Invest in an artist taboret – craft storage carts with wheels
5 highly rated mobile plastic storage containers with pull out drawers
Craft storage is easy when you begin as the number of component parts is usually small and manageable. As your interest grows and you develop your chosen craft keeping keeping tools, materials and consumables such as glue and paint can get out of hand if you don’t have a good storage system in place.
A portable storage cart with wheels is a great way of managing all your inventory and avoid a heap of mess on the worktop. This solution is relatively cheap and will save you from the frustration of looking for that missing pair of scissors or that craft knife.
Here are 5 mobile storage carts with a high (4star+) Amazon customer rating that would do the job:
Seville Classics 15.3″ x 12.8″ x 38.2″ rolling trolley – 10 drawer
The ten colored storage drawers slide into the chrome steel frame, mounted on lockable casters with an internal dimension of 13.5″ x 9.5″ x 2.6″.
With color coded drawers its easy to locate different craft tools and materials making storage and retrieval easy.
The unit comes as self assembly pack with tools included and does not appear to be rocket science to put it together.
The unit gives a maximum loading of just under 50lbs with 3.3lbs per drawer (16.5lbs for the top drawer) which is a significant amount of storage.
Yes the individual drawers aren’t that large but with careful arrangement of contents they can hold all your craft kit and supplies in one place.
An attractive storage cart which can fit into a relatively small space is a real asset if you don’t have a large work room. There are other models and sizes in the listing for this cart on Amazon to give you even more choice.
Find more details and price for the Seville 10 drawer mobile cart here…
Honey Can Do mobile trolley – 12 drawer
This cart has eight standard drawer and four larger drawers at the bottom which gives more versatility to store small and larger craft items.
The moulded plastic drawers are semi opaque which allows visual sight of the contents. This can either be a positive (immediate eye contact with the item you are looking for) or negative (adds to the visual room clutter) depending on which way you look at it.
The unit has overall dimensions of 15.25 x 25.25 x 31.75 inches (weight 16.5 pounds) and has a decent sized top that you can either utilise as additional worktop or storage space.
The cart is also self assembly and fairly easy to put together (tools supplied) and in addition to the instructions that come with the unit there is a useful video available online to help you construct the unit.
This is a great storage cart with good visibility of the contents and some variation in drawer space with a reasonably sized worktop. It appears well constructed and ticks the box for arts and crafts storage.
Find more information and the the latest price for the Honey Can Do rolling cart (12 drawer) here…
ECR4Kids studio organizer art storage drawers on wheels – 20 Drawer trolley
Similar to the Honey Can Do rolling cart but with 20 drawers that are all the same shape and size. Again it is housed in a sturdy chrome steel frame and its fitted with four sets of caster wheels with two that lock the unit in one place.
Individual drawer sizes are 11.25 x 15.4 x 2.75 inches with an overall cart dimension of size of 24.75 x 15.4 x 38 inches weighing in at 50 pounds.
Each moulded plastic drawer is semi-opaque allowing you to see the contents without having to pull out the drawers.
There were some customer issues noted in the Amazon reviews with draws sticking. the price tag for this rolling cart is also ion the high end. On the plus side there are several variations available in the listing and with a high customer rating it is still worth a look.
Find more information and the latest price for the ECR4Kids Mobile cart here…
Blue Hills Studio Storage grey mobile trolley cart – 10 drawer
This is another rolling cart which is ideal if you have limited space to work in. There are ten smoke grey colored drawers contained in a chrome steel frame with four caster wheels (two of which lock).
Individual drawers are 2.75 x 10.5 x 14.5 inches with an overall cart dimension of and the total 37.8 x 13.2 x 15.4 inches.
The unit is again self assembly but previous reviews indicate that it is very easy to assemble.
On the negative side there are some reviews which say that the unit is’ flimsy’ which you may want to take into account particularly if you are storing heavier craft items.
On the positive side the cart has a high customer review rating and as such is still in our opinion worth considering (but taking into account the weight of storage issue).
Get the latest price for the Blue Hills Studio Storage grey mobile cart here…
IRIS Cart with Organizer Top and Casters – 4 art storage drawers
This storage unit is a bit different to the rest in this review as it comes assembled which could be a massive plus if like me you hate self assembly!
The other plus is the organiser feature at the top which enables you to keep all those items that you use day to day whiteout having to open a drawer.
This is a small neat cart with two sets of different size draws allowing for small and larger items. The drawers are 12.8 x 9.8 x 2.9 inches (small) and 12.8 x 9.8 x 6.8 inches (large). The unit weighs in at 6.5 lbs due to its moulded plastic construction, which is considerably lighter than the chrome frame models.
One common negative listed in the customer reviews is that the drawers are fitted with limit stops and they do not fully pull out of the unit. This depends on your own personal taste and if this doesn’t particularly bother you and you are looking for a small compact and versatile cart this may well be for you.
Find more information and the latest price for the Iris rolling cart (4 drawer) here…
Which rolling cart with drawers is the best for you?
Two of the five mobile plastic storage containers with drawers stand out. The highest rated is the Iris 4 drawer cart which for a smaller inventory of craft tools and materials is the obvious choice especially as you not have to self assemble the cart! If you need a bit more space with a larger work surface area the Honey Can Do 12 craft storage cart would be our choice.
On some of the art studio carts reviewed there are other options on the Amazon listings with different styles, drawer number and sizes that may be better for your particular situation.
