11 Clever and Charming DIY Magazine Storage Ideas
Make one of these eye-catching racks to organize your issues for easy reading.
Love the inspiration you get from your favorite magazines but hate the clutter they create? Make one of these eye-catching racks to organize your issues for easy reading.
1
Faux Metal Bins
Break out your drill and basic construction skills to DIY this inventive faux-metal magazine rack. Whitney and Ashley of Shanty 2 Chic spray-painted wood in a satin granite color to mimic the look of aluminum and built the bins with hinges, cup hooks, and sisal rope. Chalkboard paint squares on the front of each bin serve as labels.
Get the tutorial at Shanty 2 Chic.
2
Rolling Wooden DIY Shelving Unit
Round up some two by fours, plywood, and your favorite paints and wood stains to create a side table with plenty of levels for magazine storage. Becky at Beyond the Picket Fence screwed, drilled, and stacked the pieces together into a rustic pallet-style unit. Caster wheels instead of feet give it an industrial look.
Get the tutorial at Beyond the Picket Fence.
3
Fabric Sling Holder
Keep magazines tucked neatly next to your favorite reading chair in this stylish holder. Jenn of Build-Basic used a few sticks of molding and some flat L-brackets to assemble a dainty stand for a fabric slip.
Get the tutorial at Build-Basic.
4
Upcycled Ladder Display
Drape magazines over each rung of a salvaged ladder for a charming country solution to magazine stacks. Elizabeth at Posies and Plume sanded her flea market find to avoid splinters, but left the weathered character of the wood. The ladder's great height makes for a dramatic and interesting display. No room for a ladder? Drape magazines over the rungs of a ladder-back chair.
Get the details at Posies and Plume.
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5
French-Inspired Wall Rack
Take your decor to Paris with this rustic-yet-chic wall rack for magazines and catalogs. Gina at The Graphics Fairy decoupaged a vintage-inspired French-style label onto a white board and then looped jute webbing onto it with upholstery tacks to create three magazine-size pockets.
Get the tutorial at The Graphics Fairy.
6
Upcycled Picture Frame Display
Repurpose a picture frame into a magazine display that shows off those inspiring covers. Emily at Tar-Tryin' inserted six dowel rods into an old wooden frame to create a wall-hung rack in her kitchen for easy access to the latest issues of her food mags.
Get the tutorial at Tar-Tryin'.
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7
Stacked-and-Belted Magazine Stool
Turn a stack of magazines you've been hoarding for a future reading session into a small stool. Grace of Whimzeecal added casters to magazine-size pieces of plywood and strapped her stacks down tightly with old leather belts. Strap a pillow to the top for a comfortable stool or footrest, or leave it pillow-less for a cute spot to set a small vase.
Get the tutorial at Whimzeecal.
8
Pallet Magazine Rack
Prop up a giant pallet and hang magazines over its slats for a display rack that takes zero DIY skill. If you want to up the cute factor, follow the lead of Caitlin at Sunshine and Whiskey and nestle some battery-powered tea lights inside Mason jars filled with a dried-bean mix (Caitlin used a bean, pea, and lentil mix from Winco), and hang them with twine from alternating slats.
Get the tutorial at Sunshine and Whiskey.
9
Hanging Leather Pouches
Upcycle scraps of leather into a stylish hanging magazine rack with a subtle industrial vibe. Mandi of Vintage Revivals placed grommets onto the corners of the leather to form pouches that she strung onto a piece of copper pipe with rope. Copper pipe straps hold the unit on the wall.
Get the tutorial at Vintage Revivals.
10
Shutter Rack
Recycle an old shutter into a sweet storage solution for up to a dozen magazines. Gail at My Repurposed Life removed every other slat to create space for the issues to hang, painted it a pretty aqua, and added a flourish stencil at the top for extra interest.
Get the tutorial at My Repurposed Life.
11
Pegboard Display System
Frame a piece of pegboard and add a shelf at the top for a slim place to store magazines and loads of other essentials. Derek and Lauren at Design*Sponge folded magazines over bungee cords stretched taut between sideways pegboard hooks. Other pegboard accessories will hold keys, umbrellas, and more. Customize with paint, ribbons and more to suit your own style.
Get the tutorial at Design*Sponge.
Ellen Sturm Niz is a New York City-based editor and writer who writes about women's lifestyle, home design, DIY projects, food & entertaining, and parenting. She has a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Ohio University and wrote an (unaired) episode of "Charlie's Angels" when she was eight. When not parenting or working, Ellen likes doing arts & craft projects—she's especially proud of the Bob Ross-style painting she made—and binge-watching TV. She recently launched her own Etsy shop of graphic design wall prints called MirroredMessages.
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