Cute, Practical and Cheap - Storage

Here's a free and practical storage idea just for you!!

I've been putting off organizing a few rooms in my house due to wanting cute storage boxes. I keep waiting for them to go on sale but even with them on sale I would be spending at least $15 and still feel like I didn't get the number of storage boxes that I want. So I got to thinking about what I have such as fabric, boxes from moving, and hot glue gun. Putting those to work, I created my own storage boxes that match and for just a fraction of the cost of what sells in the store.

Before I begin, I want to recommend a good sturdy box and hot glue that's multi-temp - for the sake of the box and the fabric stick well together. Also, to save you money, buy fabric that is on sale rather then fancy fabric. The box won't go through the wash, so you do not need a super high quality fabric.

I started off with a box from USPS that we had in the attic and some fabric that I have compliments of my Grandmother and other projects (leftovers).

I cut the lids of the USPS box first then I put a bead of hot glue on a chosen corner of the box creating a line from top to bottom. I placed the edge of the fabric on the bead, pressed down and held it for a few minutes. Then I continued by putting a line of hot glue on the next corner from top to bottom and pressing the fabric down until it felt secured. I did this all the way around.



Then, I flipped the box and glued two parallel sides first then the next two parallel sides. I moved to the top and glued the top edge. (You can put a lining inside to make it more attractive but that does use more fabric and hot glue. Plus, if you are filling the box up, no one will see the inside. ;) )


I choose a matching fabric and hot glued it around the top edge - creating a nice contrast.

You can fill your boxes with whatever you want or need to. Enjoy the Project!