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john taylor

    Digital Marketer at The custom boxes
    Added on 28 December 2018

    8 great ways to reuse corrugated boxes

    28 December 2018

    If you are one of those people who have a stock of corrugated boxes at one of your home corners, you are standing here at the right place. Storing them isn’t the only option. A lot of people choose to recycle them as well. Before breaking them down, check out this guide.

    You can reuse the collection of these boxes in a creative way. Here are a few superb ideas. Let us know if you tried any of these at your home.


    1- Reuse for shipping

    It might look insane first. But, this is one of the most amazing ways of reusing these boxes at your home. Yes! You can reuse a shipping box for purpose of shipping. I often do this at my own place. For instance, when I have to send something to one of the friends or family, I prefer to put in these boxes. It is a safer way & looks sensible.

    All you have to do is look for the appropriate sized box & remove all labels. You can also cover them with a beautiful wrapping paper to make it look good.


    2- Picture frames you love

    Here is a superb idea to convert these boxes into Eco-friendly pictures frames. I often take a photo in my phone that I love. But, it stays there forever in my gallery. One can use these corrugated boxes to make pictures frames. It adds to your home decoration. Also, you reuse those corrugated boxes to free up space occupied by them.  

    Have a look at this picture. All you need to make this is a box, scissors, glue, and a few decorative strips to make the border. Now make as much as frames you want & display all of your favorite pictures in your room.


    3- Charging station for room  

    Hate all those scattered charging wires on the table top? This is the time to reuse corrugated box to make a charging station from it. It will not only hide all those wires to make your room look tidy. But also, it is a sort of decorative item as well. All you have to do is invest some time in having a glittery / printed paper to cover this box. Make a few holes & make up the one like shown in the picture.

    4- Pet beds

    Kittens & puppies always love to sit in such boxes. If you have small or medium sized such custom boxes from a company, you can make pet beds easily.


    When you give your pets this extra room to relax, you will see an amazing response from their end. You can choose to add a soft pillow or sheet inside it to make it comfy. Your furry friend is going to adore it.  

    5- Playing castle for kids

    The most amazing thing is to make your children happy with these boxes. You can make them the castles, forts or playhouses out of it. The small custom boxes aren’t going to work with this. Look for the larger ones from your store collection. The shipping boxes that came with furniture or appliance might work the best for this.

    Be creative while cutting & then assembling all of them to make a perfect castle or whatever you want to make. Looks boring? Add a few decorative items, make paintings on the front & decorate it well. You children are surely going to love this.


    6- Plastic bag dispenser box

    This is the idea housewives are going to love the most. The housewives usually love to keep the stock of plastic bags from grocery stores. Now you can organize all those bags in your kitchen into such a box. You can paint it all to make it look amazing while being placed on your shelf.

    Make sure to make a small hole at the front side. In this way, you will be easily removing one bag out of this, whenever you need it.


    7- A trash can

    If you don’t have a trash can in your room or looking to have one more, this is the best time to reuse your corrugated box. Take a plain sheet, matching with your room’s theme. Cover the box with it & use it as a trash can in your room.

    You can choose to attach a few decorative items, like a spare bow or a flower at the middle of the front side.


    8- All purpose container

    The last but not the least; you can make the all-purpose box out of it. You can utilize it either in your own room or in your car, like me. I usually have a collection of things at the back of my car. I use to keep them in such a box, arranged & organized.


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