In recent years, the so-called "life hacks" have come into fashion. From improvised means through simple manipulations build something useful for the house. Wooden boxes are also used, from which it is easy to assemble original, multifunctional furniture. Mostly used containers from products: canned food, fruits and vegetables. In bachelor apartments, military boxes, in which weapons and cartridges were previously stored, will look good. Stylish, “masculine” decor is not specially painted to preserve the marking and natural shabby appearance. Of course, such a non-standard decoration is not combined with all styles in interior design. Strict classics, uncompromising modern, laconic hi-tech is difficult to combine with wooden packaging. Boxes will look cute and appropriate in houses where the concept of Provence, country, ethnic, fusion, Scandinavian, Russian, rustic style is implemented.If you try to decorate, then such a decoration can organically fit into the design composition of the loft and minimalism. Let's talk about how to use wooden boxes in the interior and how to make furniture elements from them with your own hands.
Most often used rack boxes, but there are also plywood "models". Both options come in handy to decorate a room. A wall-mounted storage system is needed in every home. With the help of hinged shelves, you can save space in a cramped bathroom, living room, kitchen, and even in the pantry or on the loggia. Fruit or vegetable wooden crates will make an excellent organizer, which will help to keep things and household items in a strict order. After pre-processing the containers, the modules are fastened together by screwing the screws into their side walls. If you need "single" shelves with gaps between them, then the scale of work is reduced. They are painted in the desired color, decorated and attached with the bottom cover to the wall vertically or horizontally. The sides will serve as shelves. In another embodiment, the boxes are placed “naturally”, that is, one of the sides leans against the surface. Such shelves will be more capacious, but are used more often in pantries, as the contents will not be displayed. The original solution will be the manufacture of a wooden frame in which the decorated boxes will be placed as pull-out containers. By the way, in the same way you can organize hanging shelves from baskets. To make the storage system look more beautiful, it is decorated with forged support from below. Metal goes well with wood.An unusual design decision will be the design of the wall in the hallway with the help of different-sized drawers. The center of the composition will be a mirror in a wooden frame. Around it is placed boxes of different sizes: some are used as key holders, on others they place hats and gloves, and on the third - indoor plants and small decor. Complete the design by fixing the rack with hooks for bags.
Wooden boxes can be decorated to fit original shelves for storing wine bottles. Inside, they are divided into sections with the help of crossbars, and then varnished, decorated with twine, pieces of burlap, fixed on the wall and laid a hay substrate. Themed shelf for storing wine is ready. In another embodiment, an open cabinet is made from a drawer. It is placed vertically, the top cover is strengthened with the help of a decorative tabletop from boards. Inside, crossbar-shelves are installed for horizontal placement of bottles, as in wine cellars.
Shelving
Wooden shelves will make excellent shelving. They can be of strict rectangular shape or have asymmetric edges, which will give a special touch to the room's decor. This storage system is ideal for a home workshop, study or living room. Boxes are fixed to each other using screws or screws, painted and placed against the wall. You can store anything that you like on such racks: books, things, jewelry, food, towels and pillows, household chemicals, small decor. Structures originally look on the shelves of which “necessary” things are placed, alternating with flower pots. Rectangular racks can be assembled from the same drawers, which are arranged in strict order or vertically and horizontally, but in such a way that a storage system of the correct form is formed.
Drawers mounted on special legs with gaps between the modules will be an excellent complement to the rustic style kitchen.They store vegetables (potatoes, onions, carrots), cans with pickles or canned food. It is important that each drawer locks in its natural position, i.e. bottom to bottom. Thus, the strength of the cabinet will increase, because the container was originally designed for heavy loads.
The footwear stand
A shoe cabinet is assembled in the same way as a bookcase rack. The only thing worth considering: the different heights of sneakers, shoes, ankle boots and winter boots. For the first two, shelves from drawers arranged horizontally are suitable, and under tall shoes they are placed vertically. If you make a home-made cabinet from an old container, which is unevenly colored, then such an element will complement the hall in the Provence style.
Bedside tables and tables
Crates, coffee tables and boxes for storing little things can be made from drawers instead of plastic or wicker baskets. In the latter case, choose containers with high sides. It is simply sanded, varnished or painted and equipped with paired handles on the sides for ease of movement. Bedside tables are assembled from two drawers interconnected. They store photographs, watches, telephones, magazines and books, and the top cover is used as a shelf for lamps or indoor plants. To create a coffee table you will need:
Four drawers;
Plywood sheet;
Self-tapping screws;
Castors (optional).
