I have been struggling with pen, marker and pencil storage for some time.  After spending a half hour looking for a “certain” marker I decided enough was enough…and I created this storage unit.

I searched online to see what others have done and found tutorials on using lengths of downspout gutters.  So I went to Lowe’s to buy a long section of gutter when I found these pre-cut downspout connectors.  They are perfect!  NO CUTTING. NO MEASURING.

All I needed to do was to stack them inside a container.  I used 2 plastic storage containers I had that were missing the lids (of course, missing lids, ugh!).  The downspouts make perfect “cells” so that you can easily sort and find all your pens.  I like that I can infinitely expand the number of cells and quickly reorganize them.

In a short time I had all my supplies organized!