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Small things are scattered all over the house and there is no place to put them? Uncomfortable when they are dumped in one heap? There is an exit. Make your own decorative cardboard or plastic containers of the right size.

This is a great solution. Small things will not only be sorted and lie in their places, this way of decorating will decorate the room. A stylish accessory is better than threads lying around, key chains or toys scattered in the corners.

Newspapers

Stylish and extraordinarily beautiful storage boxes made of newspaper tubes will please any hostess. Such a product can be bought ready-made, many needlewomen are engaged in such decoration of boxes, or you can do it yourself and not overpay for work.

In addition, handmade baskets make the hostess proud and warm her soul.

How to make a box from newspaper tubes:

  1. From one newspaper spread we make 8 stripes. We cut to length. In order not to waste time in vain, fold it along the first bend and again. Take utility knives and cut everything at once.
  2. One strip - one tube. How to make stripes: take a knitting needle or a long skewer, put the newspaper on a flat table. Next, attach the knitting needle to the very edge of the strip so that this edge forms a small triangle. Start winding up the paper. It will turn out a tube with a void inside. When you reach the end, lubricate the tip of the PVA so that the structure does not unwind.
  3. The next step is painting the tubes. You can leave them like that, newspapers will also look beautiful, or you can take stain and paint. Only the paint needs to be diluted, otherwise the tubes will bend badly.
  4. For the manufacture you will need only one part of the shoe box. You can take the bottom, top or side elements. It all depends on what size you need.
  5. Then make dashes on the rectangle with a pencil. Glue the tubes on them. Clamp them well right away.
  6. On top of the first glued tubes, attach the second part of the box, it should fit the size of the bottom. At the bottom, put an object that is the same size as the future basket. Put something heavy inside so that the structure does not move.
  7. Start weaving. You will need paper clips or paper clips. Start one tube after another, and press the ends to the top of the box. Continue in this manner until you reach the desired height. Do not use tubes glued initially, they serve as a frame. You will fix them in the same way at the very end.
  8. At the end, stick flowers on the storage box, or decorate with beads. Choose accessories to match the decor of the room.

This box can be painted at the end. In this case, the dye does not need to be diluted, the structure will be dense and will not bend.

It is not difficult to make such containers, but for a long time. This work requires attention and a lot of time.

Fabric or wrapping paper

Boxes can be decorated with fabric or wrapping paper. You get an unusual accessory that can be used to store towels, under things or for small things.


Also, such a box will look beautiful in the kitchen if there is nowhere to put cookbooks. This storage box is also suitable for thread, yarn and floss.

Manufacturing:

  1. For the manufacture of boxes you will need an unnecessary cardboard box, fabric suitable type and accessories for decoration. Also prepare glue, scissors, crayon or soap, pins, a needle and thread, or take sewing machine. A tape measure or ruler will also come in handy.
  2. Cut off the pieces that cover the top. Take a ruler and measure the bottom. You can attach a piece of fabric to the bottom and outline with chalk.
  3. Then you should measure the length of the walls and the height. You need to add another 2 cm to the length, and 10 cm to the height.
  4. We sew the cut parts. You can make the same for interior decoration.
  5. We place the box in the prepared case, and bend the top (the remaining 10 cm from the height) inward and glue it.
  6. At the end, you can decorate the container with leaves, flowers, ribbons. Use whatever comes to mind. This is where your imagination comes into play.

Such beautiful boxes for storing clothes will create comfort in the house and please the eye.

Decoupage

You can make different boxes for things, toys and other little things. Craftswomen offer many options for decorating boxes, which then turn into attractive storage.


One of the ideas is decoupage. The home organizer can be made with or without a lid.

Tools needed for work: decoupage glue, patterned napkins, acrylic primer, brush and acrylic varnish.

Master Class:

  1. First, the glossy box must be rubbed with fine-grained sandpaper.
  2. Next we take acrylic paint and cover the outside of the box. Use a sponge. We paint evenly, and leave the box to dry.
  3. We take a brush, moisten it in decoupage glue. We apply a napkin to the painted area and apply glue to the napkin, it is not necessary under it. You can also use acrylic lacquer.
  4. We leave the container to dry and at the end we fix everything with acrylic varnish.

