In a modern house or apartment a person is surrounded by a huge number of all kinds of things and gizmos. To make the room look neat, not cluttered, all this "wealth" should be placed somewhere, laid out. When there is not enough space on shelves, shelves, cabinets or if you want to diversify the interior in an original way, you can make original boxes for your own storage. They put there practically everything that comes to hand, systematizing along the way, signing where what is.
In a variety of boxes, boxes in the interior of the rooms lay out a lot:
in the bedroom - bedding, underwear, cosmetics, perfumes, jewelry;
in the living room - books, tools and materials for needlework, a folded New Year tree, chargers for numerous gadgets;
in the kitchen - cutlery, napkins, dishes, towels, tea, cereals, cookies;
in the bathroom, bathroom - sponges, sponges, washcloths, dirty linen, items of intimate hygiene;
in the dressing room - small items of clothing, linen;
in the nursery - toys from kinder surprises, designers, stationery, children's books, notebooks, albums;
in the hallway - gloves, scarves, umbrellas, hats, shoes, spare laces, shoe brushes, creams;
in the office - the office, paper correspondence;
on a glazed balcony, loggias - clothespins, flower stands.
To store various little things in the nursery, they make a box-house, for a girl’s room - a box-box with princesses or flowers from ribbons.
From cardboard
After buying household appliances, furniture, dishes, shoes, boxes from corrugated cardboard and ordinary boxes often remain. The easiest way to decorate in this case is to glue the existing box with the following materials:
wallpaper remaining after the repair - if you arrange a box or a box with them, it will be invisible against the background of the walls, will not visually clutter up the space;
self-adhesive films - they have a high decorative effect, have a diverse texture, color, pattern, are not afraid of moisture, because they are used in the bathroom, wiped with a damp cloth to remove dirt;
colored paper, old postcards, pages of glossy magazines - they decorate a plain gray, white, black box, turning it into a unique decor item.
To glue paper parts, you will need PVA glue or silicate, double-sided tape. The container is simply glued over with sheets, pieces, strips of paper or paper tubes are rolled up, gluing them successively from the bottom up or from any edge, laying each next row after setting the previous one. When decorating with threads, cords, the box is lubricated with glue, and the rope is wound round by round, tightly pressing.
Depending on the method of decoration, such boxes will suit the styles:
loft;
avant-garde;
minimalism;
art believe.
Boxes made of thin cardboard are not suitable for storing excessively heavy items, and for use in the bathroom, for the purpose of storing dirty laundry, holes should be made in them for ventilation.
Wood weaving
In ancient times, wicker baskets made of vines and pine roots were among the very first “storage systems". They not only collected, stored mushrooms, berries, useful herbs, vegetables, but also took them with them on trips, putting everything they needed there. For weaving, willow branches collected in spring or autumn were usually used.
Wicker boxes, caskets, chests will perfectly decorate the interior in the style of:
Provence
country;
ecological;
vintage.
In the modern world, almost anything is stored in such baskets - balls and knitting needles, clothes and shoes, notebooks and pens, drawings and magazines. They are well ventilated, in the kitchen or loggia they store dried vegetables, numerous rag bags with healing herbs. Earlier, wicker bread boxes with lids, caskets for cookies, and sweets were very popular. High-quality weaving of such things requires certain skills.
Newspaper weaving
First you need a base - a strong box, a corrugated box, a suitable size. Further, long thin tubes are twisted from newspapers, which are attached to the bottom of the box at the same distance from each other. These tubes will become resistant - they should be made thicker, denser than the rest. Racks are attached to the box with clothespins to make it smooth. Then they are entwined with thin tubes, by any means of weaving weaving, to the very top. The tops of the base tubes are carefully hidden, the edges of the box are smeared with glue, the newspaper layer is pressed to the base with clothespins. In the same way, a lid is made, the whole structure is covered with paint and varnish on top. The inside is finished with cloth or paper.
A dense cardboard base is not necessary to leave, but this way the design will come out stronger.
From plastic bottles
Plastic bottles, boxes of plastic candies, if beautifully decorated, will become a receptacle for different gizmos, decorating the living room or bedroom. They are suitable for beads, earrings, ringlets, buttons, rivets, beads, paper clips, as well as other jewelry and sewing items. In the kitchen, cereals, seeds, spices, dried vegetables are poured there, and cutlery is stacked.
