paint and tool storage

As hobbiest we are always looking for ways to tweak the storage of our supplies.   In thanks to so many of you sharing your storage ideas I thought it was time I share a few things that I have done. 

I have -  lots -  of craft paint bottles.  I was blessed to find a professional rack at a thrift store that I keep behind me that holds 160 bottles.  It is a rare find for sure.

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Grand as that is, I like to keep a smaller selection of frequently used colors on my desk.  Presently I am using a system that has been working so well for me that I will likely decorate it up and tweak that a bit more in the future.   I will go ahead and share what I have going thus far and maybe it will spark some ideas for your own use.
I wanted my paints to sit at an angle for easy viewing and easy to return to their spot.   
I could have used TP cores but they were a tad larger than I needed.  They would have been fine ,but I had a few wrapping paper tubes that were a little smaller so I used  those.
  
-Cutting those tubes to length was the next task.  I cut mine about the height of the paint bottle minus the lid.  I used my band saw for that job but I am sure you can find other ways to cut yours.
-Next I stuffed as many tubes as I could into a sturdy shoe box.  
-Finding a way to angle the box was the next step - 
For a temporary test (which has not been all that temporary) I had a narrower box on hand and I simply sat the shoe box in it at an angle.  The weight of the paint holds in place very well.  If i had not found the narrower box to sit it in I was planning to make a wedge from corrugate to hold it up.

I had enough room to add a small child's shoe box beside  the paints  so I used filled that one with  TP cores for dividers to hold some of my tools.    The angle works fantastically!

TP cores can be flattened into rectangles as well as squares.  The rectangles are good for scissors,  rulers,  pens,  craft knives,  bone folders,  etc.

I hope this will inspire some ideas for storage that fits your needs.