back to the box
so you want to build one —

the box, part by part

The Berkeley Trinket Trade box mounted on a tree trunk, its hinged door open to show necklaces hung on hooks and small bins of figurines on a grid back panel
the real thing, in place on the tree ✦

the full list

01
Waterproof electrical junction box
The enclosure itself — rated to keep the rain out. Hinged door, and the grid inside is what the printed bins screw into. view on Amazon
02
Steel sheet, cut to the door
Stuck to the inside of the door with the tape below, so the magnets have somewhere to grab and the arrangement can change without touching the box. view on Amazon
03
Magnetic hooks
They grab the steel sheet on the door and hold whatever doesn't fit in a bin. Move them around any time. view on Amazon
04
Gorilla tape, double-sided
Holds the steel sheet to the door, and the containers in place. view on Amazon
05
Small containers — Dollar Tree & Daiso
How we did it for the first stretch. Cheap, stackable, and they don't care that strangers are handling them all day. Taped in, same as the sheet.
06
Screw-in bins, printed at home
The current setup. They screw straight into the grid in the back — no glue, no brackets, swap one out in seconds.
the part we like best —

the printed bins

The back wall of the box has a grid, so we designed and printed shelving to screw into the grid.

The files are free on MakerWorld — a sticker rack and a set of shelves, both sized to screw into the same grid.

Get the files on MakerWorld