A square-shaped pallet is cut from plywood. The width of its faces should correspond to the sum of the length of one box and the height of another. If desired, you can add small indents for a couple of centimeters. The wheels are first attached to the pallet, and then the crates in a spiral, that is, the side of the subsequent abuts against the rear wall of the previous one. The empty middle is decorated with a floral arrangement, a group of candles or a lamp. With this coffee table, you can decorate the living room or backyard in the summer.It is complemented by sun loungers collected from pallets or poufs from old tires decorated with a rope.
From miniature boxes you can make decorative caskets for jewelry or flower boxes on the festive table.
Ottoman ottoman
To make a ottoman for the hallway or living room, you will need:
Box;
Durable wood sheet for top cover;
Foam rubber;
Upholstery material;
Construction stapler;
Wheels
The box is sanded and varnished. The wheels are attached to its bottom, and the cover is fixed at the top. If you want to use the ottoman also as a storage system, then it is put on hinges so that the seat can open later. Then, foam rubber is fixed on the lid and upholstered with matter using a stapler.
Entertainment complex for cats and cats
From boxes and metal pipes create an entertainment complex for cats. As you know, tailed in apartments becomes boring. So that the animal does not spoil the furniture and wallpaper, you can take it to your own miniature cottage, where cats sleep, play and claw. Some boxes are closed with plywood lids with round inlet openings, from the others only bottoms are left, which are covered with soft foam and covered with cloth, and on the third claws are fixed. The modules are interconnected in random order. Additionally, the "house" is equipped with a system of ladders so that it is more convenient for the animal to move along the "floors". Instead of purchased a lounger for a cat or dog, cribs are created from the crate. The box is carefully sanded. It is better not to cover with varnish, as its smell may not please the pet. Then from one of the sidewalls, which will be front, cut off a pair of upper rails. Inside the box is filled with foam rubber or other soft material and covered with a blanket on top. Additionally, the sleeping place is decorated with miniature pillows, hand-sewn. Of course, the size of the drawer and the future crib are selected according to the dimensions of the pet.To make a feeder, you will need a stainless steel bowl, wooden containers and plywood. The top cover is cut from the sheet of the latter. In the center, make a round hole under the bowl. Then the plywood is fixed on the box. It remains only to insert the bowl. You need to choose it with protruding sides, which the container will hold on to the lid. The bowl is easy to remove to wash or replace with another. A double feeding trough is made from a large box according to the same technology with paired containers for food and under water.
Using boxes in the garden
From flower boxes excellent flower beds turn out. They can simply be put on a substrate, creating an original composition in front of the house, or combined into a vertical flower bed with several floors. Boxes in chaotic disorder are stacked on top of each other, parallelly connected by self-tapping screws to obtain a stable structure. In more complex versions, four rails are used, pairwise fixed at an angle to each other. Instead of steps, boxes with flowers or herbs are placed on this “stepladder”. If there is a free wall of an outbuilding or a wooden fence, then the modules are fixed on it, in the manner of shelves in which they put pots with plants. The original version will be a composition of five boxes, four of which form the sides of the rectangle, and the fifth will become the center in contact with the other modules in the corners. If a container of different sizes is available, then a multi-tier flowerbed is made from it. A large box is placed at the bottom, and smaller modules are placed on top so that the smallest becomes the top of the pyramid. The alternation “square-rhombus” will look beautiful in this composition. Also, garden beds, locomotives are made from drawers, where the modules are equipped with decorative wheels and converted into trailers, and the front will become the "head of the train."
How to prepare boxes for use
Before you build something from a wooden container, you need to prepare it.If an old coat of paint remains on the surface of the box, remove it with a spatula. Irregularities with numerous “splinters” must be thoroughly sanded to perfect smoothness. Then the box is varnished or primed if painting is planned. In cases where the container will be used outdoors or in “wet” rooms (bathtub, kitchen) it must be additionally treated with special compounds that clog micropores in the wood and prevent moisture from entering them.
