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Faux Marble Remote Control Holder from a Cigar Box

July 9, 2019 ~ 11 Comments

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How to wrap a cigar box with contact paper to repurpose into a decorative remote control holder for a coffee table.

Our family has been playing a fun little game lately. It’s called Hide the Remote from the Baby.

I swear you can give an infant a million and one colorful toys with all of the bells and whistles, but really, the best toys always end up being car keys, cardboard boxes, and, in our case, the remote control. Go figure.

But then I had an idea to make a handy spot to keep it out of sight and out of mind, while also making it pretty and easy for us to always find. (Hey, that rhymed!)

How to wrap a cigar box with contact paper to repurpose into a decorative remote control holder for a coffee table. #remotecontrolholder #coffeetabledecor

I always seem to stumble upon cigar boxes and jewelry boxes while out thrifting, so I knew it would be the perfect solution for a remote control holder on our coffee table.

And it was the perfect little project for this month’s Trash to Treasure Transformation Tuesday. (You can see more thrifty transformations from my blogger pals at the end of this post.)

Luckily, I still had some marble contact paper leftover from a coffee table makeover back in the day, so this one cost me all of about $4.

How to wrap a cigar box with contact paper to repurpose into a decorative remote control holder for a coffee table. #remotecontrolholder #coffeetabledecor

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Supplies Used:

  • Cigar box
  • Marble contact paper (or whatever design contact paper you prefer)
  • Pencil
  • Ruler / straight edge
  • Scissors
  • X-acto knife
  • White craft paint
  • Medium craft paint brush

How to wrap a cigar box with contact paper to repurpose into a decorative remote control holder for a coffee table. #remotecontrolholder #coffeetabledecor

The Steps:

1. Roll your contact paper out first, decorative side down, and position the cigar box in the middle of the paper with enough excess paper on each side of the box to allow the height.

2. Mark the corners of the box onto the paper with a pencil and trace the edges.

How to wrap a cigar box with contact paper to repurpose into a decorative remote control holder for a coffee table. #remotecontrolholder #coffeetabledecor

3. Draw a diagonal line at each corner. Then draw a vertical line at the corner and a horizontal line meeting up with the diagonal line (shown above).

How to wrap a cigar box with contact paper to repurpose into a decorative remote control holder for a coffee table. #remotecontrolholder #coffeetabledecor

4. Cut the lines with scissors or an X-acto knife to create a flap (shown above).

5. Repeat on all corners.

How to wrap a cigar box with contact paper to repurpose into a decorative remote control holder for a coffee table. #remotecontrolholder #coffeetabledecor

6. Slowly peel the backing off of one side of the contact paper (about 1/3 of the way) and place the box onto the paper so it’s lined up correctly at each of the corners.

7. Press the paper in place and peel the rest of the backing. Smooth out any air bubbles with a straight edge.

8. Open the box, smooth the paper at the sides, and wrap the flaps at the corners to fully wrap the bottom of the box.

9. Repeat the process for the top of the cigar box.

10. Trim away any paper covering the latch and hinges with your X-acto knife.

11. Paint the inside of the cigar box, latch, and hinges with white craft paint and you’re done!

This video by Martha Stewart is helpful if you need a better visual. Just wrap the top and bottom of the cigar box like separate box lids.

How to wrap a cigar box with contact paper to repurpose into a decorative remote control holder for a coffee table. #remotecontrolholder #coffeetabledecor

Isn’t it pretty?!

It’s not totally perfect but it definitely looks like real marble in person at a glance.

How to wrap a cigar box with contact paper to repurpose into a decorative remote control holder for a coffee table. #remotecontrolholder #coffeetabledecor

How long do you think it’ll be before baby Regan discovers this box hides her favorite toy? I give it a day. Maybe less. I’m sure it’ll eventually end up higher out of reach than the coffee table by the end of the week. 😉

But it’s a handy little thing.

How to wrap a cigar box with contact paper to repurpose into a decorative remote control holder for a coffee table. #remotecontrolholder #coffeetabledecor

You can see the rest of this month’s Trash to Treasure Tuesday projects from my T2T friends below too:

Clockwise from top left: 

Prodigal Pieces | Girl in the Garage | Confessions of a Serial DIYer | Artsy Chicks Rule

If you want more thrifty ideas, you can see all of my past Trash to Treasure Transformations here.

And if you want to save this post for later, you can pin it here:

How to wrap a cigar box with contact paper to repurpose into a decorative remote control holder for a coffee table. #remotecontrolholder #coffeetabledecor

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Comments

  1. Larissa ~ Prodigal Pieces says

    July 9, 2019 at 6:07 am

    Bingo! Babies love our toys bette . Hee hee! Love this new look. I have that marble paper too!

    Reply
  2. Marcie Lovett says

    July 9, 2019 at 9:27 am

    What a great idea, Lauren! Handy box that looks good, too.

    Reply
  3. mimirhea says

    July 9, 2019 at 10:39 am

    The paper really looks like marble. I was impressed. Thank you

    Reply
  4. Teresa Angel says

    July 9, 2019 at 12:21 pm

    MY GOODNESS GIRL…If that ain’t cute! Love this IDEA! You simply amaze me at the transition of trash to Treasure!

    Reply
  5. MrsSW says

    July 9, 2019 at 2:50 pm

    So pretty!

    Regan and the remote reminds me of when my grandson was small and I asked his mother if she would like a cordless mouse for her computer. “No” she said, “I want to be able to FIND the mouse when I need it.”

    Sheila

    Reply
  6. Nancy @ Artsy Chicks Rule says

    July 9, 2019 at 3:25 pm

    Love your fancy pants box!! xo

    Reply
  7. Mary says

    July 9, 2019 at 3:30 pm

    We play this same game with the grands! My mother asked why we didn’t just buy one of those toy remotes…🙄…lol…the babies know the difference!!!

    Reply
  8. christykjames says

    July 9, 2019 at 5:01 pm

    Wow, way to go, contact paper! It looks amazing! XO

    Reply
  9. Michele M. says

    July 10, 2019 at 2:09 am

    GREAT idea!

    Another idea to add: Tuck inside one of those tiny bottles of hand sanitizer – because remotes are Petry dishes of bacteria – no matter how clean we try to keep them.

    Reply
  10. Jen Girl in the Garage says

    July 10, 2019 at 7:47 pm

    Super cute high end looking makeover for a plain wooden box! Awesome job Lauren!

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      July 10, 2019 at 7:57 pm

      Thanks, Jen!!!

      Reply

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