What a Way to Recycle!
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Terry on Jan 26, 2024
Jeanne, I think you have done a wonderful job! I do the same with boxes that I get from my local Aldi for the shelves in my pantry. I cover them with wallpaper that I bought for less than a dollar a roll at my local Habitat for Humanity REstore. Loaded up on that stuff for all kinds of projects!! I also use toilet paper rolls for all kinds of cords. For extension cords I mark the length on the TP roll. Would have never thought to cover them with duct tape to make them sturdier. Great tip. Since you recycle your water bottles thought I’d let you know of a good way to upcycle them: you can cut the top and bottom off of them to store the more heavy duty cords that come on power tools. They work great for that. I use a few plastic trays from Dollar Tree for my fridge. One is a shallow tray (11x15x4) and the other is a bit larger (11 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 6 1/2). The taller ones are great for taller items and the shallow ones fit on those shallow shelves. The best thing about both is that I can slide them in and out to get things in the back! No more lost items hidden in the rear of the shelves to go bad!! Those plastic trays are not flared like most bins you find. I also use the taller ones for my freezer. They are only $3 and shallow trays are $1.25. Probably cheaper than the contact paper you use to cover your boxes. But your boxes look great and if that’s what works for you good for you for upcycling!! Job well done.
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Terry on Jan 26, 2024
Sorry that was so long! I forgot to say I loved the idea of using a pot lid holder for the power tools! I would never have thought of that. We store most of our power tools in a file cabinet in our garage and adding a pot lid holder to each drawer would probably help a lot the smaller tools. Going to give that a try! Thanks for the great tip!
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Jeanne Johnson Ortego on Jan 26, 2024
You’re welcome! Hope it helps!
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Great idea. Looks nice. I read that the air should move freely in the frig, so wondering if the boxes would constrict that? Boxes and tight fighting is good for the freezer though. Maybe as you can afford (or find sales) wire containers, replace the boxes with them in frig. Again, great idea.
I wonder if the cardboard in the refrigerator would still absorb moisture even with the covering? fun idea.
Can this be used on counter tops?