Today we will talk about making pleasant and useful things.

Empty boxes can be found in each house. When they are freed of valuable content, we usually send them to trash or straight to a shelf with other junk stuff. But don't hurry. They can easily become useful and pleasant things.

Today I will show you 10 ideas that will inspire you on creativity! All the ideas can be easily made at home.

1. A folder for magazines

With the help of colored adhesive tape (duck tape) and a box you can make a great folder for magazines and newspapers. You can use any box, a cereal box will be good. You can connect two boxes together, then the organizer will be more sturdy and roomy.

2. A container for bathroom accessories

If you wrap a box with jute rope, it will look like a vintage fashion accessory for washcloths or towels. This accessory can be placed in a bathroom or in a steam bath. It looks unusual and beautiful.

3. A box for threads

A real finding for every crafter. Using a box and nails you can make a great box for threads. It is enough to take any box with an opening top and put nails in the bottom. You can decorate the top of the box according to your desire with stickers, trims, or drawings, they will make it more cozy.

4. A shoe rack

You can make a great shoe rack of several boxes. Just bend the boxes in triangles and bond them. It is a low-budget option for storing shoes that can be placed in a hallway or in a village. Shoes will always be in place and they will not roll around the floor. Besides it looks unusual and stylish.

5. A barrel

In this container you can store everything, for example, tea bags. You can make an original barrel of a box and paint it with a felt pen. It is very unusual. You can store there small items, or just place it as an accessory in the kitchen.

6. A dollhouse

Probably, many girls wanted to have a dollhouse. The dream of a child can be carried out without any extra costs, you just need a little imagination and patience. I made this house, used a box for the base, you can glue real wallpapers on the walls, decorate the floor with a cozy rug. You can make other little things of materials at hands, everything is as for a grown-up! Make windows, a balcony. Imagination is limitless, with this house you are a designer and a builder :)

7. A jewelry stand

A box can be a very convenient fixture for careful storage of earrings. A few simple movements, and you have it. Just decorate the inner walls of the box, and you can put in jewelry.

8. A box for chargers

With such a thing the wires from chargers for your gadgets will no longer be confused. It is a pretty common problem when near the outlet there are chargers for your phone, tablet, walkman and other things. Just make such a box, and the problem with the wires is solved.

9. A decorative birdhouse

You can make a very beautiful decorative birdhouse of a box, foam plastic and toothpicks. The finished birdhouse is painted white and can be decorated to your taste.

10. A town for kids

It is enough to take a box and felt pens to make a child happy. Draw a road, a park, add LEGO elements, e.g., benches, windows. A little imagination and decoration, and you can start the game.

Try, be creative, and you will certainly succeed!

Sincerely yours, Aksinya.