Conclusion
Of the boxes made lamps, stands for dishes and containers for seedlings in the spring. The overall rack on the whole wall in the living room with fireplace will look beautiful. One part of it is filled with books and decor, and the other is used to store firewood folded in neat rows on shelves. You can decorate with the help of boxes any rooms. If the bedroom has a massive wooden bed, then it is easy to equip it with pull-out shelves under the mattress for storing linen and spare bedding. If there is an attic, but there is no full-fledged furniture for its decoration, then it is furnished with home-made furniture from pallets and boxes, in which, after decoration, it will be difficult to recognize fruit containers and pallets for heavy loads.
In recent years, the so-called "life hacks" have come into fashion. From improvised means through simple manipulations build something useful for the house. Wooden boxes are also used, from which it is easy to assemble original, multifunctional furniture. Mostly used containers from products: canned food, fruits and vegetables. In bachelor apartments, military boxes, in which weapons and cartridges were previously stored, will look good. Stylish, “masculine” decor is not specially painted to preserve the marking and natural shabby appearance. Of course, such a non-standard decoration is not combined with all styles in interior design. Strict classics, uncompromising modern, laconic hi-tech is difficult to combine with wooden packaging. Boxes will look cute and appropriate in houses where the concept of Provence, country, ethnic, fusion, Scandinavian, Russian, rustic style is implemented.If you try to decorate, then such a decoration can organically fit into the design composition of the loft and minimalism. Let's talk about how to use wooden boxes in the interior and how to make furniture elements from them with your own hands.
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Wall shelves
Most often used rack boxes, but there are also plywood "models". Both options come in handy to decorate a room. A wall-mounted storage system is needed in every home. With the help of hinged shelves, you can save space in a cramped bathroom, living room, kitchen, and even in the pantry or on the loggia. Fruit or vegetable wooden crates will make an excellent organizer, which will help to keep things and household items in a strict order. After pre-processing the containers, the modules are fastened together by screwing the screws into their side walls. If you need "single" shelves with gaps between them, then the scale of work is reduced. They are painted in the desired color, decorated and attached with the bottom cover to the wall vertically or horizontally. The sides will serve as shelves. In another embodiment, the boxes are placed “naturally”, that is, one of the sides leans against the surface. Such shelves will be more capacious, but are used more often in pantries, as the contents will not be displayed. The original solution will be the manufacture of a wooden frame in which the decorated boxes will be placed as pull-out containers. By the way, in the same way you can organize hanging shelves from baskets. To make the storage system look more beautiful, it is decorated with forged support from below. Metal goes well with wood.An unusual design decision will be the design of the wall in the hallway with the help of different-sized drawers. The center of the composition will be a mirror in a wooden frame. Around it is placed boxes of different sizes: some are used as key holders, on others they place hats and gloves, and on the third - indoor plants and small decor. Complete the design by fixing the rack with hooks for bags.
Shelving
Wooden shelves will make excellent shelving. They can be of strict rectangular shape or have asymmetric edges, which will give a special touch to the room's decor. This storage system is ideal for a home workshop, study or living room. Boxes are fixed to each other using screws or screws, painted and placed against the wall. You can store anything that you like on such racks: books, things, jewelry, food, towels and pillows, household chemicals, small decor. Structures originally look on the shelves of which “necessary” things are placed, alternating with flower pots. Rectangular racks can be assembled from the same drawers, which are arranged in strict order or vertically and horizontally, but in such a way that a storage system of the correct form is formed.
The footwear stand
A shoe cabinet is assembled in the same way as a bookcase rack. The only thing worth considering: the different heights of sneakers, shoes, ankle boots and winter boots. For the first two, shelves from drawers arranged horizontally are suitable, and under tall shoes they are placed vertically. If you make a home-made cabinet from an old container, which is unevenly colored, then such an element will complement the hall in the Provence style.
Bedside tables and tables
Crates, coffee tables and boxes for storing little things can be made from drawers instead of plastic or wicker baskets. In the latter case, choose containers with high sides. It is simply sanded, varnished or painted and equipped with paired handles on the sides for ease of movement. Bedside tables are assembled from two drawers interconnected. They store photographs, watches, telephones, magazines and books, and the top cover is used as a shelf for lamps or indoor plants. To create a coffee table you will need:
A square-shaped pallet is cut from plywood. The width of its faces should correspond to the sum of the length of one box and the height of another. If desired, you can add small indents for a couple of centimeters. The wheels are first attached to the pallet, and then the crates in a spiral, that is, the side of the subsequent abuts against the rear wall of the previous one. The empty middle is decorated with a floral arrangement, a group of candles or a lamp. With this coffee table, you can decorate the living room or backyard in the summer.It is complemented by sun loungers collected from pallets or poufs from old tires decorated with a rope.
