Toy Chest Double Life

I needed some more out-of-the-way storage. Enough with the plastic bins and bags. Scrolling through Instagram accounts for van lifers, I saw this idea of a closed trunk that had a lid that was also a desk top. But you could open it and lift up a foldable fabric shelf to hang and access the clothes, then drop it back down into the trunk out of sight.  

Lid up, shelf hung.  

Research online led me to a toy chest company operating out Colorado that built sturdy wood chests. They also sold unfinished versions for significantly less money than a finished (painted) version. This was great because I wanted to pick a stain to try to match the rest of the interior wood of the boat. 

Some assembly required, as well as a couple coats of slightly-too-red stain over the weekend, and one small hardware piece lost in the water, and it was complete.