If you checked out my earlier post today, you know just how much I love our new Keurig Elite B40 single-cup coffee maker. In my excitement to try all kinds of different flavors, I rushed out and bought a huge variety pack, as well as a couple of other packs. This led to Mount K-Cup on my kitchen counter:
When I priced out the different drawers and carousels that Keurig makes, I was a little surprised that anybody in the world would pay that damn much for a metal drawer or metal carousel. I knew that there was a way to make something that would serve the same purpose for about half the price, so I set out to do just that!
You will need:
- A three-drawer storage box of some variety (I got mine for around $12 at Target)
- Scrapbook paper
- Self-adhesive letters
- Scotch tape
I'm sure you can predict what's about to happen here. Just in case you can't, here goes!
- Slide your scrapbook paper into the front of one of your drawers, and mark off the height of the drawers on the paper - this will be important.
- Fold the paper lengthwise three times, just in case you make a mistake and need extra (I know I accidentally bought 8.5x11 sized paper!)
- If there are indents in the fronts of your drawers, mark those as simply as possible.
- Grab your self-adhesive letters and write out what you'd like your drawers to say! (Mine say 'coffee', 'tea', and 'etc.', but use any words you'd like.)
- Fit the drawer front into the drawer and Scotch tape into place (I tried other ways of doing this, and none worked better.
- Repeat for the number of drawers in your container!
There you have it! A very simple project, that allows you to store quite a few cups, that's cute and will go with any kitchen decor! You could even update the colors with the seasons, if you wanted! So, before you run out and spend $25-35 on a Keurig K-Cup storage solution, think of the good you could do at home with just a few simple supplies!
