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How To Make DIY Cloth Storage Boxes

Learn how to remake cardboard boxes into cloth storage bins for your home.
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blue fabric DIY storage boxes in pantry.
Prep:5 minutes
Active Time:25 minutes
Total Time:30 minutes

Equipment

  • Pair of scissors
  • Glue gun
  • Hot glue sticks

Supplies

  • Cloth
  • Cardboard Box
  • Twine

Instructions

  • Open box to lay flat.
    box open on top of fabric.
  • Cut about 1/2's around the box. Leaving more fabric on the edges that you will see.
    hand cutting blue fabric around open cardboard box.
  • Use a glue gun to add line of glue to one area.
    hot glue gun adding line of glue on part of cardboard box.
  • Fold over fabric edge.
    fabric being wrapped around edges of open cardboard box.
  • Fold the side part last. This will be a bigger piece of fabrci if you want the blue in the insde edge.
    blue cloth glued to the inside fo a cardboard box.
  • Snip diagonal cuts or fold the corner to get the fabric to lay nicely before putting the box back together.
    blue fabric DIY storage boxes in pantry.

Notes

You can add twine or other decorations to your cloth storage boxes.
 
Author: Erin Nutter
Cost: under $5