Eternal problem for all housewives: lack of space to store necessary things. But maybe the problem is not in small cabinets, but in their improper filling? Competent organization storage is not an easy science. One of the most important stages in its comprehension is systematization and division. Making the proposed products will help put order in a huge number of piles, make it easier to find what you need and make it possible to save precious space.
Let's consider several options for assembling boxes for storing things with your own hands: simple and quick to implement, and also a little more difficult to manufacture, but more decorative in appearance. appearance option. The article will describe two options for creating boxes in detail, and also provide illustrations (photos) of the stages of work of four different examples.
1. Cardboard box of the required size.
2. Glue (either “Crystal” transparent, or “PVA”).
3. A piece of fabric.
4. Large paper clips.
5. Narrow tape or ribbons.
stages of making a box for underwear (1-4)
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1. or magazines.
2. Primer.
3. Paint.
5. Needle and thread.
stages of making a storage box (1-4) 
rice. (5-12) 
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To make simple boxes for storing things with your own hands, you should adhere to the following order of work:
1. Cut off the upper closing elements of the workpiece, if any. Or glue them to inner surface side walls if you want to strengthen the structure.
2. Make a cross-shaped marking on the cut. Its center should correspond to the dimensions of the bottom of the workpiece, the side elements to the dimensions of the four walls. Step back 1.5-2 cm from the marking outline and draw another one. It is on this that the fabric for decoration will be cut.
3. Cut out the marked cut segment, smooth it and unfold it on a flat plane. Cover the bottom of the cardboard blank evenly with adhesive and lower it into the center of the prepared fabric covering. Press with a press and let the glue dry completely.
4. Cover one of the sides of the workpiece with adhesive and attach the corresponding part of the pattern to it. The side allowances made earlier must be folded inward, under the glued fabric. We bend the upper allowance inside the workpiece and secure the top of the fabric with paper clips (so that the fabric, when wet, does not slide down), remove them after complete drying. We follow the same principle with all other sidewalls.
5. The corners of the workpiece with the joints of the canvases are masked with tape or braid, which is also glued. Inner space The product can be left empty, but it is better to cover it with fabric. This is done in exactly the same way as when decorating the outer part, only with a slight difference in the allowances. The upper allowances are folded under the canvas. The side allowances on one corner are glued like this: the allowance from one panel is glued to the adjacent wall, and from the other it is folded under tightly.
box of newspaper tubes 
making from newspaper tubes (1-4) 
making from newspaper tubes (5-8) 
felt box
In order to decorate the box, you will need to stock up on scissors, a ruler, with a simple pencil, as well as a measuring tape. How to make a storage box with your own hands? First of all, you need to prepare the box itself.
It is best that its dimensions vary within forty centimeters. Then it can be put both in the closet and on the shelf. Although, on the other hand, it is better to choose a box of such size that it is suitable for a specific location. The height of the side should not be more than ten centimeters. It will be convenient for all sorts of little things. As a last resort, they can be trimmed using a pencil and ruler. It is enough just to make markings on the side walls. Important: make markings on the inside of the box. Measure no more than ten centimeters from the bottom of the box, and after that, make markings with a pencil. Make one mark on each edge, and then connect it into one line.
Making a storage box with your own hands is not difficult. But first, you need to strengthen the walls of the box. This can be done using various methods.
The simplest and most common way is to bend the doors inward. To do this, you need to mark a certain height of the box and make a mark with a pencil. What to do if the cardboard is corrugated? Then it is better to run the blunt side of the scissors along the folds. In this case, you will bend the material along the lines you marked. The cardboard should lie flat against the walls. If you made a mistake somewhere with the dimensions, it is recommended to correct it - apply the markings again, and also bend them. The excess must be trimmed with scissors. After that, we move on to gluing the workpiece. Be sure to apply the glue to the entire surface, and then press firmly for twenty to thirty seconds.
