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    Home » Misc. » DIY & Hints » DIY » Organization

    REUSE | Recyle boxes - just turn them inside out!

    Published: Mar 17, 2015 · Modified: Dec 29, 2022 by Susan Moncrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    Flip the boxes so the plain side is on the outside.

    You know those boxes that are ugly on the outside?  But, they are the perfect size to store 'stuff'.   Or, mail 'stuff'.   Or use for whatever you want to use the box for.  But, it has mailing stickers and tape and scuff marks and just looks ugly.   Recycle and reuse your boxes but make them look nicer first!

    Why would you flip the boxes to the plain side?

    1. Using boxes to mail a parcel? This eliminates all the other stickers/tags/advertising on the outside of the box.
    2. Using boxes for storage? Label the plain side so you can easily see what the contents of the box are.
    3. Just a neater/cleaner/more organized look if using boxes for storage.
    4. Reusing boxes to move? It makes it much easier to see where you labeled the contents.

    It's so easy and just takes less than 5 minutes.  If you are used to doing it, it probably takes 2 minutes!  Just turn them inside out.  Here, I'll show you.  Here is a large shoe box.  My teen has size 12 feet so this box is an awesome size.  But, it doesn't look great like this.

    beautify a box

    The first thing you need to do when you want to beautify your boxes is open the box and make sure it's 'unfoldable'.   You want to make sure the sides are not glued but folded, with tabs used to hold the box together.

    beautify a box

    Open the lid and unfold it.beautify a box

    Flip it over and fold it back together (but inside out).

    beautify a box

    Ta da!  Isn't it a nice looking box now?

    Here's another box.  I'll just show you the pictures in order since the steps are the same.

    beautify a box

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    beautify a box

    The top box is the white box with the big label glued on it and the bottom box is the shoebox.

    SOMETIMES, you get really lucky and the inside of the box is really pretty!  But the outside is ugly or boring.  Same thing.  Unfold, flip and refold.

    beautify a box

    Once you flip the boxes, the tape and labels all disappear and are on the inside where they are no longer seen when you use the boxes and have them stacked.

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    beautify a box

    Isn't it pretty, once it's flipped inside out?

    Here are the original boxes.  They all look different and they certainly don't look neat.

    beautify a box

    And after about 5 minutes of work on each box, here they are:

    beautify a box

    Oh, the possibilities.......

    a pile of ugly sticker covered boxes turned inside out for a plain exterior

    Love recycling and reusing items?  Here are a couple of other ideas.

    Specifically, use boxes for a chemical-free way to prevent weeds!
    Chemical-free way to reduce weeds.

    Thriftstore recycle/upcycle - Farmhouse style white pitchers.

    Repaint container to make cute herb garden container.

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