Every woman can create boxes for storing things with her own hands. You can also involve your child in the process.

Rope harness

An ordinary bucket can be decorated with an ordinary decorative cord and you get a stylish container for things.


It can be placed in or on the rack, put soft toys inside.

You will need a rope harness, a plastic bucket without a handle, a hot glue gun or other good glue.

Process:

  1. Start from the bottom. Twist the tourniquet with a small spiral, glue it in the center of the bucket. Press firmly on the rope so that it sticks.
  2. Spread a small section of the bottom of the bucket with the composition and lay the tourniquet with a snail, in dense rows.
  3. Thus, increase the tourniquet until the entire bottom is decorated. Then move on to the walls. If you want to do something more fun, add rich colors that give a summer mood. Pre-paint the cord.
  4. After completion, process the sides and inside to make the product look more attractive.

Such a decorative item for storage with your own hands can be made quickly, if you are not distracted during work.

If you take a thick tourniquet, but the work will go even faster. Due to the larger diameter, the cord will close the bucket faster.

A handy accessory can also be used for fruit.

Metal grid

A container for storing toys or, for example, dirty laundry is made of metal mesh.


A woman is unlikely to cope with the manufacture of such a variant of the box, but a man with ease.

So what to do:

  1. You will need a round bottom. It must be wooden.
  2. The mesh is tightened around the bottom, the required amount is measured and cut off.
  3. Attach it to the bottom of the bottom. Wheels are also screwed there so that the basket does not scratch the floor.
  4. A bag is placed inside. You can fit a metal mesh and outside.

It turns out a very budgetary do-it-yourself laundry basket.

old sweater

If there is an old jacket or sweater in the house, do not rush to throw it away and give it away. You can give them a second life by decorating carton boxes and at the same time make another box or container for storing small things.


Also, this method is good if your underwear already has little space in the closet, and it does not fit anywhere.

Procedure:

  1. Cut off the sleeves with the neckline so that you get a straight line.
  2. Pull it over the box and draw the length with chalk. Sweep the jacket underneath.
  3. Then sew the bottom part on a typewriter. Put the sweater on the box again, fold the edges inward and glue.
  4. Use a hot glue gun or regular glue to make the handles.

These boxes look great in the closet. With their help, you can sort shorts and T-shirts, and stick a designation on the side (what lies there).

This is very convenient, and you do not need to turn over the closet floor every time to find the right clothes.

Organizer

Cases for things are different types, depending on what a person plans to store in such an accessory for the home.

Clothes organizers are very easy to use. The storage case can also be taken on a trip.

Tools for work: scissors, glue, ruler, decor paper and a box.

Master Class:

  1. The height of the wardrobe trunk should be equal to the height of the place in the cabinet where it will be stored.
  2. Do not cut the box into different pieces, as some recommend. Just cover it with decor paper. Finish the bottom.
  3. Cut the lid from the box into equal parts (by measuring the width or length, depending on how the partitions will be located). Cover the parts with paper and send to dry.
  4. When the planks are dry, install them inside as you need. You can make long cells or, for example, make a lattice so that one pair of socks fits in one cell.

Such a box with things is convenient to store, get, transport, and you don’t have to dig through a pile of underwear to find something that matches in color.

Many say: “I store almost everything in such accessories, from underwear to kitchen utensils.” Indeed, it is practical, comfortable and stylish.

Try making one storage box and you won't be able to stop.

In order for everything to be in perfect order in a house or apartment, each thing has its rightful place, a good housewife needs storage containers.

In this article, the site news portal offers you several options for making do-it-yourself storage boxes from improvised materials that can be found in every home.


You can put into ready-made boxes bed dress, towels, children's clothes, photographs, toys, handicrafts, etc. Boxes can also be a place to store dirty clothes waiting to be washed.

DIY storage basket


To make such cute baskets for storing small things, you will need a plastic bucket (suitable for sour cream or mayonnaise), wooden clothespins, glue, a tourniquet and a small piece of beautiful openwork fabric.

Wooden clothespins must be disassembled and the halves glued to a plastic bucket so that the basket still seems to be wooden.


