Fabric Covered Recycled Box

Fabric Covered Recycled Box - bottles of nail polish in box This project is easy to make and can be done with things from your house. All you need are a few simple things and it doesn't take long to make this up for a quickly organized space.

Supplies:

cardboard box of any size
fabric
scissors
hot glue gun
jute cord

Steps:

First glue the box completely shut.

Fabric Covered Recycled Box - glue empty box shut

Cut one side of the box out.

Fabric Covered Recycled Box -cut out one side of the box

Put a dot of glue on the box and attach the jute cord. Begin wrapping.

Fabric Covered Recycled Box - attach the jute cord with a dot of glue, begin wrapping

Continue wrapping the cord to the top.

Fabric Covered Recycled Box - continue wrapping to the top

Fit the fabric in the box and roughly cut it to size.

Fabric Covered Recycled Box - fit your fabric into the box and roughly cut to size

Fold the edges over and glue them down.

Fabric Covered Recycled Box - fold the edges over and glue down

First glue the corners of the fabric to the corners of the box then glue the middle and then glue the rest down

Fabric Covered Recycled Box - glue corners first

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Anonymous

August 13, 20170 found this helpful

Is the jute necessary to strengthen the boxes? Or is it just for looks? I'm not into "natural" materials for decorating, but I'm thinking I could cover the outside of the box with fabric, and then put in a liner as you describe.

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