I used to keep my Lego in a Tupperware sewing box,
which was pretty handy as it had a removable tray on top, which I used to store studs, pegs, and other small items.
We've just spent Sunday restoring some semblance of order to the kids' playroom, and their Lego (and mine) now resides in 4 large crates. Anyone care to recommend a functional storage solution that will allow ready access to small, hard to locate items?

Top tip for anyone considering buying one of those storage boxes that look like giant Lego bricks: they're unsuitable for storing Lego.

Given that Lego is only for children and cunts, I must belong in the "cunts" section of b3ta. So be it.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 10:32, 22 replies)

I uses stuff like this for small pieces.
Homebase etc will sell it in the toolbox dept, maybe in the household section.

www.allelectronics.com/mas_assets/cache/image/2/6/5/f/9823.Jpg
(username failed moderation, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 10:37, closed)

That's exactly the sort of thing I had in mind.
She who must be obeyed just rolled her eyes when I suggested such a thing.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 10:41, closed)

You could maybe stack them together
rather than storing them all loose and willy nilly in a box. Take CARE of your stuff Monster Munch. I won't buy you any more.
( Fork Has lost his bash virginity!, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 10:44, closed)

Build it all into one enormous construction,
like a Borg Cube at a Pride parade? Certainly a tempting suggestion.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:01, closed)

Either up your arse or about from your bins.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 10:46, closed)

Wahey!

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 10:59, closed)

Plumbfix have a set of three Stanley organisers for a tenner. 15 quid if you go to the Screwfix counter, though.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:02, closed)

Starting to think I should just build a dedicated shed for it all.
Then realise what my life has come to, and kill myself.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:06, closed)

The same sort of problem led to me deciding to board my loft. Wherreupon I decided I wanted some roof lights. Whereupon I decided I might as well replace the roof. And build some stairs, as loft ladders are shit. Which meant removing the chimney. In order to remove the chimney, I had to replace the old back boiler with a combi. As this required an extra hallway, I split the huge front bedroom into two whilst I was at it.

Pro: I now have somewhere to store the kids' gaudy crap.
Con: Cost me about 14k :/

The Stanley organisers are cheaper.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:12, closed)

£14k?
Fuck me, can I have the name of your builders please?
(LetsGetDownToIt, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 11:49, closed)

Yup - 4.5 for the new roof+lights, 2.3 for the boiler+piping, 4.8 on fucking around with the first floor, and the rest on the loft. I did as much as I could myself, and used friends from the pub (proper ones, not DIYers) for the rest. Not yet finished, and somewhat slow going, as I got "twilight rates" - I.E. they pop in whenever, often on their way back from other places.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:01, closed)

I hate you lot with your trade mates
Most of my mates are city types or software sales.

a) bloody useless with a screwdriver

b) don't understand why £10k for a new boiler seems expensive
(LetsGetDownToIt, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:50, closed)

I like this.
I've already consigned a loft conversion to the "fuck it, I can't be arsed" pile, however.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:02, closed)

Various people do "board and light" loft packages for about 1k - I just got nubbled by creeping featurism.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:09, closed)

Even cheaper
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23536914
( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:11, closed)

I know I'm thick, but
that appears to be a lamp that only works when the sun is shining.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 14:25, closed)

DURR
Just trap the light between two mirrors so it can't escape.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 15:03, closed)

Science!

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 23:02, closed)

Anyone care to recommend a functional storage solution that will allow ready access to small, hard to locate items?
If my kids are anything to go by, keep it all in the bottom of a big box, which you up end and tip onto the floor and then call a parent to help find the bit you want after a concerted sort through of about 2 micro seconds.

They may be kids but they could also quite easily fit the other type of Lego owner descriptor.....
(bad_advice QOTW survivor from the first trollocost!, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 12:48, closed)

I get this a lot.
Apparently I have innate knowledge of the location of all the lost pieces - often I do, as it's frequently right in front of them, the lazy shits.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 14:22, closed)

Yup, this is a top tip
www.plasticboxshop.co.uk/home-storage-c1/bedroom-and-bathroom-organisation-c16/jewellery-storage-boxes-c38/38cm-5-02-hobby-craft-bits-and-bobs-18-compartment-organiser-plastic-box-p320

Get them direct at the site, or Homebase sell them for a fiver each. They also stack quite nicely as well. have used them myself for Lego over the past year. There are variations on sections/compartments as well.
Get them in 'clear/frosted' so you can make out the parts you need without opening every box first.
( The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 18:33, closed)

I'll be honest:
I'm glad I asked.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 23:02, closed)