Then make a bag out of the fabric that will match the volume of the plastic bucket you have chosen and put it inside. Wrap the handle of the bucket with a tourniquet.

You can also wrap the bucket with cloth or knitwear if no wooden clothespins are available.


You will need a capacious cardboard box, a decorative rope harness and glue.

trim upper part boxes. Lubricate the box with glue, and then carefully wrap it with a rope bundle from the bottom up. The rope harness will give the box strength and practicality. Place a cloth bag inside the box.

DIY storage container

If there is a man in the house, then this option for making storage containers would be appropriate. The entire container is made of a metal mesh, wheels are attached to the bottom, which will allow you to easily move the object in any direction.

DIY storage box

If the house has unnecessary tight knitwear (for example, a sweater or scarf), then any cardboard box can be transformed and made useful and beautiful.

DIY storage box made from newspaper tubes


This option for making a storage box is laborious and requires a large number time, but the result will pleasantly surprise you, because it will look like it is made from rattan.

DIY storage box


This option is suitable lovers of everything unusual and extraordinary. Here you can get such a stylish suitcase for storing small things from the most ordinary shoe box.

In order for your home to be cozy and comfortable for life, a huge number of different little things are required. Today in the section "Ideas for a DIY Home" we will talk about how to make a storage box out of a simple paper box. Such a thing can be used both separately and as a drawer for a chest of drawers or cabinets. Great idea for all hostesses.

I recently went to a home improvement store. How many are needed and useful little things was there! I wanted to buy everything at once. But the prices, to be honest, were not cheap. And then the idea came to my mind that some of the goods that I wanted to buy can be made independently from improvised materials. And here is one idea for the house - this is a storage box. As we know, there is always a huge amount of little things in the house that need to be put somewhere. And so that everything is in its place, let's make a beautiful and convenient storage. We will need:

  • cardboard box;
  • the cloth;
  • wide cotton ribbon for the handle;
  • braid for finishing;
  • awl;
  • pencil and scissors;
  • spray glue, you can use PVA.
Take the paper box. If there is a top cover, cut it off.

Prepare all the little things and tools that you will need for the job.

We will glue the edges of the box with cloth, so we need to make a pattern. Measure the sides of the box and the bottom. Then cut out three patterns from the fabric. Two identical ones for the side wide sides and one long one that will cover the bottom and narrow parts of the box on the sides. Do not forget to add 2 cm from each edge of the pattern for the allowance.

Apply glue to the wide side of the box. Make sure that the glue is evenly distributed over the surface. Otherwise, in those places where the glue is not applied, a bubble may appear over time.

Then glue a piece of fabric and gently smooth it with your hands. We do the same with the other side of the box.

Now you need to process the edges. In order for the edges to lie evenly and neatly, do the following. First, glue the fabric allowances to the narrow sides of the box as shown in the picture. Then we cut the allowance to the corner. And cut off the excess fabric on the other side. Repeat on all edges except for the top edge. Don't worry about bumps, we'll cover them later.

When the side walls of the box are sealed, our needlework looks like this.

Next, it remains to glue the other two sides of the box. Cut a strip of fabric to the size of the two sides and bottom, turn the wrong side towards you and fold the sides one centimeter. Smooth and glue. While the glue has not dried, check the size again.

Cover the surface of the box with PVA glue and lay the fabric on top. Smooth it over the surface. Secure the edges with Moment glue.

Fold the top edges of the fabric into the inside of the box and glue. You can cut off the excess fabric and glue it in the corners at the butt.

We close the uneven edge of the fabric with a beautiful ribbon.

Determine a place on the box for the pen. Cut off a piece of tape and glue both ends with super glue.

At the level of the handle on the wrong side, attach an additional plastic panel. If there is no plastic, you can use ordinary plywood.

Fasten the decorative buttons through the cardboard and plastic panel.

And here's another idea. In order not to look into the box once again and always remember what is in it, attach a panel to the box to insert a piece of paper or cardboard with a description of the contents. Poke two holes with an awl and secure the panel.

