A Magazine Holder For Our Small Bathroom!
by
Hillela G.
(IC: homeowner)
3 Materials
We recently inherited a year’s worth of New Yorker magazines. And where better to store this stash than the bathroom? But how?!
And so, I set out to make a magazine holder suitable for our limited space bathroom!
It must have been my lucky day because on my way home from work, I passed a house that had clearly just moved. It was a box-lovers dream come true. Though in my case, I only need the one box, and that is how I found the box destined to become my next project.
And so I measured out my cardboard pieces needed. The sides of the magazine holder measured 17x11.5x9.5 .The spine at 17x6, The front flap at 9.5 x6 and the bottom at 11 x 6.
Once the pieces were cut, it was time to put them together like one of those 3D puzzles.
I whipped out the good ol’ hot glue gun and attached the pieces.
The glue dries pretty fast so as long as you hold the 2 pieces of cardboard in place for a minute or so, it forms a pretty stable bond and you can safely move on to gluing the next piece.
Once the container was put together, it was time to give it a stylish makeover.
Enter contact paper!
My contact-paper-experienced friend helped me cut, measure, and apply the contact paper. She gave me a few handy tips:
Once we finished applying the exterior paper, I added a simple maroon contact paper lining.
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Suggested materials:
- Cardboard box (next to the dumpster)
- Contact paper (crafts store)
- Hot glue gun (crafts store)
Published September 12th, 2016 2:17 AM
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Jcm11983297 on Apr 06, 2023
Magazine holders are available in discount stores quite inexpensive and easily put in a tight space.
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