DIY cell phone charging station {tutorial}

On today’s agenda is a DIY cell phone charging station by converting a wooden bread box. Isn’t that the coolest idea ever? 

We were in desperate need of a cell phone charging station for our kitchen counter but everything I could find online or in stores was either expensive or ugly. I mean really ugly!

This cute cell phone charging station is one I made at our old house and it the cutest ever!

Staying organized is always something I try to maintain but I will admit, it’s hard! I do find though that if something has a place and it’s easily accessible, staying organized is so much easier. 

How to make a cell phone charging station

A DIY bread box “cell phone” charging station.

The bread box was a typical bread box, there was no shelf. 

You can buy this roll top bread box on Amazon and it’s so cheap! 

Our kitchen counter is the drop zone for everything so this breadbox quickly became the closest item to store all of our random gadgets and cell phones in.

I don’t know about you but our electronics and cell phones are constantly on our kitchen counter being charged and one day it hit me, the bread box!

The bread box would be a perfect place to store these items out of sight.

All that wasted space inside though, how could I make it more functional? Well, I decided to add a shelf. Why not right?

I used a 1/2″ drill bit to make two holes in the back of the bread box.

Because the breadbox has a roll top, I chose to put holes in the very bottom of the bread box so when the bread box is open, the cell phone or ipad charging wires would not interfere with the roll top.

Homemade cell phone charging station

You can see, I drilled two holes above in the back side of the bread box.

Next you need to make your shelf.

Measure each side and mark where you want to drill your holes.

I used a 3/16″ drill bit and drilled two holes on the inside of the bread box. The bread box was not very thick so I drilled very slowly, just enough to make a deep enough hole for my support peg.  

Do this on both sides, four total holes.

I used four support pegs (placed in the holes) to support my 1/4″ piece of craft board (purchased at Michaels Crafts).

You can use any type of support peg or small shelf bracket. We just happened to have support pegs so that is what I used.

Put your pegs in the holes.

I cut my craft board to 14 1/2″ long and it fit perfectly inside the bread box.

Michaels Crafts sells all sorts of crafting board in various shapes and sizes.

Yes,  I put a shelf in a bread box. You should have seen the “eye rolling” coming from my dad when he saw me doing this.

Use a level to ensure that your shelf is straight.

Double check.

Now you have a shelf!

I decided to cut another piece of crafting board for the bottom. I wrapped both pieces of craft board in leftover fabric that I had from a previous pillow project. 

A little hot glue and viola, pretty shelves!

The inside needs to be pretty right?

You can see how I fed the phone charger through the hole in the back of the bread box.

The back of the bread box.

This project took under one hour. I think most of the time was the setup and cleanup.

Now when I come home, I drop all my things inside the bread box. I used the top of jar cover to keep my keys and other small items in.

Kind of cute huh?

It’s almost as if this bread box (buy here on Amazon) was made for the size of an ipad.

It fits perfectly on the top shelf. The roll top door doesn’t even it touch it when it closes.

Mission accomplished. Closed door pretty counter storage.

Looking for more kitchen organization ideas? Check out our newly organized refrigerator with the best clear plastic containers and pantry food storage makeover. They are both so pretty now!

Once the door is closed, you can’t even see what is inside. Although, I like how it looks inside now.  I’m sure if you stop and think about it, you probably have something in your own home you could drill a couple holes in and convert it to a cell phone or electronics charging station.