Cream reads softer than tan, so on a white bookcase or a painted closet shelf this box comes close to disappearing. It stands 8 inches high, 12 wide and 15 deep, with cloth handles stitched to the sides so a loaded box can be brought down from an overhead shelf with both hands.
Sturdy fabric handles are attached to the body rather than clipped on, which is what allows a full box to be maneuvered off a high shelf without tipping. Because they lie flat against the sides, boxes can be pushed together in a row with no hardware sticking out between them.
The lid is fully removable, so a box in daily use can be left open and capped again when the contents go back into storage. Two boxes stacked stand roughly 16 inches tall, and reinforced sides carry that upper weight without the lower one buckling under it.
In rooms built around whites, oatmeal and light oak, the cream poly-cotton blend joins the palette rather than interrupting it. When the box is no longer needed, the panels fold down flat and the whole thing stows in a gap of an inch or two, which is not something a rigid crate can do.
Six magnetic pieces, four hinges and two handles, that give a plain steel garage door a carriage-door look.
Six-piece black magnet set of four hinges and two handles that gives a steel garage door carriage-house detailing.