Five-liter bottles will make large boxes that are not afraid of moisture, so they can be used in wet rooms. The upper edge is decorated with a fabric, knitted lace, the base is decorated with a self-adhesive film, painted with spray paint. A cap is made from a piece of another bottle of the same type - it is attached to the base with the help of a "zipper" sewn into the upper part. This design is suitable for styles:
pop Art;
industrial;
loft;
art believe;
modern.
If desired, a large shoe or clothing box is made of two bottles, for this, several parts are fastened with a stapler, and handles decorated with a soft cloth are cut out at the top.
How to decorate
You can decorate boxes with all kinds of improvised materials:
fabric, ribbons, colored threads;
crocheted lace, knitting needles;
straws, rope;
jute cord, burlap;
napkins for decoupage;
seeds, twigs of plants, dry flowers, varnished;
pebbles, shells;
color tape;
photos, stickers;
using hand-painted paints, markers.
The decoration of the upper part of the round box from the hat looks interesting with the help of one or two fans fixed to it using double-sided tape or a stapler.
Simple monophonic boxes, when there are many of them the same, are made out with stickers with a photo of the contents.
Decoupage
A box with a lid, decorated with decoupage, looks very festive.It is pasted over with decoupage napkins completely, only from above or from them separate details are cut out - pictures, letters, inscriptions, figures.
The subject will fit well in the following styles:
vintage
classical;
country.
To work, you will need:
basis - a box of cardboard, plastic;
decorative three-layer decoupage napkins;
PVA glue;
acrylic varnish, paints;
tassels;
decorative beads, beads, sequins.
The necessary fragments are cut out of the napkin, the box is covered with white acrylic and dried. Slices of napkins are superimposed on previously carefully spread glue, and are also covered with PVA glue on top. When everything dries up, empty places, the edges of the napkins are painted over with acrylic paint, varnished, the design is dried again. After that you can glue any decor - beads, sparkles, beautiful buttons, decorative insects or Velcro leaves. In such a box it is convenient to store jewelry, buttons, elastic bands, hair clips. She will perfectly fit into a drawing room interior, a nursery, a bedroom, will become decoration of a holiday.
Fabric decoration
To tighten the fabric, strong enough boxes are chosen that do not deform during decoration or subsequent storage. The fabric is cut to the size of the box with allowances of up to two centimeters, attached to colorless glue or double-sided tape. The lid is decorated in the same way, if you sew on it a piece of decorative tape, strap, braid, you get a handle, for which the lid is removed.
You can make a two-layer box almost completely from fabric, for rigidity by inserting cardboard sheets between two layers of fabric, a special plastic canvas. Pockets or dividing fabric strips are previously sewn inside. The lid is fastened with Velcro, zipper, buttons.
Conclusion
The organization of storage and incidental interior decoration using a variety of boxes is a great idea, especially in small rooms or limited finances. This is an original way to bring something new into the familiar “picture” of the room.Cardboard and bottles, newsprint and linen, yarn and napkins - all this can become a functional decoration of any apartment. Interesting workshops on making interior drawers for storing all kinds of items with your own hands can be found on the Internet or on the pages of popular magazines.
In a modern house or apartment a person is surrounded by a huge number of all kinds of things and gizmos. To make the room look neat, not cluttered, all this "wealth" should be placed somewhere, laid out. When there is not enough space on shelves, shelves, cabinets or if you want to diversify the interior in an original way, you can make original boxes for your own storage. They put there practically everything that comes to hand, systematizing along the way, signing where what is.
Content
The purpose of the boxes
In a variety of boxes, boxes in the interior of the rooms lay out a lot:
From cardboard
After buying household appliances, furniture, dishes, shoes, boxes from corrugated cardboard and ordinary boxes often remain. The easiest way to decorate in this case is to glue the existing box with the following materials:
To glue paper parts, you will need PVA glue or silicate, double-sided tape. The container is simply glued over with sheets, pieces, strips of paper or paper tubes are rolled up, gluing them successively from the bottom up or from any edge, laying each next row after setting the previous one. When decorating with threads, cords, the box is lubricated with glue, and the rope is wound round by round, tightly pressing.
