Design Inspirations

Used lockers can be a great design element when designing children's bedrooms. Not only can they bring in structural design elements and added pops of color, but the extra storage can come in very handy when stashing away toys and books.  

Cut a pegboard 1/8-inch shy of locker dimensions on all sides, and paint; let it dry, and then paint silhouettes of your items. Next, create a frame, and attach to the back of the locker using 3/4-inch square molding. Screw the pegboard to the frame (this creates...

When toys overflow from a room, salvaged lockers can be a great storage tool. One Charlotte family learned that first-hand as they moved into a new home. Their 3-year-old daughter brought along boxes full of toys, and no amount of closets or tubs would allow easy...

When the Norman family moved into their new home, they needed help taming their garage. The two-car garage included wire shelving across the back and side walls, but the shelving couldn't support the large bins they wanted to store. In its original state, the Normans...

Sabre Outreach Network DuelLIFE Olympic Fencing Center recently wrapped up a locker installation. The result? Beautiful, sleek black lockers.  

Removing a few doors from a vintage locker find makes for visual interest. These 5-tier lockers were originally gray, but were painted white for a pop of contrast.  

A 3-tier locker set was once an industrial cabinet, but now it serves as a buffet or side table in this industrial loft.  

It is not a great secret – I love a good storage solution – since I live in a city flat I feel like I could never get enough storage space. And now that I am starting on my new home office the need for storage is getting more and more present in my day-to-day life....