Turn A Few Dollar Tree Essentials Into A Countertop Tea Station With A DIY

Tea drinkers will love this countertop DIY project! With cheap materials and household tools, you can convert plastic containers and wooden cutting boards into a cute tea-making area for your kitchen. It's perfect for storing extra tea bags, and it offers multiple slots so you can keep many teas in the same place. There's also room for customization — make the craft your own with decor, glitter, stickers, and paint.

To start, head to your local Dollar Tree and find two identical Cooking Concepts bamboo cutting boards. (Or, buy more than two and use them in these 10 stylish Dollar Tree cutting board hacks to declutter your countertops.) Then, search for clear plastic containers with drawers that open on the side. They should draw in and out, not up and down, to work properly for this DIY project. And that's all you need! For tools, grab a hot glue gun and glue sticks. The glue will attach the boards to the containers so they stay together despite regular usage.

If you'd like to customize your countertop tea station, look for decorative materials in your home and at the Dollar Tree. Pick up some wallpaper to create an ornate backdrop on the cutting boards, and save the extra wallpaper for other innovative uses in any room. Paint little cups and kettles, or choose a single color for the background. There are no incorrect options here; do whatever you need to make your tea-making station uniquely yours.

Use @cozy.home96 demonstrates how to create your own Dollar Tree tea station. Start by laying out all your tools and materials together. The first step to complete is to glue one of the cutting boards to the bottom of the square containers. Smatter glue on the board, then press the containers down so they stick. Add more glue onto the other board, then attach it to the other side of the plastic containers. Let the glue dry, then test the containers to see how stuck they are. Make sure they don't pop off, and pull the trays out to ensure they move back and forth with ease.

And that's all there is to it! Here is where you may add finishing touches to make the craft your own. Coat the boards in pink or white paint to match your kitchen, or paint cute little tea-making decals on them. When you're through detailing, add tea bags inside the containers to complete the craft. Whether you like chamomile, mint, or simple black tea, this station will keep them all in a single spot for easy brewing. If you have a tea kettle, set it on top of the wooden boards for easy access. And don't forget to keep those used bags — tea bags are perfect for repurposing around your home.