If you often bring ideas for your home to life with your own hands, then you will definitely find cork pads. They are usually used to attach them to furniture legs. These pads prevent furniture from scratching the floor. And in our case, these gaskets will keep the bottom of the box from contamination. Glue cork squares to the bottom of the box.

Often boxes are used to store things of various sizes. Of course you can buy in stores. But beautiful storage boxes can be made by hand. Our article will help in this.


  • Making a cardboard box

Making a cardboard box

Prepare the following materials and tools:

  • a cardboard box or paper (plain, decorative, gift, colored cardboard), if you decide not to take a ready-made cardboard box;
  • iron clips;
  • glue;
  • a piece of beautiful bright fabric;
  • scissors;
  • ruler;
  • pencil;
  • centimeter tape.

Choose a box about 40 x 40 cm for decorating. It is convenient to place it in a closet or place it on a shelf. If you want to use the design for storage in a specific place, then choose in accordance with the parameters of this place.

The side should not exceed 10 cm. Such a container is convenient for storing small things. You can carefully trim the sides that are larger than 10 cm using a ruler, pencil and scissors. To do this, you need to make markings on the side inner walls. From the bottom of the structure, mark 10 cm from each edge, draw a line with a pencil, and then cut off an unnecessary piece.

If you decide not to use a ready-made cardboard box, then create a DIY storage structure. To do this, make two even squares out of paper (the strength of the structure depends on the thickness of the paper, thicker is better). The sides of one should be 1.5 cm larger than the sides of the other. The large square is the future cover of your container.

Then fold the paper squares according to the diagram shown in the photo.

After you make all the folds, proceed to the assembly. Draw the walls along the folds. Do not bend paper in unnecessary places.

The smaller square will form the bottom of the box. Do the same from a large square - this is a lid. Connect them together - the box is ready.

Creating beautiful boxes for storing things with your own hands is not difficult. But it is necessary to strengthen their walls. This can be done in the following way.

  1. Folding the flaps inwards. Mark the height of the structure with a pencil. When working with corrugated cardboard, run the blunt side of the scissors over the fold: it will bend better. Ensure that the cardboard is evenly attached to the walls of the structure. Cut off the excess.
  2. Workpiece fixing. Apply glue to the entire surface, press the cardboard firmly for 30-50 seconds. You can make the sides of the structure stronger as follows: cut off the upper flaps of the box, cut out a strip from them (its width matches the height of the side wall, the length is equal to the perimeter of these walls). Put a mark on it (the length of the short side, later - the long side). Make a bend according to the markup. Make sure the cardboard is even, glue it inside the box.

Storage boxes decorated with natural fabric look beautiful and unusual. Before decorating our design, carefully wash and iron the fabric.

Cut out the blank according to the dimensions of the box, doubled. You will get a piece of rectangular or square shape.

The fabric needs to be folded on both sides of the structure, secure it with a hand stitch. Don't forget to align the matter.

Smear the cardboard with glue and press the fabric against it. This design will dry for two days.

To make such a container look finished, glue a piece of fabric on its bottom, this will completely cover the cardboard inside.

If you make a box for storing ladies' trinkets with your own hands, you can decorate it with beads, beads, pieces of leather, artificial flowers. In general, everything that you consider aesthetically attractive.

As you can see, making beautiful boxes for storing things with your own hands is not so difficult. The main thing is to observe the stages of work, be careful and dream up a little.
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DIY storage boxes they will help not only organize the space in the house correctly, hiding unnecessary things, but also ennoble the interior of the home. Such improvised organizers can be stored in the garage, in the country, and also kept in the apartment, if the boxes are beautifully decorated with some small items.

In the sections of this article, we will look at what types of storage boxes exist, how to make them yourself, as well as what you can store in them and how to decorate them to give the organizer a beautiful look. appearance.

What can be stored in cardboard organizers?

For storage of things, already unnecessary cardboard boxes are mainly used, where shoes or various household appliances were previously stored. Before you put any items in a box, you should first of all determine exactly the size of the cardboard organizer, as well as the place where the box will stand. To prevent the box from falling apart immediately after something is put into it, it is best to take a fairly thick cardboard.

