Small stashers, unite! | Minimal + short on space crafters

Here we go!

I'm on my laptop now and it's easier to type what's what. Sorry it's a mess, I am re-organizing all my paper and digging through all the random iris cases, etc., as I come across them. 

I am transitioning a lot of aspects of my space at the moment.  The top used to house the black boxes. I am hoping to phase most of those out and have the space for different storage. I was very concerned with making my space pretty since it is in the family room, but now I don't care and just want it functional! (we moved into this house about a year ago) So I am moving my Sizzix towers and some other stuff up from the basement where I was storing it (and consequently, not using it).

Currently, along the top row of cubes is all my paper. We get a lot of light in this room, and I worry about it being protected, but am not sure what else to do with it at the moment. I had it sorted into the horizontal black boxes with other themed items, but it was damaging them getting them in and out and I would forget what I had, so invested in some CM power planners or something (?) and am re-sorting it all. If I use it, the light won't have a chance to damage it, right?

2nd row from top, L to R is 1) embellishments in embroidery floss type organizers, not 100% done and my PL style cards in a planting tin; 2) and 4) black boxes I hope to downsize; 3) a homemade inkpad holder and my tool caddy; 3rd row from top, L to R 8 1/2 x 11 cs, acetate sheets, cb sheets, etc., stencils, all stored in the same container because they fit and a fridge caddy for my large alpha stickers/thickers (my long term goal is to quit buying these and only use dies and stamps); more black boxes and some albums that will hopefully have a home elsewhere eventually.

Bottom row is drawers which contain 1) small alphas, adhesives, mixed media supplies, and punches that I maybe need to downsize but don't want to yet. Everything else is just out and lives there during the ongoing re-sort.