I use a couple of different types of containers. I save the oblong plastic containers from Chinese takeout meals. They have clear lids and opaque bottoms. I store like things and just label the tubs with a masking tape label. The containers stack easily on a shelf, and the labels save me from having to sort through them. I also use clear plastic jars, like peanut butter jars, for things like diorama supplies, eg, sand, gravel, etc. For larger items, like old computer mice, but also some of my figure kits, I use Sterlite shoe boxes.
I also bought some hardware storage bins. They can be stacked, and also, they can be hung from a strip mounted on the wall. I don't use that feature, I just stack them. But that also lets me organize my figure kits.
It's not like it's some sterile, super-organized environment, though. Here's my bench:
I did start storing my paints (most of my paints) in a little rolling 3-drawer cabinet, which fits under the bench:
It's small and light enough that I can take it on the road. But what it let me do was collect all of my jars of Tamiya, Model Master, etc, into one place. I put labels on the lids, so I can find the paints easily:
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For acrylics in other containers, like the eyedropper bottles from Andrea and Vallejo, and craft store paints, I had to get creative. I stored them in a box lid dropped into a drawer:
but found that I had to remember where I stuck a bottle, or rummage around to find the one I wanted. So I replaced the box lid with a rack made from scraps of luan plywood. It holds the bottles at an angle, so I can read the labels:
And I keep my tools, my enamels, and oil paints, in this artist's tool box, from Richard Blick:
The next step is to add a hutch back on the bench. I have the lumber cut; I need to knock it together and install it. That will give me additional storage space, within reach of my seat at the bench.
Best regards,
Brad