The side walls can be strengthened in another way by cutting off the top flaps, taking cardboard and cutting out a strip. Thus, its width will be equal to the height of the side wall, and its length will be equal to the perimeter of the side walls. You need to make a special marking on the strip: use a ruler to measure the length of the short sidewall, and then the long sidewall. It is necessary to bend in those places where the markings are located. The side must be glued inside the box if the cardboard fits evenly.
You can create an unusual box for storing your belongings if you decorate it natural materials. Cotton looks great. Be sure to wash and iron the material before starting work! How to mark up correctly? You will need a length of two centimeters, a height of two centimeters, the length of the box on the outside and two centimeters of the height of the side. Depending on the shape of the bottom of the box, you should end up with a square or rectangle. It is recommended to circle in the middle, where the bottom of the box is located.
Cut out the blank you made.
The fabric must be folded on both sides, and then secured as follows:
There is no need to stitch the edges of the edges if the fabric lies flat. Hand stitching will be enough.
We coat the cardboard with glue and press it together.
In almost every home there are a thousand little things for which you need to find a place to store them so that such a container logically fits into the interior of the room. The easiest option is to make decorative boxes with your own hands from scrap materials; they can be decorated in suitable color or use fabric with a pattern.
Decorating the finished box (MK)
Using a ready-made packaging box (usually a shoe box) will ideal option for storing necessary little things. You can also use cardboard paper boxes, household appliances, dishes or other suitable size.
Materials suitable for decorating such a box: colored paper(plain or for decoupage), colored cardboard, ribbons, sparkles and beads, seashells, coins, etc. In such a situation, it is best to use any imagination, but with the condition that the box fits harmoniously into the interior of the room. Most often, the box is sheathed or covered with fabric; you can use a piece of foam rubber for softness.
If the box is intended for small items, then inside you can use sheets of cardboard to divide the space into several compartments of different sizes.
When choosing a box, you need to consider its purpose:
- determine the desired desired size;
- the box can be taken from under paper, a teapot or an iron;
- buy a piece of fabric of a suitable size and color, glue and sewing supplies.
Any cardboard box will do
The fabric is most often glued or sewn on both the outside and inside of the box for softness. Here step-by-step instruction how to do it:
1. You need to take measurements of the box from all sides and cut the fabric according to these dimensions.
2. Sew the prepared pieces of fabric. The material can be taken in one color or for different sides- contrasting tones (choice of your choice).
3. All sides of the box are coated with glue, and the fabric is glued to the box.
4. After drying, the internal and external seams are sewn manually with a needle.
5. If necessary, you can make handles for the box from colored braid.
6. Decorating the box is a flight of fancy.
Process of decorating a cardboard box
On video: master class: decorating a box with fabric.
Boxes made of various materials
To make boxes for books, linen, shoes or various small things needed in every home, you can use various materials. This may not necessarily be cardboard; other products that are suitable in hardness, density and texture are quite suitable.
From cardboard
Hand-made decorative boxes made of cardboard or thick paper can be of any shape - from a classic parallelepiped, cube to an original shape (heart, star, oval, etc.). The principle of manufacturing the product is very simple. First you need to draw the details future box, taking into account allowances for gluing. Then cut and connect with glue. Such a box can be closed using a magnet, Velcro, or a regular removable lid of the same shape. The decor of such a box depends entirely on the taste of the owner.
An example of creating a cardboard box
On video: DIY cardboard box.
Made of wood or birch bark
Do-it-yourself boxes made from birch bark are very popular now. They are woven from birch bark strips or woven into a box shape. The parts in such birch bark baskets can be fastened with fishing line. To make wooden boxes, you will most likely need man's hands, which will help you cut sheets from plywood or a small board. It is also better to involve a man to fasten and cut out patterns on the lid.
From newspapers
Another interesting option(but labor-intensive) - weaving baskets from newspaper tubes. The manufacturing technology is as follows:
1. The tubes are prepared separately in large quantities. They are wound on an iron knitting needle, the tip is secured with glue.
