Comments on: Gorgeous Boxes and a More Realistic Option

By: AvIvA

AvIvA — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:11:35 +0000

Once I painted some shoe boxes. It’s basically the same thing as the ikea boxes. Nothing cardboard will really hold up, but at least when these fall apart they’ll have been free. I did reinforce them with duct tape though and that really helps them last. You can’t really see the tape under the patterns I painted on most of them.

By: Bonny

Bonny — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:23:26 +0000

They’re only $20 for a pack of 12, and made of bamboo! Hope this helps!

By: Bonny

Bonny — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:23:05 +0000

Those are super cute! We need to get something like these to sell at my family business. Here’s a link to some linen covered baskets as a inexpensive alternative at Papermart (they don’t have lids though): http://www.papermart.com/Product%20Pages/Product.aspx?GroupID=33704&SubGroupID=33702&ParentGroupID=33760#33702

By: Alexis

Alexis — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:15:37 +0000

$88?! Um, wow. I’m all for the inexpensive cardboard plain boxes — one can always decorate the outside with a bit of whatever’s inside to give it a bit of organizational flair. I think I’d use the boxes for messy supplies (that Mama might not want available to toddler eyes all the time) but then use the repurposed crates as a sturdy way to hold everyday essentials like crayons/colored pencils/stickers/etc. My own art closet needs a makeover!

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:04:45 +0000

oh i agree – mix & match! what a fun way to break out the chalkboard paint, too…