Depending on the method of decoration, such boxes will suit the styles:
Wood weaving
In ancient times, wicker baskets made of vines and pine roots were among the very first “storage systems". They not only collected, stored mushrooms, berries, useful herbs, vegetables, but also took them with them on trips, putting everything they needed there. For weaving, willow branches collected in spring or autumn were usually used.
Wicker boxes, caskets, chests will perfectly decorate the interior in the style of:
In the modern world, almost anything is stored in such baskets - balls and knitting needles, clothes and shoes, notebooks and pens, drawings and magazines. They are well ventilated, in the kitchen or loggia they store dried vegetables, numerous rag bags with healing herbs. Earlier, wicker bread boxes with lids, caskets for cookies, and sweets were very popular. High-quality weaving of such things requires certain skills.
Newspaper weaving
First you need a base - a strong box, a corrugated box, a suitable size. Further, long thin tubes are twisted from newspapers, which are attached to the bottom of the box at the same distance from each other. These tubes will become resistant - they should be made thicker, denser than the rest. Racks are attached to the box with clothespins to make it smooth. Then they are entwined with thin tubes, by any means of weaving weaving, to the very top. The tops of the base tubes are carefully hidden, the edges of the box are smeared with glue, the newspaper layer is pressed to the base with clothespins. In the same way, a lid is made, the whole structure is covered with paint and varnish on top. The inside is finished with cloth or paper.
From plastic bottles
Plastic bottles, boxes of plastic candies, if beautifully decorated, will become a receptacle for different gizmos, decorating the living room or bedroom. They are suitable for beads, earrings, ringlets, buttons, rivets, beads, paper clips, as well as other jewelry and sewing items. In the kitchen, cereals, seeds, spices, dried vegetables are poured there, and cutlery is stacked.
Five-liter bottles will make large boxes that are not afraid of moisture, so they can be used in wet rooms. The upper edge is decorated with a fabric, knitted lace, the base is decorated with a self-adhesive film, painted with spray paint. A cap is made from a piece of another bottle of the same type - it is attached to the base with the help of a "zipper" sewn into the upper part.
This design is suitable for styles:
How to decorate
You can decorate boxes with all kinds of improvised materials:
The decoration of the upper part of the round box from the hat looks interesting with the help of one or two fans fixed to it using double-sided tape or a stapler.
Decoupage
A box with a lid, decorated with decoupage, looks very festive.It is pasted over with decoupage napkins completely, only from above or from them separate details are cut out - pictures, letters, inscriptions, figures.
The subject will fit well in the following styles:
To work, you will need:
The necessary fragments are cut out of the napkin, the box is covered with white acrylic and dried. Slices of napkins are superimposed on previously carefully spread glue, and are also covered with PVA glue on top. When everything dries up, empty places, the edges of the napkins are painted over with acrylic paint, varnished, the design is dried again. After that you can glue any decor - beads, sparkles, beautiful buttons, decorative insects or Velcro leaves. In such a box it is convenient to store jewelry, buttons, elastic bands, hair clips. She will perfectly fit into a drawing room interior, a nursery, a bedroom, will become decoration of a holiday.
Fabric decoration
To tighten the fabric, strong enough boxes are chosen that do not deform during decoration or subsequent storage. The fabric is cut to the size of the box with allowances of up to two centimeters, attached to colorless glue or double-sided tape. The lid is decorated in the same way, if you sew on it a piece of decorative tape, strap, braid, you get a handle, for which the lid is removed.
You can make a two-layer box almost completely from fabric, for rigidity by inserting cardboard sheets between two layers of fabric, a special plastic canvas. Pockets or dividing fabric strips are previously sewn inside. The lid is fastened with Velcro, zipper, buttons.
Conclusion
The organization of storage and incidental interior decoration using a variety of boxes is a great idea, especially in small rooms or limited finances. This is an original way to bring something new into the familiar “picture” of the room.Cardboard and bottles, newsprint and linen, yarn and napkins - all this can become a functional decoration of any apartment. Interesting workshops on making interior drawers for storing all kinds of items with your own hands can be found on the Internet or on the pages of popular magazines.