 Free Toy Storey plans - Paul Hill, a cabinetmaker in Morrisburg, Ont., gave me the idea for this toy storage unit: He stepped on one too many stray playthings before coming up with this simple design. If you have had it with the daily ritual of tiptoeing around wayward toys, head into the shop with these plans. And you can always bring your kids into the shop with you. If they help you make this, they might be little more likely to use it. Before you start work, buy and measure the plastic storage bins you will need, just to be sure they will fit this design. If you will be using solid wood for this project-I used pine-edge-glue enough 3/4 inch - thick lumber for the listed parts. Plywood is great too, and it saves a construction step. After sanding the panels and rough cutting them to size, prepare the required grooves-called rabbets-as shown in the plan. These let the plywood back panel interlock with the top, bottom and sides for more strength. Custom-cut the back later, once the project is assembled.
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