or make your own)

Spray adhesive. (Make sure you get the type that allows for temporary bonds and use out outside.

Download

Blank Labels (pdf)

Instructions

Remove the drawers from the chest. Spray paint the chest the color of your choice, using two or three thin layers, allowing them to dry completely in between each coat. Lay out the drawers, gather all your office supplies and place them in. Write the titles on your labels to match the drawers. Print and cut out your labels. They are aligned in such a way that you should be able to cut directly between them with no trimming required. (Unless a specific drawer needs it.) I attached my labels inside the front of each drawer but you can also attach them to the outside if desired. Using a spray adhesive that allows for temporary bonds, lightly spray the fronts of your labels (or the backs if you’re placing them on the outside of the drawers.) I used 3M General Purpose Adhesive which does both permanent and temporary bonds depending on how long you let the glue dry before affixing to the item. Fill up the chest with your drawers!

My office supplies had gotten a bit out of hand.

I purchased a plastic parts chest.

I spray painted it to match my office.

I set up a card table and laid out all the drawers and then proceeded to fill them up with my various office supplies.

I titled all my labels to match the drawer contents, then printed and cut them out.

I chose to put my labels on the inside of the drawers facing outward. I took them outside and laid them all face up on a piece of old poster board. Then I did a very light spritz on all of them and let them set for 60 seconds for a temporary bond. This way I can change my labels easily in the future if needed.

Add on your bling! I chose rhinestones.