(Part 3) Top products from r/LegoStorage

Honestly, I would go in a different direction. Those bins will buckle, making them hard to open.

Have you considered a drawstring playmat? A 5’ one like this will hold a few thousand pieces. Even if you have more pieces than will fit in one, I’d just get two. Playtime and cleanup are so easy.

Another, dustier option is a modular shelf system like the Ikea Trofast line. Even a rolling drawer cart like this should be easier to open and close, though again dust might be a problem.

Hope this helps; good luck!

Organized using Stanley 25, Stanley 10, Sterlite 1961, Sterlite 1962 and ziplock bags. In the Sterlites I have all my 2xX's, 1xXs, "slopes" (anything with non-right angles on it) and "inspiration pieces" (unique pieces such as tower spires and ship hulls). In the Stanleys, I keep all other pieces organized as specifically as made sense. There's still some further sorting I can do in those (e.g. all studs are together, not separated by color), but this feels like a huge win.

Hello from Sweden! I use some stacks of the "Sundis" brand sold by amazon Uk. The last link is my main storage solution that i have been building out as they fill up. I am soon up to nine! I have however not bought them on Amazon, two different Swedish retail chains sell identical under different brands. They are around 150-170 SEK for every unite and work great for LEGO because the drawers are 16 studs deep and 6/13 wide.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00UHHVKS2/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BBCW79I/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

https://www.amazon.co.uk/VonHaus-Drawer-Storage-Organiser-Cabinet/dp/B01AO0YA6A/ref=pd_sbs_201_5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=JPH4KY6WJXS7TGRFHEVD

All depends on how much you want to change up your area. Something like this could do both display and storage while still looking very nice in a dining area. You could also do the cube shelf units and then use various containers for the pieces.

I use a large media shelf for displaying smaller sets and then regular bookshelves for modular buildings. I have a large industrial shelf that I use with plastic shoe boxes for pieces as well as Akro-Mills and Plano containers for the smaller pieces or the unusual pieces I don't have a lot of.

If it helps, what I ended up doing was doing a simple sketch of the room I prefer to build in and then drew in how I wanted to do storage. It helped me figure out exactly what I wanted for storage and display and how I wanted the room to look.

Those are all excellent. The small drawer unit also comes in a 5 drawer version:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009YMVX1A/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1465137031&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=sterilite+storage+5+drawer&dpPl=1&dpID=41%2BdcEI3PFL&ref=plSrch

This is an alternative for the medium drawers that fit baseplates:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002BA5F70/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1465137440&sr=8-3&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=sterilite+storage+wide+drawers&dpPl=1&dpID=31sTTgVL6NL&ref=plSrch

This is the same height as the large drawers, in case the large quantities don't require the full wide drawer
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00E9VQD9I/ref=mp_s_a_1_44_a_it?qid=1465137666&sr=8-44&keywords=sterilite+storage+containers&pi=SY200_QL40

I went through a few options for parts organisers / storage bins around New Year. Does seem us Brits are slightly less gifted in this area than our American cousins ;-)

• Raaco steel 18-drawer cabinet – oscillates between £18 and £26 on Amazon – drawers are about 6″×3″
  
• Draper Expert 28741 30-drawer cabinet – oscillates between £25 and £28 on Amazon – it has lots of tiny drawers, but 5 larger ones too
  
• Garland 30 drawer cabinet – shifts between £11 and £12 on Amazon
  
• High-street retailer Clas Ohlson also do a range of organisers as part of their Cocraft brand.
  
  I’ve not found any parts organisers with exclusively medium-sized drawers. Typically you get about half the cabinet devoted to tiny drawers (originally meant for nuts, screws, or fuses, I think) and the remaining half to slightly larger drawers.
  
  Another alternative is to make your own drawer system inside a standard cabinet. I’ve bought an IKEA Alex drawer unit (£95) for this reason, and am going to sub-divide the drawers into smaller compartments using foam board or similar. (Search for "ikea alex dividers" on Google to see lots of makeup enthusiasts using this technique to store their bits and bobs).

I'd recommend these 4x6 bags, the 2x3 version for smaller pieces, and the half-sandwich (snack) bags for larger or bulk items: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LIOOPO/

Then from there you can throw them in shoeboxes and get large clear containers eventually.

As I've recently started down the path of resorting by part rather than color, I too have found the usefulness of a search bin. Based on recommendations, I've picked up a couple of these funnel trays at Harbor Freight. Inexpensive at $3. Or you can go with a similar popular one at Amazon. The sides are not tall so easier to reach into and sift around than typical bins/trays. Then easy to dump back into storage container when done. They're not big so having a couple around is handy to dump out a bigger bin to sort/search through.

File storage boxes, like these. I have two full of instructions. I do not use file hanging folders, though, I just load them up with the instructions.

Yeah, im not entirely sure the final spot for all these, but if im building at my desk ive got these and just push my keyboard in.

https://[smile.amazon.com/Allsop-Monitor-14-Inch-platform-keyboard-x/dp/B0036RA5EA/](https://smile.amazon.com/Allsop-Monitor-14-Inch-platform-keyboard-x/dp/B0036RA5EA/)

https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/6thmfo/so_i_was_messing_around_it_turns_out_one_of_my/

I have this printer https://www.amazon.es/gp/aw/d/B0030E5WYW/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?__mk_es_ES=%C3%85M%C3%85Z%C3%95%C3%91&qid=1521748043&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=Dymo&dpPl=1&dpID=41DPj3TNWoL&ref=plSrch

Someone over in /r/lego told me about this and I like the idea.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006U95NHU/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3OBQUB737TH12&coliid=I3SC7GXL1D60DE

I have the PT1230PC which is no longer available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001IKKIVM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I just checked the price, turns out it was $40 but it came with one of the labels tape.