30+ DIY Metal Storage Box Design Ideas and Decor

Metal Storage Box – Storage. Can you ever have enough? Well, perhaps if you are a minimalist it isn’t such an issue. But, for most of us, storage is a critical part of maintaining an organized and functional space. And it can be more then functional… storage can be pretty as well. Without breaking the bank.

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1 Easy DIY Industrial Metal Storage Box
2 Metal Storage Box Design Ideas

Easy DIY Industrial Metal Storage Box

Storage always seems to be an issue, no matter how big your house is. Even if you have plenty of closets, odds are you could always use more storage boxes and bins, right? I certainly could. Which is how I came up with this crazy simple industrial-style box that can be customized to fit where ever you need it. Keep reading to check it out.

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Materials needed for this project

10 inch aluminum flashing (find it in the gutter section of your local home improvement store)
12 x 12 inch piece of wood, at least 1/2 inch thick
40 thumbtacks
E6000 glue
Hammer
Tin snips
Tape measure
Adhesive letters (not pictured)

Step 1 – Easy DIY Metal Box

Begin by cutting the flashing with your tin snips. I bought the 10 inch flashing because I wanted my storage box to be 10 inches high, but feel free to get any size that fits your space. Assuming you’re using a 12 x 12 inch piece of wood, cut the flashing down so it is 44 inches long.

Step 2 – Easy DIY Metal Storage

Now you’ll move to the second side. Continue gluing along the edge of the wood. The glue will help the flashing to stick to the wood while you’re hammering the thumbtacks.

Step 3 – Easy DIY Metal Box

Place a thumbtack at the other end and continue in this manner all the way around the piece of wood. Once you get to the end, begin adding thumbtacks around the bottom edge, filling them in between the ones you have already placed. Do not add them to the first edge yet, though.

Up until this point, you have not bent the flashing anywhere except on the bottom corners… so it should look sort of rounded on the top edge. Now is the time to square it off. Use your hands to gently bend the flashing so that you form the corners of the box.

Step 4 – Easy DIY Metal Box

You should be left with a couple of inches of excess flashing. Cut it with the tin snips so there is only an inch of excess. Remove the tack from the first edge, as shown above, and slip the excess underneath. Be careful of the cut edge, it can be very sharp. You may want to cover it with some scotch tape to avoid cutting yourself. Now it’s time to add thumbtacks to this side as well.

Last, add your adhesive letters to one side – and you’re finished! If you want to make it simple, you can buy this on amazon.

The box’s measurements can be adjusted if you need it to be a specific size, but I find this to be a handy size for anything from towels to craft supplies.

The thumbtacks look like rivets, giving it a cool industrial sort of vibe. I chose gold adhesive letters for a bit of contrast, but you could also stick with silver for consistency.