3. The strongest tubes are glued to the base (box), retreating a few cm between adjacent ones.
4. Then the actual process of braiding the base begins (based on the principle of wicker weaving).
5. After finishing, the edges of the tubes are either secured inward with tweezers or cut off. The resulting wicker box is painted and decorated with pieces of fabric, ribbons, shells, etc.
The process of weaving from newspaper tubes
On video: master class: basket made of newspaper tubes.
From plastic bottles
Bottle boxes are made using the middle part, which is cut out and made into rectangular parts:
- In total, you need to prepare 6 parts for the box.
- Using a hole punch, holes are cut around the entire perimeter in each such workpiece.
- Then the parts are crocheted and connected with threads.
- Small sides are also made for the lid so that it tightly closes the box.
- Further decoration of the box-box is a flight of imagination of the hostess.
The process of making a plastic box
On video: box made of plastic bottles.
Boxes for linen (MK)
Such decorative boxes for storing books, shoes, linen and various small items can be made in large quantities, for this there are many various options. One of practical options for the dressing room - a whole set of boxes with inscriptions or photos of shoes, so as not to search for the right pair every time. Standard packaging boxes for shoes are used here, preferably the same size.
Very necessary thing V women's wardrobe- a laundry organizer box with different compartments for each item of clothing. Such an organizer can again be made from cardboard:
1. It is necessary to measure exactly all the dimensions inside the box: the frame of the box with the cells must exactly match the dimensions so as not to move in the future.
2. Strips of cardboard are cut out, covered with paper or fabric on both sides, the frame must be carefully fastened, pasting all the corners inside and out.
3. For the cells, strips are cut for partitions; the easiest way is to make cells of the same size.
4. Similarly, we glue the strips of cells on both sides, leaving 1 cm on each edge (ear) for later gluing to the frame.
5. To fasten them together, slots are made in the strips at the required distance: in longitudinal parts from below, and in transverse parts from above; the strips are inserted into each other through the slots - a lattice is obtained.
6. The grille is inserted inside the frame and secured with “ears” into the frame (glued or stapled).
Making a laundry storage box
Boxes with cells made in this way can be decorated by covering them with colored paper and any decorative details (lace, ribbons, etc.).
Using the same principle, a container for sewing supplies is made using a ready-made shoe box. It’s better to make cells only different sizes(for scissors, pin cushions, spools). It is better to make the lid of such a box hinged and fasten it with a button.
The easiest way is to buy a ready-made box in a store. But the thing made with my own hands, always unique and inimitable. Therefore, any housewife would prefer, using her labor and imagination, to create the necessary boxes for storing all sorts of small things in her household yourself, saving money.
There is hardly a housewife who has not at least once thought that she is sorely lacking space to store all kinds of necessary things. And the point here, as a rule, is not that the furniture is small, but that the storage is poorly organized. The problem is solved with the help of baskets and boxes for storing things.
Storage options
There are many ways to compactly arrange things in your closet while saving available space. For example, make holders for additional shelves, buy special organizers, drawers, boxes... There are a lot of options. However, this will require additional money. What if they don't exist? And if there is, why do you need extra expenses when you can make boxes for things with your own hands. This is the ideal way out of this situation.
Boxes for small items
In the drawers of a closet or chest of drawers, not only bed linen or towels are often stored, which can simply be neatly folded and placed compactly, but also small items such as underwear, socks, stockings. It is very easy to organize their storage by using empty shoe boxes for this purpose. The process is very simple and will only take a couple of minutes.
You need to take several boxes and fasten them together. You should first try on how best to position them. If necessary (if the box is shallow), they need to be cut so that they have the desired height.
There are several ways to fasten boxes together. The easiest one is to use a stationery stapler. Another option is to glue them or sew them together.
If the box is intended to be used outside, then it can be decorated. Here everything will depend on imagination and on available materials. For example, cover it with wrapping paper or cloth. You can take an ordinary sheet of colored paper, stick it on the box, and then decorate it with decorative elements: bows, stickers, rhinestones, in general, whatever you can find that matches the interior.
