I thought this was a cool storage idea that could easily be done in maker-space or at home.
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It’s… Beautiful.
Like a giant parts drawer storage thing. With the plastic slide out drawers… you organize screws or resistors, or whatever…
You could cut a whole in the front of the tub to be able to reach in… You could make different sizes of tubs… This is my decorating scheme for the basement.
Actually it’s a project I’ll start and not finish but I’m trying to do better at that!
And every project not finished is a project not finished yet.
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YOU CAN DO IT!!!
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Cat. Obstacle. Course.
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Could be a great cat condo for feral cats too
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I want to do this on a smaller scale for plastic shoe boxes.
I’ve made three attempts and it always turns out so rickety it doesn’t work. 
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The back probably needs X braces
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This particular style of box has a little wider lip giving more room for support. Accurate measurements would be especially important. Setting a stop block to allow repeated identical cuts on the miter saw would make it easier.
@Malissa or anchor it to the wall
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I was also trying to make them be single column, which is what my space calls for, but is probably an unfortunate design idea.
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I used to do this with milk crates. I do something similar now with little bins that target sells at the beginning of the school year now.
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This would also help to prevent the boxes from sliding too far back
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Do milk crates have a “lip” that lets you slide them along a dado or bracket like this?
Or did you just mean that you built shelves the right size for milk crates/bins?
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The milk crate slid on top of the little “rail” on the sides.
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I’ve seen people do that above a garage door or along the top of the wall too. As long as they don’t get too heavy it’s a great way to store stuff.
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You would definitely need labels. Otherwise, this would be where things go to die.
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I feel like a picture is needed. 
I’m such a visual person.
Like, if I can make this work for all my milk crates AND my shoeboxes, dang, I’ll be sooooooo organized.
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Thank you!! Totally not what I was envisioning, this makes so much more sense.
Thanks.
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I strongly recommend clear bins, or open shelves. I’ve been on some cleanup committees that had to get into the business of opening boxes and it was quite the adventure.
BUT I like the racks!
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Open shelves have fallen out of favor with me. Stuff collects dust and then has to be cleaned up before it can be used
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