DIY Upcycled Cabinet Door = Easy Decorating

Do it Yourself Home Decor by taking an old Cabinet Door and creating an easy decorating piece that can be changed out to suit your decor, seasons and holidays.

DIY for the Office - Transform Magazine Holders into Recycle & Shred Boxes

I love to recycle, but I don't necessary love the blue plastic bins for recycling.  NOT. CUTE.

I made a cheery recycling box for under my kitchen sink here and that made me realize I needed to create something for my office. Throwing paper into piles on the floor wasn't really working very well any more.

I spend quite a bit of time at my office desk and typically have a ginormous pile of paper that needs my attention. I wanted a quick (and stylish) way to sort papers. A place to put papers to recycle and a place to put items to shred. At my fingertips. 

Supplies

Two wooden magazine holders (got mine at Ikea)

Spray Paint

Scrapbook or Decorative Paper

Bookplates or something to hold labels

Mod Podge

Primed and Sprayed wood magazine holders.

Cut paper to fit the front of each of the holders and Mod Podged it. (used a few coats)

Printed up labels onto scrapbook paper.

Attached Bookplates.
These were adhesive but you could also use screw on label holders, etc.

 Let the recycling and shredding begin.

What a great feeling to get RID OF PAPER.

Happy Organizing!

Love, Steph

A Cheery Recycling Box

 With a very big blue recycling can in the garage, I wanted something that fit underneath the kitchen sink so I didn't have to trek to the garage every time I had something to recycle. After shopping and having no luck (didn't fit, too expensive), I decided to get out my handy Mod Podge and Do It Myself.

Supplies

1 Cardboard Box (to fit under the sink)

Scrapbook Paper (15-20 coordinating sheets)

Mod Podge

Paper Trimmer(or Scissors)
Foam Brush

Lettering (printed off computer, stencils, stickers)

  Cover your work surface. Cut the paper into various sizes of squares and rectangles.

Glue the paper down with the Mod Podge overlapping the edges to
make a pattern you like.  

(It definitely gets sticky so make sure to have some wet paper towels handy.)

Add some lettering, if you wish. I printed up a label on a medium weight paper using a Stencil font. (If you have a ink jet printer, make sure to wait until the ink is dry before you try to Mod Podge over it, so it doesn't smear.) You can also use stickers, stencil, etc.

When you finished your pattern, cover the entire box with a few more coats of Mod Podge and let dry.
I sped the process along with a Blow Dryer.
 

I also sprayed a few coats of Clear Gloss Spray Paint to add a little more protection.

Happy Recycling!