- Empty cardboard diaper boxes (10 to be exact)
- Faux wood printed craft paper (affiliate link)
- Scissors
- A Sharpie
- A craft paint brush
- Mod Podge
- Black cardstock
- Permanent chalk marker
- Removable scrapbook adhesive strips
I measured the width and height of the box, then added together the measurements for the bottom, both sides, plus about 8 extra inches. (Mine came to 40 inches.)
I had found the perfect faux wood print craft paper at Hobby Lobby for around $8 and just knew it was destined for greatness. I cut the width of paper I needed for my first box.
And using a ruler, I drew lines for my template on the white side.
I drew about a 2-3 inch diagonal line from each corner of the box and cut it all out to create four flaps.
…Mod Podged the top inside of the box…
And smoothed the paper down.
For the outside, I glued down the excess edges too. Then repeated the process on the other side of the box.
I’d thought about buying real wood crates or even the cheaper ones from Walmart to stain myself, but even those are around $15 a piece plus the materials needed to fancy them up. For 10 crates, that’s over $150!
I’ll stick with my free storage, thanks.
At the moment, my kitchen is in complete chaos mode while I organize our pantry, but it really needs to be done. You’ll be seeing more of that tomorrow along with a few organization tips. (Cheers for sticking to New Years goals!)
I love these! I’ve seen other projects similar to this, but your use of weathered wood paper covering puts them to shame. Awesome job! Now I’m regretting buying jars to organize my pantry…
That’s quite a compliment, Christie! Thanks! I’m still a fan of jars in the pantry too though. 🙂
Pretty clever I gotta say!! Who knew you could make such great things with weathered wood paper!!
Thank you, Dawna! I’d had this roll of paper for months just waiting for the perfect project. 🙂
Wow! What a great transformation! I love that weathered paper you used on the boxes. Amazing! I bet your pantry is looking pretty spiffy about now. Hope your 2015 is off to a great start!
Blessings,
Nici
You’re too kind, Nici! 🙂 I hope yours is off to a great start too.
Cool idea and cheap is good! Would love to see the organised pantry 🙂
Thank you! I just posted the pantry reveal actually. I love how it turned out. 🙂
What a great idea! I don’t have empty diaper boxes (thank goodness!), but I’m sure other boxes would work and be a great storage solution! Can’t wait to see how you incorporate them into your pantry….. Thanks for sharing…..loving the organizing/de-cluttering posts!
Blessings,
Lanita
Haha Yeah count your lucky stars you’re not in a diapering phase of life. It has its perks too though. 🙂
I got this idea to take our accordian door off of our pantry and just have an open pantry, but have been really stuck on finding cheap and pretty storage solutions. I may go this route, what a great idea! 🙂
Yay! So glad it could help!
You are brilliant! Such an amazing idea and they look fantastic! Thanks for sharing at Think & Make Thursday!
Leigh Anne
Houseologie.com
You’re so sweet, Leigh Anne! Thanks 🙂
Amazing! I have to find the time to try this!Is your pantry open?
It’s not actually but I’m dying to replace the regular door on it with a sliding barn door. Maybe one day…
Love this!! I did something similar with just black fabric for our closet to hold shoes, but I LOVE that fauz wood paper. When I saw the picture before even reading the post, I totally thought they were real wood! 🙂
Woohoo! Glad it’s convincing! 🙂
Your “crates” are awesome! I just love that craft paper. And you should definitely give yoga another try! Start with a beginner or gentle yoga class. Hot yoga is definitely challenging!
Thank you! Yeah starting with hot yoga like I did was definitely not the way to go. Lesson learned. haha
How great! I would never guess these were diaper boxes!! I have plenty of those 😉 Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! I kind of wish I had more!
I love your faux crates! Very clever and cute.
Thank you 🙂
Hi, I hopped over from Be Inspired. Your crates are genius–repurposing at its best. I am also drooling over your pantry! Blessings, Cecilia
Thanks so much, Cecilia!
Wow! This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for posting such a detailed tutorial! And you are hilarious too, that’s an extra bonus.
Aw yay! I’m so glad it helped. Thanks for the love! My hubby’s the comedian around here. It must rub off on me. 😉
Wow, you have given me inspiration!!! I have no access to diaper boxes But – I do have big Cat Litter boxes!! They would work too! I have no storage in my home – use them to store rolled up towels in the bath – the list is endless!! Thank you!!
They definitely come in handy! I’m sure any kind of box could work. 🙂
Hey! I love this post! I pinned it and have been coming back t it for months. Do you mind sharing what section of Hobby Lobby you found the paper? I looked in the scrapbook section but only found individual pieces. I wanted to try that before I bought the Amazon stuff (I seriously HATE to pay for shipping!). Also, how many rolls for how many boxes? Thanks so much.
Yay! So glad! It’s been a while but I’m thinking I found it where all of the specialty paper is in Hobby Lobby but maybe it was just at my location. It might not even be there anymore. I’m not sure. They do still have it on Amazon, but I feel the same way. I hate paying shipping unless I absolutely can’t find it anywhere else. I finally just broke down and gave in to getting Amazon Prime. I think it took about 3 feet of paper per box. 1 12 foot roll should cover 4 boxes.
I picked up this exact paper today at A.C.Moore. It was $7.99 and I had a 55% off card. I can’t wait to see how it will turn out. I am a little concerned about cutting it and not wasting the paper. The boxes look great on Pinterest.
That’s awesome! Hope it turns out well!
This is such a good idea. We have no shortage of diaper boxes, either, with a 20-week-old baby girl. I’ve been procrastinating getting our pantry together because it’s a mess. But it must be done!
Yay! Glad it came in handy, Brittani! I remember those young baby days. Sooo many diapers! You might be able to outfit 10 pantries by the time you hit toddlerhood. 😉
Beautiful job! I love that paper you got from Hobby Lobby! And you’re right, diaper boxes are great for that application….they are so sturdy!
Thanks, Florence! They’ve been great! We’ve been using them for over a year and they’re still holding up perfectly.
I saw your photos from Pinterest and I love how these boxes look. You did a great job!
Thank you, Evette!
Like your blog, but I cannot find your printable pantry inventory list. Have checked email junk several times. Can you resend this, please?
Check your inbox. I just sent it! Sorry about that.
Hey Lauren, its been several years since you posted about your diaper box conversion to pantry storage. I am not familiar with using Mod Podge at all, so I didnt realize it was an adhesive. I thought is was more of just a sealer. So I am curious, now years later, did the paper stick to those boxes long term?
Hi Donna! We have since moved out of that house (and I definitely miss that large pantry since I don’t even have one anymore). But the boxes held up perfectly for 3 years in that house and still looked great when we packed up and moved out. 🙂