Wow, when we moved here to West Virginia we  started over completely. We arrived here literally with our suitcases and our valuables. It has only been just over one year and the amount of “stuff” we have accumulated just blows my mind. I already have 2 junk drawers in the kitchen. And you all saw the kitchen cabinet I  kept stuffing my craft supplies in. Which has since been cleaned and  organized (another blog post for another time). I am always searching for ways to organize our every day supplies that are prettier than boring plastic tubs.These Upcycled Storage Options were perfect for what we needed.  I will let you in on my newest favorite product…… Contact paper! Seriously! I found  a 9 foot roll of contact paper at Dollar General for $2. The pattern is a geometric grayish blue and works perfectly in my “beachy” kitchen.
You can use any cardboard box you have lying around. Simply cover them with contact paper or decorative scrap booking paper. Add a few decorative accents like ribbon, twine, contrasting paper ect. and you have an adorable Upcycled Storage Container. I have even seen this done with duck tape. Which would be very cool with all the different patterns and textures they have now for duck tape.
We took a few priority mail boxes we had laying around. Cut off one of the sides so the open space was the largest. We simply applied the peel and stick contact paper to the boxes and trimmed up the edges.
I love simplicity, so adding just some simple twine around the boxes added a little bit of the beachy feel I was aiming for. Matched with the light grey, I think it works perfect in our space.
Total cost for these cute beach accents for the kitchen was just $3.00 ! Â The contact paper was $2 for a 9 foot roll. and the twine was $1 at the dollar tree. So affordable, simple and perfect for our storage needs for hiding our “junk”.
What do you think of these Upcycled Storage Options? How do you hide your “junk” from the world ?
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great job looks super cute I really love contact paper too
Thanks so much! I keep looking around for other things I can cover. This could be bad. lol
These are super cute. I have done this with several of Zeva’s diaper boxes through the years. I’ve used fabric though.
Thanks .. Im always looking for ways to hide the junk haha. Fabric would be nice too. Especially from the value bins (Im all about cheap solutions!)
Love it! What a great idea to turn something plain into something so cute! I think I will give this a try for sure! Thanks for sharing!
Oh yes, love this idea and will for sure look for some contact paper when I am out again. I’ve been on the scout for some duct tape to put on our boring under the cabinet garbage cans; any ideas what else I could use to decorate the cans?
Duct tape would be good, but it may peel up over time. Same with contact paper if they are used a lot. For something like that you might want to try spray paint. There are so many cool new textured paints and fun colors now. Might last a little longer than the tape.
Good idea, did not think of spray paint.