Create specialized kits

Specialized Kits

Group similar items and the things you need for specific tasks in bins. Keep them in stacking bins in different sizes so you can grab one to take wherever you need it.

Smart Store totes by Snapware, fromhomedepot.com.

Drywall Repair Kit

Filling bins with the tools needed for specific cleaning, maintenance, and repair jobs streamlines your work around the house. Just pull out the kit you need and take it to the room where you need it. For the drywall repair kit shown here (perfect for when you get a hole in your drywall or need to cover seams), include the following:

• Taping knife
• Joint compound
• Wood putty
• Lightweight spackling compound
• Putty knife
• Fiber-mesh tape
• Sponge
• 5-in-1 tool
• Sanding block
• Medium and coarse sandpaper
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  Picture Hanging Kit

  Keep hardware for different weights and frame styles so you're always ready to hang a new find or redecorate. Here's what to include in the kit:

  • Painters' tape
  • Measuring tape
  • Level
  • Divided boxes with picture wire, assorted hangers, and D rings
  • Nonskid plastic bumpers and Velcro dots for backs of frames
  • Wire cutters
  • Awl
  • Pencil

  
  

  

  Furniture Repair Kit

  Got a nick or dripped candle wax on your wooden furniture? Use this kit for quick fixes. Here's what to include:

  • Plastic scrapers, for removing hardened wax
  • Wax sticks in assorted wood tones
  • Paste shoe polish
  • Fine sandpaper
  • Extra-fine steel wool
  • Wood-stain markers in different finishes

  
  

  

  
  

  Small Hardware Kit

  Use compartmentalized cases for nails, screws, and other hardware in a variety of sizes. Include the following items in this kit:
  

  • Nails: brads, common nails, annular ring nails, cut brads, cut nails, finishing nails
  • Screws: brass, stainless steel, wood; self-tapping #6s and #8s in 1-inch, 1 1/2-inch, 1 5/8-inch, 2-inch, and 2 1/2-inch sizes
  • Wall anchors for hollow and solid surfaces
  • Hooks and eyes: screw hooks, screw eyes, cup hooks, L-shaped hooks, screw eyes with plate

  
  

  Thanks MarthaStewart.com!