So, you can store the following products in do-it-yourself boxes:

  1. Things. It is recommended to store woven products in such boxes. For example, underwear (socks, underpants), towels, fabrics and other various things.
  2. Toys, shoes. We all know that children love to scatter toys all over the apartment, and no matter how much we put children's goods in place, they will still fall on the floor. The way out of this situation will be cardboard boxes, in which you can quickly put all the scattered toys. Boxes are often used to store such things. large sizes, which used to be large household appliances.
  3. Books, paper. If you like to read books, and there is no more space on the shelves in the house to store waste paper, then you can fold books or paper into beautiful cardboard boxes that will perfectly complement your interior.
  4. Small items. Sometimes in a house or apartment you can not find extra space for storing small things. To solve the problem, small cardboard boxes are used that can be installed on any work surface. Such organizers most often store glasses, cosmetics, jewelry, watches, photographs, threads, ribbons, money, coins.

As you can see, in handmade storage boxes, you can put anything you want, from the smallest details to larger items..

Types of improvised decor

To create a handy decor, there are several types of storage boxes that you can make yourself. Let's consider each of them:

  1. A simple box with or without a lid. In order to make such a storage box with your own hands, you need to take a ready-made container of a certain size and decorate it.
  2. Double sided box. Here it is best to use a rectangular shoe box. To create a handy organizer, cut a pair of triangles on both sides of the box so that their bases look up. Vertex geometric figure should reach the bottom of the box. Then make a cut between the vertices to get two identical parts. After that, you need to glue the two halves from the side of the bottom of the box. At the end of the work, the storage box can be decorated with any details.
  3. Box with dividers. You will need to take a large cardboard container, but not too deep. To make partitions, you will need either cardboard or plastic sheets. The number of cells may vary. It is in such boxes that you can store underwear, glasses and jewelry..
  4. Caskets. To make this kind of storage box with your own hands, gift wrappings containing sweets are suitable. Such boxes are very often presented in the form of a box, which is made of fairly thick cardboard. In such improvised organizers you can store jewelry, cosmetics and other small details.

Of course, there are a lot of different options for how to make a storage box with your own hands. We have given the most popular types of handy organizer. It all depends on your imagination and what you have at hand.

Making a storage box with your own hands

If you decide to make a box for storing things with your own hands, then it is best to take cardboard, felt and other softer types of material as a basis, which are more easily amenable to various mechanical influences.

From cardboard

So, to make a do-it-yourself storage box from cardboard, you will need the following supplies:

  • finished box;
  • iron clips;
  • glue, scissors;
  • pencil, centimeter tape and ruler;
  • bright fabric cut.

The finished cardboard box should correspond to the size of 40x40 centimeters. This size of container is the most practical and fits anywhere. The sides of the box should not exceed ten centimeters. If the size of the sides is slightly higher, then they need to be cut off. To do this, set the markings inside the side walls of the container. It is necessary to measure ten centimeters from the bottom of the box on each side, then draw a straight line with a pencil and cut off an extra piece of cardboard. Then you can start beautiful design storage box.

From newspaper tubes

If you want to make a box for storing things with your own hands, then there can be a huge number of variations for creating beautiful containers. For example, you can make a storage box from newspaper tubes. For this you will need the following materials:

  • tubes from newspapers (wrap a thick layer of sheets of newspaper on a thin knitting needle, and then glue the finished tube along the edges);
  • the base, according to the shape of which the box will be made, as well as the bottom of cardboard;
  • acrylic paint;
  • scissors and glue
  • elements for decorating the product.

To make a storage box with your own hands, you will first need to stick several newspaper tubes around the perimeter of the cardboard base so that they are no more than five centimeters apart from each other. Before gluing the tubes, they need to be painted in the color that you like best. How to weave a box? The working tube must be wound forward and backward vertical columns in turn. If the newspaper tube is over, then it needs to be “built up” using another tube and glue. When the box is woven, it can be decorated with something.

