Recycled Plastic CD Bins

Cyndi Valerino
by Cyndi Valerino
5 Materials
$30
8 Hours
Easy

My husband has an enormous CD and record collection. Thousands of CDs. Our best friend (owner of a record store!) gave him 4 plastic CD boxes. Unfortunately, they were of no use to him. And he asked me could I use them. 😂

Bring 'em on!

As many CDs as he has, I have books. Books on shelves. Books on stools. Books in corners and on chairs. If an area doesn't have CDs, then rest assured it has books.

The shelf in my tiny dining room has 2 shelves on the bottom that I am never happy with, no matter what I put on them. Hellllloooo CD boxes!!

Best jute rope!

Upgrade any old box with this jute rope that Amazon reviewers swear by!

I have 4 of these plastic CD boxes

The first thing I did after cleaning them was paint the inside. I used white chalk paint,of course. You could spray paint them for sure, but I don't think brushing acrylic paint on them would work very well. Chalk paint is perfect.

I painted a couple of inches of the top and handles. Then I started applying jute rope. I knew what I was going for and knew I didn't need to paint the whole box. So I didn't. Why waste paint?

This is the tape I used.

Starting at the bottom, I put double sided tape around the box, using the handles as my measurement. I planned to wrap the bottom to the handles. So I stopped at the base of the handle. This tape is pretty heavy duty and works well. Just wind, keeping the ropes neat and aligned, pressing in place every few inches.

Using a tiny dab of hot glue, I started a piece of twine at the inside edge of the handle...

And continued wrapping the top of the handle, securing the tail with another dot of hot glue.

This is the twine braid I used.
All 4 completed!

I'm still not 100% sure what they will hold, but I like these more than anything else I've found for this spot.

Thanks for looking! 😘

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  • Mammaw Mammaw on Mar 18, 2023

    I agree. I always try to make something out of stuff I already have on hand.

    Love your idea have a good day.

  • Donna Bates Donna Bates on Mar 18, 2023

    I love your idea! Looks beautiful too

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