Decoration methods
As already mentioned, they are used for decoration different materials. The most commonly used and available are fabric and paper.
Using cloth or paper
An existing or home-made laundry box can be covered with any type of fabric. To do this, you need to take a flap of suitable size. In addition, you need to stock up:
- glue (PVA or special glue for fabric or paper is suitable);
- braid or tape;
- small decorative elements(optional).
First you need to take measurements of all sides of the box. In this case, you need to add 1-1.5 cm to the hem on each side. The easiest way is to take one piece for gluing the bottom and sides, and for the front and rear walls cut off individual rectangles. Then they need to be glued to the box. When applying glue to the surface, you need to make sure that it is all coated evenly. Otherwise, bubbles may appear later.
Before applying the sticker, the wrapping paper can be moistened in water, then it will lie better on the surface.
After the box is covered with fabric, it must be covered with a thin layer acrylic varnish and decorate with ribbons, bows, buttons, appliqués - whatever your heart desires!
Newspaper tubes
It's very simple, but quite effective way decorating a drawer or box for storing things. First you need to take a newspaper and cut it into strips. After this, take a knitting needle and wrap the strip tightly around it. Then the tubes can be painted in the desired color. Now they are simply glued to the box, or you can make an imitation of weaving. But for this option, the base of the tube must be flexible. At the end of the process, the surface can be varnished.
Decoupage technique
This method is more complicated. He will demand more time and materials. In addition, it is better to make it not on a cardboard base, but on a wooden, harder one. For decoupage you will need:
The first step is to clean the surface to be decorated, clean sandpaper and prime. After this, paint is applied. When it dries, the selected design is taken and applied to the surface using glue. To make it lie flat, you need to cover it with baking paper and iron it with a warm iron. The last stage is applying acrylic varnish. A beautiful storage box is ready!
Linen boxes
If you have large cardboard boxes at home, then they can be turned into cute containers for storing clothes and linen. It’s very easy to decorate them with your own hands, and then they will please the eye anywhere. The decorating principle is similar to that described for smaller boxes. However, when choosing a blank box, you need to take into account that quite a lot of things will be stored here, so it is better to take a stronger base or strengthen it with an additional layer of cardboard or using slats.
In addition to decoration, you can attach handles to the box to make it easier to move. To do this, you first need to determine the place where the handle will be located, and on inside attach a plastic or plywood panel to the box.
After this, you need to cut out a handle of the desired size from thick fabric and attach it with decorative buttons through a cardboard wall with a panel.
If you plan to make a lot of storage boxes, you can attach special holders for inscriptions to them. Such blanks are sold in stores. They are attached directly to the wall of the box. In this case, it is not necessary to reinforce with plastic or plywood. The holder can be pre-painted acrylic paint to match the paper or fabric.
And one more little tip. You can attach cork legs to the bottom of the box. Special gaskets are sold in stores. However, these expenses can be avoided if you do not throw away bottle caps. They will need to be first cut in half lengthwise and glued to the bottom of the box. Now when moving it will not scratch the floor.
The decorated box can be placed separately or used as a linen box. To do this, you need to make it a certain size so that it fits completely into a rack or on an open shelf. In the same way, a handle should be attached to it to make it easier to pull out. If necessary, you can also attach a holder for a tag with an inscription.
Linen trunks
There are other options for making your own storage container. You can make a trunk for storing things. It's very simple. Take a piece of fabric the right size, and pockets are sewn onto it. The top of the case must be reinforced with a lath. After this, several holes are made in it, through which it will be attached to the wall with screws or nails using ties. The choice of fabric depends on the room for which the trunk is being made. For a nursery, for example, a bright fabric is suitable, for a corridor - calmer shades or just a plain one. You can store toys, shoes, small items clothing, stationery.
In general, organizing the storage of various things is very easy and inexpensive. There is absolutely no need to buy expensive devices in stores. You can make them yourself from scrap materials that can be found in almost every home.
