OK I finally did it! I got pics of how I store my ribbon and am blogging about it right now!
I bought these 4-Tier ClosetMaid racks at Home Depot and LOVE them. They're about 18" wide x 4.5" deep x 25" high. They fit all my ribbon spools wonderfully - I cut pieces of "chipboard" (I used the backing from paper pads and the ones that come w/ order forms and whatnot - I knew saving those would come in handy someday!!) and placed them on each shelf to prevent some of the thinner spools from falling through.
I have all my ribbon arranged in a spectrum of sorts: brown, black, silver, white, cream, yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue, green. That way when I want a certain color of ribbon for a project I only need to look in one spot.
All my loose ribbon is stored in small bags. I punched a tiny hole in the side and used a paper clip (slightly bent apart) to hang the bags of ribbon on the shelf in front of the coordinating colors. This has worked well but I'm starting to accumulate a LOT of ribbon (ya think?? lol) and I am thinking of changing to something else - I'm just not sure yet as to what.
I bought 3 of these racks altogether b/c I loved how all my smaller items fit on them and they take up a lot less space than regular shelves.
All my MM Paint is on the bottom shelf making it easily accessible. I store all my Prismacolor pencils and stumps in the next rack (also on the bottom shelf) using formula cans that I spray-painted white. They are now right in front of me and I can just grab the colors I need.
On the last rack is where I keep all my Primas (I said I had a lot!!). I am addicted to these things - every time I go to the LSS it's nearly impossible to leave w/out a bottle.
I had bought a TON of them (including the daisy rack (top) and the crate (bottom)) on line from a site that had had a big sale a few months ago which makes up most of the collection.
I keep telling myself I'll cut back on buying them since I have so many but then I saw all the pre-order ones that will be coming out this fall and I'm screwed!! They are SO pretty!!
Anywho here's the pic of the whole set-up:
My stamp space might be in an unfinished basement but sitting at my desk in front of all this is certainly a stampers heaven!!