Moving into a new home in Vancouver could be exciting. The idea of decorating your new rooms, mixing and matching new designs, trying out a new motif – there are numerous things to be thrilled about.
While moving in is an exhilarating experience, it also entails organizing lots of stuff. And inevitably – excessive amounts of cardboard boxes.
Yes, cardboard boxes can prove to be useful in many ways (especially in delivering, packing, organizing the office and home items); but unfortunately, not everyone can find reasons to re-use old cardboard boxes. Additionally, not everybody has the time for cardboard recycling in Vancouver area.
It is a good thing that aside from sending your old cardboard for cardboard recycling by Vancouver city government itself, you can actually re-purpose your cardboard boxes and turn them into something creative and interesting at home.
Just with a few simple crafting and easy-to-find materials, you can always transform old cardboard boxes into useful and artistic objects.
As playthings:
Old cardboard boxes can be turned into a dollhouse for your little ones. What’s more, you can even cut out small parts and turn them into miniature furniture items for the dollhouse itself.
Kitchen play set can also be made from old cardboard boxes. It could be life-size enough to be suitable for your toddler.
Forts, castles, and even mazes can be created from cardboard as well.
You can also attach small wheels to the bottom of your old cardboard box, put a string or a stick on one side, and easily turn it into a toy wagon.
For the garden:
You can use your old cardboard boxes as plant pots. Just don’t forget putting plastic before putting in the plant.
Aside from using the cardboard as pots, you can also add it to your compost pile for your garden.
Other repurposing ideas:
Cutting old cardboards into strips can turn them into crafty bookmarks.
Old cardboard boxes can be turned into heartwarming greeting cards for various occasions.
Making small circles from your cardboard boxes and cutting them out to be used as coasters is another good idea.
Cats love to stay in boxes, so just add a few decorations to your cardboard box for your pets to have their very own area to hang out in.