An Ingenious Workshop Table Hack For Hidden Storage Using Spray Paint Covers

Workshop tables can often be chaotic, cluttered with many supplies — both large and small — that you have to reach for regularly. You want your tools to be accessible and well-organized, especially when it comes to hardware like screws, bolts, nails, and other tiny pieces that can easily get mixed in a melee or lost. One solution to organize your garage like a professional is to add small drawers and jars on the surface of your work table, but YouTube's @DIYTech2.0 has an ingenious workshop table hack for hidden storage using spray paint covers. By recycling your spray paint can lids, you can make small swiveling storage containers you can attach directly underneath your work table, keeping essentials off surfaces but still readily accessible. 

This solution saves the life of spray paint lids from the garbage or recycling bin. Plus, it is basically free to make from old materials, making it a budget-friendly idea to organize your garage. You can leave your containers in their colorful array or paint them all one color for a more finished look.

To turn your paint can lids into storage containers, screw a long screw into the top of the can lid to one side, allowing it to protrude up through. The screw should be 2-3 inches — long enough to accommodate the depth of the lid and still have enough room to be screwed into the tabletop to remain secure. Once you have your container in place at the edge of the work table, use a screwdriver to secure the screw into the wood. With the screw in place, the plastic lid will rotate freely, allowing you to pull it out easily for hidden storage.

This storage solution would work just as well on a shelf or counter space, and could be used in a few different places in your home. Use it to help keep your craft room spic and span by holding sewing supplies, or add the lids to a home office for stashing paperclips and other small desk materials. They would also work great on the underside of a vanity for holding hair pins and ties discreetly. You can even create a wall rack of these for storing lots of hardware; use 2x4 boards L-bracketed on the walls with several paint lids attached, creating wall-mounted storage. Or, mount them to existing overhead shelves. If you want your small containers to be more transportable in a space like a garage, ditch the screws and attach them with some magnets to the bottom of a vintage open metal toolbox for easy portability.