Decorate your home with recycled boxes

The lack of storage at home to store all those clothes, books, records, etc. that we no longer know where to put is common. With a little paint and very little time, we can turn them into beautiful boxes that will decorate our home and give us the solution to having a much more organized house.

With normal paint in the color you like (if the box is made of wood) or a special spray for plastics, we will restore that box that we have rescued. The procedure is as follows:

• We wash the box well, especially if it is going to be inside the house. We will do it with a scouring pad, neutral soap and hot water. If the box is very large we can do it in the bathtub to facilitate the process. We let it dry, if possible, in the sun.
• We spread newspaper to avoid staining the floor of the house.
• The paint can be applied with a brush to achieve a layer of color. If what you want is a more original texture, pour a little paint into a bucket, dip newspaper in it and pass the newspaper all over the box to achieve a different effect. You can also do this with other objects, such as old sweeping brushes or sponges. Chalkboard paint or metallic paint can be a very interesting option.
• We can also paint some polka dots or stripes on the box. For the latter, get a stencil that you can later peel off and give it two coats. If we are crafty, even a figure or a name can be engraved on the box.
• To make it last longer and have a shiny effect, we can give it a layer of varnish once the paint has dried.
• We will complete our boxes by adding fabric or sheets of paper to the inside, bows, etc. and start using them to store everything we need.

We acquire these boxes (for example, those for fruit or beer) when we buy food in large quantities (in a large family, there will often be them). If you need more than what you buy, do not hesitate to go to a nearby supermarket or fruit store. You will be doing them a favor because they won’t have to get rid of so many and you will be giving them a second life while beautifying your home.

These recovered boxes will give us great use in bathrooms. We can, for example, fix them to the wall and store towels (rolled or folded) or toilet paper rolls. It is also a good method to store our creams or toothbrushes. If you are crafty, we can even provide them with a nice mirror.

A large box that stores most of the dolls and toys is a very useful idea that can solve the problem of toys always scattered around the room once and for all. We just have to clean it and decorate it very well (even lining it with foam rubber and fabric, especially if the children are very small) and we will have a perfect and very useful toy box.

To prevent the floor from being scratched, place wheels or protective felt on the bottom.

One of our favorites. It is simply a matter of integrating a cushion with support over the opening of the box, so that it becomes a comfortable individual seat. The best thing is that it will also help you store many of your objects.

By painting the inside (and if you want the outside) of the boxes in bright and imaginative colors, we are obtaining a set of shelves that will look beautiful in the little ones’ bedrooms, but also in any other place in the house. Place them in different ways and use them to store figurines, books or even pencils and school supplies. We will be decorating a wall while increasing storage options.

With some old cushions and blankets, we can create a perfect place for our pet to sleep or sit to rest and play. It will look very original in bedrooms and living rooms and you will get an exclusive area for your dog or cat where they can find their privacy and be much more comfortable.

Recovering the idea of ​​boxes whose bottom part is fixed to the wall, we can create a beautiful – and very useful – shoe rack that contains all our sneakers, boots and even accessories.

You will have nothing more to do than choose boxes of different sizes and stack them on top of each other. Once painted and personalized, you will have created one of the most original and beautiful corners of your house. You can put decorations inside it or create your own reading corner.

Maybe it hadn’t occurred to you that these boxes can serve as a nightstand. Nothing simpler. We just need to restore them and choose the side that is in the best shape to support our bedside lamps, books and alarm clocks.

Something more elaborate than modern shelves, but still very easy. We will need about six or eight suitably painted boxes, which we will alternate as we like best and adapting them to the area of ​​our living room.

It involves gluing the boxes together until a firm structure is obtained. In addition, this shelf can serve as a space to delimit environments.

Would you like to buy a desk? It will no longer seem necessary after reading this idea. It involves stacking (and gluing) six boxes, in two blocks of three boxes and integrating a wooden board. We will have a perfect personalized desk!

Four boxes is all we will need for this table that seems complicated to make, but it is not at all. Place the four boxes on their sides and join the bottom of each of them with the top of the next. The important thing is that they are very well glued, which is why we recommend wooden tables because wood is a material that sticks easily, although a good adhesive cannot be missing either. You can fill the gap in the center with various materials, such as wine bottle corks. The result will be a most original piece of furniture.

We have sometimes had serious problems storing certain things, such as clothes, books or even class notes. With these boxes, we will only need one space in the house to store everything neatly, so that we can find what we are looking for in seconds. Stack one box on top of another after having written (with stencils or by hand) the contents with paints. Remember to place those that contain the heaviest objects at the bottom.

And if you are thinking about starting your own home garden or simply want to decorate your balcony or garden, these types of boxes will be very useful for this purpose. In little space, you can plant seasonal vegetables or make your outdoors a very colorful place by using the wooden boxes as a planter.

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