There are several ways to decorate your home. DIY storage boxes will become wonderful decoration interior They will give the house a more well-groomed look. Depending on the size, boxes can be used to place various small items, shoes, toys, textiles, and craft items. Decorating the finished base will help you realize any of your ideas, and creating storage units yourself will help you create unusual and attractive options. Here are a few master classes on how to make them.
Textile soft box
One of the most convenient options boxes for small items or knitwear are sewn from thick fabric. To make them you will need:
- Take 2 pieces of fabric and cut out the boxes from them. In this case, one pattern should be slightly larger than the other.
- Take a contrasting thick fabric and cut it into braid at a 45-degree angle (you can use ready-made bias tape).
- After preparing all the main parts, start sewing. To begin, sew a large piece along the side seams.
- If you plan to make several boxes at once, you will need transparent plastic. Make a small window out of it, trim the edges with bias tape and stitch on front side future storage.
- Sew handles made of woven textile tape onto the side parts using a cross-shaped seam.
- Sew a small piece along all the seams.
- From plastic mesh(you can take covers from folders for documents) cut out rectangles that match the dimensions of the sides of the box.
- Fold the blanks so that their front sides are directed towards each other. Align the top edges and stitch them with a slight indentation. Leave one side free, it will be needed so that you can turn the box inside out.
- Place plastic mesh inside the sides.
- Sew the remaining seams on the outer piece.
- Turn the box right side out so that the side ribs do not move.
After this work, all you have to do is edging top part boxes with bias tape, stitch the fabric at the bottom. In the same way, you can make an organizer for shoes, watches, socks or underwear. To do this, you just need to make cardboard cells inside the box, covered with fabric. Carefully select the dimensions for your future organizer; they must match the things you will place in it.
You can actually make a textile box in another way - take a cardboard box as a base and cover it with bright thick fabric. You can store children's books or any other things in such a beautiful box. It is stronger than the first option.
Weaving from newspaper tubes
Weaving from newspapers has the same principles as making furniture from wicker. If you wish, you can easily cope with this task. First you need to cut
the bottom is made of thick cardboard and make a lot of newspaper tubes. At the bottom, attach vertical guides for future weaving. They should be located at a distance of about 2 centimeters, and their ends should be sandwiched between two pieces of cardboard bottom.
The creation of the side parts of the storage is carried out in a circle. Pave newspaper tube with alternating guides. The layers should fit tightly, and the material should be under tension, not lying loosely. After completing the work, you need to coat the resulting box with varnish on both sides, finally giving it its shape. In appearance, the finished storage will look like wicker rattan furniture.
Decorating the box with natural materials
IN last years many began to appreciate simplicity and grace. Therefore, gifts are often
They began to tie it with hemp ropes. This material can also be used for finishing boxes. To do this, just stick the rope tightly along the contour hot glue. Cover the inside of the box with linen.
To make the storage elegant, sew an insert from linen so that its side parts are larger than the height of the box, then the free edge will be folded outward. The linen insert does not need to be glued to the bottom, then you can wash it or replace it with a similar one made of thick fabric.
Small items storage box with lid
Many housewives store small items for sewing or handicrafts in shoe boxes. But mismatched storage does not look nice in a closet or on shelving shelves. You can literally make antique suitcases out of them in just 10 minutes. To do this you will need to have:
- wide brush with stiff bristles;
- acrylic paint;
- thick cardboard or plastic corners(V construction stores choose the narrowest options that imitate the shine of metal or wood texture);
- leather or wicker straps;
- glossy photo paper, matches.
First, you need to paint the box so that it looks antique. If you took the option with a classic removable lid as a basis, then use glue and adhesive tape to secure one side so that it rises and does not come off. Finish all corners of the storage using cardboard or plastic, attach it with hot glue or Supermoment. Use dark red to imitate scuff marks and, if necessary, paint the corners with it.
Use a glue gun to attach the handle to the front side, and make two parallel stripes at the top of the “suitcase.” Additionally, you can decorate the suitcase with lace or other elements of your choice. Burn glossy paper along the edge and glue it to one side of the box. It will be needed for marking.
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