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6 Unexpected Ways to Reuse Cardboard Boxes
15.03.2024 - 10:21 / thespruce.com
If you have a pile of cardboard boxes sitting around your home and aren't quite sure what to do with them, consider reusing them to create home decor accents or a playhouse for your kids or pets. With a sturdy structure thanks to an inner layer of fluted material, a cardboard box can often be useful a second or even a third time.
Below, we share six clever ways to reuse cardboard boxes.
Adrian Candela
Cardboard boxes can be upcycled and used to create milk crate bookcases and cardboard coffee tables, among others.
In more recent times, artistic types have proven how solid and versatile cardboard can be for furniture use: think the Wiggle Chair, which architect Frank Gehry designed for high-end furniture company Vitra, and much more accessible furnishings—including stools, desks, and shelves—by Chairigami.
Fortunately, social media is making it easier to find and copy or learn from posters on how to make stable DIY furniture pieces with the medium, such as this portable nightstand by industrial designer Adrian Candela. Since cardboard boxes are often made up of a raw paper material without any protective coating, it’s not ideal for all settings such as areas where it’s likely to get wet.
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Cat parents are well aware of how much their feline friends adore cardboard boxes and scratchers. But with just some cardboard, glue, and a box cutter, they can make their own cat scratchers using boxes already in their homes.
These can range from simple scratch pads or lounges to elaborate towers and, as shown here, a tree stump. It just depends on how much time you wish to invest, how ambitious you are, and how much cardboard you have at your disposal.
Dress up boxes with wrapping paper, self-adhesive
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