DIY Corner: IKEA Magnet Board and Storage Bins

Originally published on an older blog: March 7, 2018

My 2-year-old loves magnets, but they can quickly get everywhere.  Under furniture, in toy bins, and in her play kitchen.  So I when we bought our new home, I wanted her to have a non-refrigerator place to play with her magnets.

My husband and I did very little planning. We already had this IKEA magnet board because we used it in our command area in our old apartment. I love these little IKEA bins and have used them for my older children for years, holding everything from school supplies to little toys. The best part is that they were about 79 cents each!

We needed to find a piece of wood that size because we had a tight space between the window and the wall.  We also needed bars to hang the bins.  My husband had a little trouble with them because the board wasn’t very strong, and we accidentally bought drawer pulls.  He figured it out.  However, a towel bar would do just as well.  We painted it the same blue as other parts of our kitchen, including a small island and some spice racks, so it blends in well.

All of her magnets fit in the bins, and we have room for more.  It is her height, so she can easily play with them, and cleaning up is easy.  Somehow they have stayed in the bins, which I am frankly surprised.