From felt

You can make a box for storing things from felt with your own hands in the following way:

  1. You will need a piece of felt fabric measuring 48 by 43.4 centimeters. In each corner, you need to make four rectangular cutouts, after marking twelve centimeters horizontally and fourteen vertically.
  2. Next, you need to make cuts two centimeters long horizontally from the inner corners made.
  3. Then, on paper, you need to make a template (2x14 centimeters in size) for basting the seams on the felt. On the template, you need to note the width of the fabric strip (about 0.7 centimeters), which will act as a thread. The length of the stitches and the distance between them can be different. Be careful that the stitches are finished (the emphasis is on making the number of cuts even). This is necessary so that the ends of the felt thread are always inside the box.
  4. Now you need to attach the template along the edge of the cutout that was made at the very beginning and make cuts. The cuts should be slightly wider than the width of the thread. The procedure is carried out eight times along all edges.
  5. After that, you need to cut four strips of sixteen centimeters long from felt. They are needed in order to sew the walls of the future box. You need to sew from the bottom up. Remember that the ends of the thread must always remain inside.
  6. When the seam is over, the felt thread will need to be fixed, and the excess cut off.

In this way, you can make a box of felt with your own hands for storing magazines, books or other things..

From fabric

Sewing a box for storing things with your own hands is not difficult even for those housewives who have no experience in sewing. So, in order to make a box of fabric, you will need:

  1. In advance, find a pair of dense fabric cuts of different shades.
  2. Measure the required width for the future box, and then stitch the material along the side seam. Do not be afraid that the seam will be located in the center of the product. Later we will hide it with a pocket.
  3. On both sides of the fabric product, you need to sew a pair of handles (any material will do).
  4. Three narrow strips should be cut out of the fabric that went to the handles and sewn into the “window”. Insert a plastic rectangle inside and stitch.
  5. Now you need to sew the inside of the box in the same way as you sewed the outside. But only inner part should be slightly smaller.
  6. In order for the product to constantly hold its shape, insert a dense mesh inside the container, fold the excess edges and stitch.
  7. Then you need to close the edges of the box with a border of a darker color than the future product.

The fabric storage box is ready. In this product you can store towels, underwear, toys.

Below is a video tutorial on how to make DIY storage boxes.

What can decorate?

The decor of do-it-yourself storage boxes is also of no small importance. How can you decorate a homemade organizer? Designers, for example, advise such ways of designing storage boxes:

  1. Satin ribbon. With this material, you can either completely wrap the box, or attach a ribbon to it in the form of a bow.
  2. Film. Very often, organizers are pasted over with a film of various colors. This way of decorating the product is the easiest and fastest. And most importantly - the film retains its original appearance for a long time.
  3. Various paper. Boxes can be decorated with colored paper sheets, wallpaper, newspaper or magazines.
  4. Various crafts. A variety of animals, birds, flowers can be glued to the storage box. Such decorations are made of cardboard or wood.
  5. fabric material. The storage box can be decorated with a cloth. For this, it is best to take synthetic material, because it is practical in use and easily amenable to mechanical action. The web material must be sufficiently dense so that the adhesive does not seep through. In addition, it is necessary to accurately measure all the dimensions of the box so that the fabric completely fits the product. Glue must be applied not only to the surface of the box, but also to the matter itself.
  6. Twine or rope. Do-it-yourself storage box can be glued with twine or rope. First you need to evenly cut off the top valves that close the container. After that, starting from the bottom of the box, you need to apply a layer of glue, and glue twine on top of it. In this way, you need to completely glue the entire surface of the box. When gluing two surfaces, the twine should be slightly pressed against the product. The cut top of the box also needs to be glued with twine. The finished product should dry out within a day.

When designing a storage box, you should follow a few basic rules.:

  1. When making a box with your own hands, special attention should be paid to the bottom of the product. The bottom of the cardboard must be thick enough to support the weight of the items when storing items.
  2. For gluing parts, it is advisable to purchase high-quality glue (hot glue or superglue).
  3. When decorating a handy organizer, it is necessary to take into account the interior of the room where the box will stand. This is necessary so that the product fits more harmoniously into the overall design of the room.

The shelf life of any box is approximately five years. It all depends on the frequency of use of the container.

Making and decorating storage boxes with your own hands is not an easy task, but quite pleasant. Such a matter should be approached with a soul, so that later ready product pleasing to the eye. We hope that our article was useful for you and you will take into account all the recommendations that were indicated in the sections of the article.