Ottoman ottoman
To make a ottoman for the hallway or living room, you will need:
The box is sanded and varnished. The wheels are attached to its bottom, and the cover is fixed at the top. If you want to use the ottoman also as a storage system, then it is put on hinges so that the seat can open later. Then, foam rubber is fixed on the lid and upholstered with matter using a stapler.
Entertainment complex for cats and cats
From boxes and metal pipes create an entertainment complex for cats. As you know, tailed in apartments becomes boring. So that the animal does not spoil the furniture and wallpaper, you can take it to your own miniature cottage, where cats sleep, play and claw. Some boxes are closed with plywood lids with round inlet openings, from the others only bottoms are left, which are covered with soft foam and covered with cloth, and on the third claws are fixed. The modules are interconnected in random order. Additionally, the "house" is equipped with a system of ladders so that it is more convenient for the animal to move along the "floors". Instead of purchased a lounger for a cat or dog, cribs are created from the crate. The box is carefully sanded. It is better not to cover with varnish, as its smell may not please the pet. Then from one of the sidewalls, which will be front, cut off a pair of upper rails. Inside the box is filled with foam rubber or other soft material and covered with a blanket on top. Additionally, the sleeping place is decorated with miniature pillows, hand-sewn. Of course, the size of the drawer and the future crib are selected according to the dimensions of the pet.To make a feeder, you will need a stainless steel bowl, wooden containers and plywood. The top cover is cut from the sheet of the latter. In the center, make a round hole under the bowl. Then the plywood is fixed on the box. It remains only to insert the bowl. You need to choose it with protruding sides, which the container will hold on to the lid. The bowl is easy to remove to wash or replace with another. A double feeding trough is made from a large box according to the same technology with paired containers for food and under water.
Using boxes in the garden
From flower boxes excellent flower beds turn out. They can simply be put on a substrate, creating an original composition in front of the house, or combined into a vertical flower bed with several floors. Boxes in chaotic disorder are stacked on top of each other, parallelly connected by self-tapping screws to obtain a stable structure. In more complex versions, four rails are used, pairwise fixed at an angle to each other. Instead of steps, boxes with flowers or herbs are placed on this “stepladder”. If there is a free wall of an outbuilding or a wooden fence, then the modules are fixed on it, in the manner of shelves in which they put pots with plants. The original version will be a composition of five boxes, four of which form the sides of the rectangle, and the fifth will become the center in contact with the other modules in the corners. If a container of different sizes is available, then a multi-tier flowerbed is made from it. A large box is placed at the bottom, and smaller modules are placed on top so that the smallest becomes the top of the pyramid. The alternation “square-rhombus” will look beautiful in this composition. Also, garden beds, locomotives are made from drawers, where the modules are equipped with decorative wheels and converted into trailers, and the front will become the "head of the train."
How to prepare boxes for use
Before you build something from a wooden container, you need to prepare it.If an old coat of paint remains on the surface of the box, remove it with a spatula. Irregularities with numerous “splinters” must be thoroughly sanded to perfect smoothness. Then the box is varnished or primed if painting is planned. In cases where the container will be used outdoors or in “wet” rooms (bathtub, kitchen) it must be additionally treated with special compounds that clog micropores in the wood and prevent moisture from entering them.
Conclusion
Of the boxes made lamps, stands for dishes and containers for seedlings in the spring. The overall rack on the whole wall in the living room with fireplace will look beautiful. One part of it is filled with books and decor, and the other is used to store firewood folded in neat rows on shelves. You can decorate with the help of boxes any rooms. If the bedroom has a massive wooden bed, then it is easy to equip it with pull-out shelves under the mattress for storing linen and spare bedding. If there is an attic, but there is no full-fledged furniture for its decoration, then it is furnished with home-made furniture from pallets and boxes, in which, after decoration, it will be difficult to recognize fruit containers and pallets for heavy loads.