Storage bins are such a basic organizing tool that it just makes sense to, first of all, make them ourselves; and, second of all, use one of the most common sources of household cardboard to do so. We see great cereal-box reuse projects come through every once in awhile, and this is a great one to add to the arsenal.
The fun, of course, comes from choosing a pattern for the outside, using paper or fabric. These are covered with fabric from an old slipcover. The instructions are provided by Urban Nest via this PDF.
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Wow, I never thought about reusing cereal boxes for anything--they just didn't seem sturdy enough. What a great idea, though. I did, however, just recover some $3 Ikea Flyt mag files with Bradbury wallpaper samples and make a really pretty visual in my home office: http://onegrandhome.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/mydiy-remaking-magazine-files-with-wallpaper/
I'll have to try this again using cereal boxes.
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I got all excited until I read the directions... you needs 3 cereal boxes. That's gonna take me a while, heh. :/
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They look cute in that paper. I made a magazine box out of a cereal box and covered it in fabric. See it here:
http://makemineeclectic.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/some-color-in-the-pocket-office/
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Oh I want that fabric! I thought it was Marimekko at first and thought it would be easy to get... but it *isn't* the Marimekko poppies you see everywhere and I like this one much, much better. Does anyone know where it's from?
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The fabric is from Mod Green Pod (http://modgreenpod.com/). Their fabric is beautiful - and it's organic and made in the US.
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