TikTok's Easy Floating Storage DIY Is Perfect For Messy Rooms

Busy days call for leaving a mess. You don't have the time to put things back in their respective places when you're constantly on the go, so the playroom, bedroom, or office ends up looking like a tornado made its way through at the end of the day. Sometimes, it doesn't get cleaned up for a few days until you find 20 minutes to clean as much as you can rapidly. Luckily, TikTok user @fairlyfixer came up with a genius, easy hack to make large messes disappear in a few minutes. She DIYed floating storage cubbies and hung them in her kids' playroom to store their tiny plastic toys. The key to making the cubbies float was adding a piece of wood to the back with a 45-degree French Cleat cut, where they could slide over another long wood piece.

Using floating cubbies makes clean-up time a breeze. If you add a few in your kid's bedroom or playroom, they can quickly put their toys in each cubby before going to sleep. They won't have the hassle of taking out plastic bins, throwing everything inside, and returning them to their spot. Or, if you add a few floating cubbies to your bedroom, you'll have a place to throw blankets, pillows, or anything that makes your bedroom look messy. It gives you a clean room and allows you to push back your clean-up day one more day. The best part of this hack is you only need a few materials.

The easiest and fastest way to do this hack is by purchasing pre-made wooden cubbies. You can buy a couple from Target for $20 each, or The Container Store for $21.99. Of course, if you're an expert DIYer, you can create cubbies in your home from scrap wood. However, we're focusing on a quick fix. You'll also need a long wooden piece (which you can find at Lowe's for $3.52), two to three short wooden pieces measuring each cubby's backside, a measuring tape, a drill gun, and a table saw.

Start by measuring your wood pieces along the backside of the wooden cubby and cutting them to size. Then, set up your table saw, tilting the blade 45 degrees, and draw a 45-degree line on the wood plank where the cut needs to be. Using the table saw, cut through the line you made on the wood plank to end with a French Cleat. Repeat the step with your other wood planks and the long wood plank that will hang on the wall. After all your pieces are cut, drill the planks to the backside of each cubby and the long wood plank to the wall in the room that gets the messiest in your house. Or, you can spruce them up by painting them or covering them with a stylish removable wallpaper. Finally, slide the cubbies onto the wood plank and fill them with your essentials.