Where can I get nice looking cheap storage boxes?
I want some decorative storage boxes for general stuff that I can put in my sitting room. They need to be cheapish.
I know you can get some from IKEA but I am not too keen on them. Any other places I should look in London or online for a bargin box?
Answers:
Big Lots or Dollar Sores.
Also: Recycle Old Boxes
1. Take old boxes and recover them with gift wrap paper from the dollar stores, using a spray adhesive.
2. Cut fabric to fit each section of the box, soak the fabric in Liquid Starch (laundry starch) wring it out to where it is just damp and apply to the sides, bottom, etc.
3. Decoupage with your favorite pictures cut from magazines or leftover wallpaper. You can usually find wallpaper at the stores that sell it and ask for the books from out of date samples. They will sometimes just give you the whole wallpaper book for nothing!
I would have said Ikea as first choice. but you've got homebase, debenhams, bhs all them department stores should do them.
Try ebay for almost anything!
walmart usually has them.
Wilko's.
maybe you should try e-bay or if you have a stationary shop nearby, even if you have a market or a wilkinsons or poundstretcher etc.
Target sometimes has decorative boxes that you can unfold and put together. Check in the storage or office section at your nearby Target or online. Also you can try Big Lots, if there are any where you live. Maybe even try Overstock.com.
I got some nice sort of wicker baskets from tesco, they do a few different designs but they're all wicker(ish) and cost a couple of quid each.
They do some leather ones but they're quite expensive.
Have a look on ebay if you can't find it on there it doesn't exist!
We have a store here called Au Naturale (I don't know if they have them in London) but they do lots of quite nice cheap storage boxes. Occassionally pound stores do them too,
If you have a Burlington Coat Factory around you try there they always have nice storage boxes much cheaper then anywhere else. They have a website you should be able to have them shipped to you if you don't have one around.
MATALAN have some great cheap storage boxes
the tip or skips out side houses that costs nothing
poundland
What about visiting your local shoe shop, particularly Hush Puppy or Doc Martins, they have good strong shoe boxes, that some people do not require when they buy their shoes, and then buy some nice wrapping paper, or wall paper, according to your colour and taste and decorate the boxes yourself, costs down to a minimum! Result, can look real good!
linens and thing iss a nice kithchen furniture and decoration store has good stuff but also try bed bath and beyon or home depot or lowes
e-bay
staples
do you have home&bargain they do great stuff or if your not keen on ikea id say give matalan a try or TK max they can do some great stuff
i dont know if you have 1 where you live but wilkinsons do some really nice ones and they are cheap they have got the whicker ones with the linning inside. you could also try homebase or b & q or argos
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I know you can get some from IKEA but I am not too keen on them. Any other places I should look in London or online for a bargin box?
Answers:
Big Lots or Dollar Sores.
Also: Recycle Old Boxes
1. Take old boxes and recover them with gift wrap paper from the dollar stores, using a spray adhesive.
2. Cut fabric to fit each section of the box, soak the fabric in Liquid Starch (laundry starch) wring it out to where it is just damp and apply to the sides, bottom, etc.
3. Decoupage with your favorite pictures cut from magazines or leftover wallpaper. You can usually find wallpaper at the stores that sell it and ask for the books from out of date samples. They will sometimes just give you the whole wallpaper book for nothing!
I would have said Ikea as first choice. but you've got homebase, debenhams, bhs all them department stores should do them.
Try ebay for almost anything!
walmart usually has them.
Wilko's.
maybe you should try e-bay or if you have a stationary shop nearby, even if you have a market or a wilkinsons or poundstretcher etc.
Target sometimes has decorative boxes that you can unfold and put together. Check in the storage or office section at your nearby Target or online. Also you can try Big Lots, if there are any where you live. Maybe even try Overstock.com.
I got some nice sort of wicker baskets from tesco, they do a few different designs but they're all wicker(ish) and cost a couple of quid each.
They do some leather ones but they're quite expensive.
Have a look on ebay if you can't find it on there it doesn't exist!
We have a store here called Au Naturale (I don't know if they have them in London) but they do lots of quite nice cheap storage boxes. Occassionally pound stores do them too,
If you have a Burlington Coat Factory around you try there they always have nice storage boxes much cheaper then anywhere else. They have a website you should be able to have them shipped to you if you don't have one around.
MATALAN have some great cheap storage boxes
the tip or skips out side houses that costs nothing
poundland
What about visiting your local shoe shop, particularly Hush Puppy or Doc Martins, they have good strong shoe boxes, that some people do not require when they buy their shoes, and then buy some nice wrapping paper, or wall paper, according to your colour and taste and decorate the boxes yourself, costs down to a minimum! Result, can look real good!
linens and thing iss a nice kithchen furniture and decoration store has good stuff but also try bed bath and beyon or home depot or lowes
e-bay
staples
do you have home&bargain they do great stuff or if your not keen on ikea id say give matalan a try or TK max they can do some great stuff
i dont know if you have 1 where you live but wilkinsons do some really nice ones and they are cheap they have got the whicker ones with the linning inside. you could also try homebase or b & q or argos
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