I’ve
been doing projects on cardboard boxes lately. Why waste them when you get
loads of them. So basically what you do is to
recycle these boxes which are
going to be of no use and transform them into some lovely boxes to store your
stuff and for many other craft purposes in turn making them useful. This helps
you to make any type you want with any color and size according to your need.
This way you can organize your room or space better and make it visually more
appealing as well. All this is done with very less cost and based totally on
your requirements.
As
I said, you will need an empty cardboard box. Where do you get it from????
1. Size
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Big
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Diaper boxes
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Chocolate boxes
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Biscuit boxes
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Big parcel box
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Etc.
2. Size
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medium
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Shoe boxes
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Cereal boxes
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Tissue boxes
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Etc.
3. Size
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small
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Small biscuit boxes
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Accessories box
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Etc.
These
can be used to store many items like:
- Toys
- Craft
supplies
- Yarn
- Books
- Magazines
- Papers
- Mats
- Packed
goods in pantry
- Cords
- Hats
and a lot more…….
There
are a huge collection of products which come within a cardboard box. When you
purchase them, be sure you collect it and use it accordingly. It might come
handy someday.
I
hadn’t collected them, but I ask my father for these as he has it in shop from
box full of chocolates, biscuits, chips, beverages, etc. and also few from home
like cereal boxes and shoe boxes. And ofcourse, tissue boxes. There will
definitely be a lot of them lying around the house. My habit is to keep all these things together
instead of throwing them away.
So
here is a collection of how these cardboard boxes can be transformed to
beautiful looking storage boxes and how they have helped in organizing the
space and also for what purposes it can be used. The list is endless and so I
have presented a few in this post.
Aimee has covered her box with burlap and attached a ruffle onto it.
Jamie
from ‘DIY home sweet home’ has used some old boxes covered with duct tape for storing toys.
Michelle
from Iron and Twine transformed the boxes using utility fabric and upcycled
leather belts that she bought from a thrift store. She used it in her entryway
to store and organize scarves, gloves and umbrellas.
Karen
from Sew many ways covered her cardboard box with fabric, attached handles to
it along with labels. It makes a perfect organization tool in her craft room.
Lauren Weems from Brit co.
covered the boxes with sturdy fabrics and added belts to it as a handle.
Amy
from Positively Splendid used a diaper box and beautified it with some fabric,
ribbons and added labels to them using adhesive vinyl. How wonderful they look.
Amy
from Home Happy Home has painted the box chevron style.
Emily
from Namely Original covered the boxes with fabric to store school supplies and
for pantry organization.
Ashley
from Make it Love it has also covered the cardboard box with fabric to store
craft supplies.
Jennifer
Jones used fabric covered cardboard boxes to store toys. To make it easy for
the kids to pull them she had attached string to it.
Allonsy Kimberly used boxes to store fabrics.
Liz
made use of post office boxes and twine to make storage containers.
As
said before, even shoe boxes, tissue boxes and cereal boxes can be recycled.
Ribbon
dispenser from shoe boxes.
Such
beautiful containers made using shoe boxes, twine and button
Peaches
has used shoe box and toilet paper roll to hold stationary items.
Jennifer
Jones from IHeartOrganizing has used a box with dividers and labels to hold
cords. Such a good idea. She
has also made use of cereal boxes as drawer dividers.
Toni
from A bowl full of lemons has used cereal boxes covered up with pattern paper
as magazine and paper holders.
Ingrid
Talpak has shown how to make a storage box from a tissue box.
There are so many other ways you can decorate cardboard boxes and use them to store numerous things. Organize your space in a more beautiful way and in your favorite color to match your room. A great and inexpensive project. Try them. Think before you trash them away.
Have a great day. :)
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