How To Get Order Out Of Chaos: Recycle Boxes
Today we will show you how you can easily recycle boxes to create more order and to decorate your home nicely.
Old boxes or boxes can be very helpful in bringing more order to the chaos. You can decorate them quickly and easily and use them for a variety of purposes.
Both wooden boxes and cardboard boxes can be recycled. Use them to store all sorts of things. Boxes can be very decorative and at the same time you can save the environment and your wallet by recycling them!
Wooden boxes are more stable and can hold more weight, but cardboard boxes are also very useful for storing certain things. You will then find various usage tips and recommendations to decorate the boxes nicely.
Recycled boxes have many advantages
- They are inexpensive.
- You protect the environment with it.
- You can choose the right size and adapt the material to your needs.
- They are useful for keeping the house tidy.
- They can be easily decorated and perfectly adapted to the design of the room in which they are to be placed.
- Crafting is relaxing and entertaining!
1. Desk organizer
With a little order on the desk, the work is much easier. Then we have an idea for you how you can make a pen box out of a box and toilet paper rolls.
Required material
- Cardboard box
- Toilet paper rolls
- Colours
- Glue
How is the pen box made?
- Paint and decorate the box, glue the toilet paper rolls inside the box and color the inside uniformly.
- Now you can put different pens in each roll.
use
- So you have order on your desk and at the same time a nice decoration.
- You can also cut off the rolls for smaller things and store rulers, for example, in the higher rolls.
2. Organizer for underwear
It is also very easy to keep order in the wardrobe, because you can easily make an organizer for underwear out of a cardboard box.
material
- Medium-sized cardboard box (e.g. shoe box)
- Cardboard scraps
- material
- Fabric adhesive
Manufacturing
- First of all, feed the box with fabric and then stick fabric on the outside for decoration.
- Then cut the scraps of cardboard to create compartments inside the box. Cover these compartments with fabric as well before gluing them into the box.
- You already have a great organizer to store your underwear.
3. Organizer for toilet paper
A nicely decorated box can serve well in the bathroom. You can store toilet paper or other items in it.
material
- Box with space for 4 toilet paper rolls
- Glue
- decorative cord
Manufacturing
- Simply apply glue to the outside area and cover the box with the string.
- Then let it dry and your organizer is ready!
4. Boxes for towels
In the same way that you made the box for toilet paper, you can make another, slightly larger box for storing towels. You can roll up the towels and store them in the box.
If you wish, you can also cover the lid with fabric!
5. Tea box
A box for tea bags is very practical to keep the different types of tea in an orderly manner. It’s best to use a wooden box for this.
material
- Thin scraps of plywood for the compartments
- wooden box
- Glue
- Colours
- paint
Manufacturing
- The first thing you need to do is cut the scraps of plywood so that you can use them to create compartments inside the wooden box.
- These are then glued on.
- Now you can paint the box or decorate it nicely and then varnish it.
6. Cardboard magazine holder
A classic that you can easily make: the magazine holder made of boxes can be made quickly and is very practical.
material
- 2 cardboard boxes (e.g. from breakfast cereals)
- Newsprint
- Glue and paste
- Colours
- water
Manufacturing
- First you cut the boxes diagonally from the middle upwards to make the opening. You can see the magazines at first glance.
- Then glue the two boxes together.
- Tear up a newspaper into small pieces of paper and put them in a mixture of paste and water.
- With this you are now strengthening the boxes.
- Then let it dry and then paint as desired.
Instead of newspaper, you can also use toilet paper, which will make the box nice and firm and give it a rougher texture.
7. Boxes for accessories
You can quickly make a decorative organizer for accessories from a cardboard or wooden box. With that you will not lose the overview.
material
- Cardboard box, not too big and not too deep
- Colorful paper and scraps of fabric
- Glue
Manufacturing
- Cover the inside and outside of the box with colored paper.
- Then you form rolls from the scraps of fabric, which you glue into the box so that you can then store rings or other accessories in it.
- So you can keep everything in an orderly and clear manner.
You can use boxes or boxes in a variety of ways. Let your creativity run free and share your ideas with us!
