I have basic white cabinets in my sewing room and use plastic bins to store my fabric. One thing I wish I would have considered is how well the bins fit in the cabinet. Some could fit more - just not the sizes of the ones I have :cry:
What I don't like about that system is that I have to know ahead of time which colors I plan to use, or pull a boat load of bins out of the various cabinets.
But all in all, it works. I sort primarily by color and I keep my large backing pieces seperate.
....and Mr. Bean and Monty LOVE the fabric too. That's why they only have supervised visits.