"I need this thing as a conversation starter with that geeky/artistic girl/guy I met a while back, whom I really like". 
Hey CrossRoads,
Get some Really Useful Boxes from office depot and use one box for each project/client and stack them all up to save some space. When clients start sending parts and etc. that's what I do to keep part from different projects from getting mixed up. Toss in an old USB drive or SD card as a code/PCB back up too. 