Hi ... Your comment about 'simply line with paper' made me remember how I took care of the linen closet problems. My hand towels, dish towels, wash clothes, and smaller table linens just didn't stack well on the shelves, would become messy with use and sometimes, I couldn't get the door open because something fell to the floor. My hubby works at the hospital, so I searched through their cardboard-recycle room and found some great sturdy boxes. I lined some with contact paper/some without, then placed like-items inside and stored back on the shelves. Also, I have been using this idea in my pantry to hold bags of pasta, beans, rice, seasonings, ect ... it is so much easier to locate items now and no more messes to keep cleaning up after.    

Edey:

I can't picture how large those boxes might be.

These are not flats but boxes with sides where the flaps come up to close it.

kb999999:

I lined some with contact paper/some without, then placed like-items inside and stored back on the shelves. Also, I have been using this idea in my pantry to hold bags of pasta, beans, rice, seasonings, ect ... it is so much easier to locate items now and no more messes to keep cleaning up after.    

I have made use of boxes for organising in cabinets and closets.

I found a site with pictures and directions for some in pantry cardboard organisation...

The Pantry Panel

I like that idea of the can roller boxes.  You get alot more can storage that way.  Edey

kb999999:

I lined some with contact paper/some without, then placed like-items inside and stored back on the shelves. Also, I have been using this idea in my pantry to hold bags of pasta, beans, rice, seasonings, ect ... it is so much easier to locate items now and no more messes to keep cleaning up after.    

I recently found a box that fits in one section of my pantry to hold beans, peas, barley and the like. It sure makes it easier to store and find those bags of things.

I have a side table/shelf in the bedroom that's a sturdy divided cardboard box, covered with contact paper. I've used it ever since we moved here, eight years ago.

Cardboard is amazingly sturdy.  

Pat:

I have a side table/shelf in the bedroom that's a sturdy divided cardboard box, covered with contact paper. I've used it ever since we moved here, eight years ago.

Cardboard is amazingly sturdy.

I had a chair side table made of two stacked boxes until recently when I swapped them for a plastic tote. I covered the boxes with a sheet that is no longer good for it's use but made an excellent tablecloth in the shades we are working with for the living room. The cloth is now on the plastic tote.

Brandy:

I covered the boxes with a sheet that is no longer good for it's use but made an excellent tablecloth in the shades we are working with for the living room. The cloth is now on the plastic tote.

I forgot about the cardboard box I used for a side table in the living room, covered with a cloth. I used it for quite awhile, then bought one of those cheap, small tables to replace it.  

Pat:

I used it for quite awhile, then bought one of those cheap, small tables to replace it.  

We lack storage space for books here so the best part of totes or boxes as tables is that we can store books in them and cover them. No one realises my little table is a storage box and it's the perfect size to sit against a window and actually looks god aainst that tan bamboo shade. I just would not find a commercial product that would fit and be so versatile in use.

Brandy:

I just would not find a commercial product that would fit and be so versatile in use.

No, you probably wouldn't. I don't need more storage in the living room, so it wasn't an issue for me.