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storage and space

“Place personal

items out of sight
neatly by adding

a box to the top
of a toilet tank

or bathroom
counter.”

10 WAYS TO USE DESIGN & DECOR

DECORATIVE BOXES

by Kathryn Weber PUT ONE NEAR YOUR BED decorative box. If this is in or small items such as pens, to put them in will help hold
Adding a covered box the foyer, the box makes reading glasses and notepads. them attractively until you’re
M ore than just next to the bed is a terrific a good spot to hold small MAKE A BILL BOX ready to read them.
an
accessory, way to store hand lotion, a items such as keys out of
If you have stacks of bills
decorative boxes nail file or television remotes. sight. You can also add a pair
Bring order to your closet
can be used in a variety of Look for boxes that are deep of boxes by themselves for a waiting to be paid, tidy them TIDY UP YOUR CLOSET
ways in your decor that’s both to hold lotions or pill bottles chic touch. up in one small box. You may with boxes to organize jewelry,
attractive and useful. They upright. They’ll also hold even want a pair of boxes: one scarves, wallets and other
can be found in a wide range rings and jewelry when you GET ORGANIZED for mail and the other for bills accessories. Added to shelves,
of materials such as wood, go to bed. IN THE BATHROOM that need attention. the boxes will look good and
glass and fabric, and there’s Place personal items out keep your closet organized.
almost no decorating style or CREATE ONE of sight neatly by adding a KEEP YOUR MEMORIES AND
room that won’t benefit from FOR THE OFFICE box to the top of a toilet tank PHOTOS IN ONE PLACE GET A SEWING BOX
the addition of a decorative Make your office look tidy or bathroom counter. This Make memories by adding Put sewing needles, pins,
box. and unified by adding boxes to makes a good spot to add keepsakes, mementos and buttons and scissors in one
Best of all, many your open shelves or credenza. room spray and other items photos in a pretty decorative box in your closet or laundry
decorative boxes come in sets Doing so is an attractive way if you don’t have a cabinet box. Buy one while on a room. A pretty box will make
of two; so, they’re stackable to hold papers, scissors and over the toilet, and it keep vacation to store museum sewing accessories easy and
and ready to hold whatever other office supplies elegantly. bathroom counters clear. ticket stubs or playbills from portable for fixing popped
needs storing. Whether you shows you attended. buttons or hems on the fly. n
use boxes for their function TOP A CONSOLE PLACE ONE ON
or purely decoratively, boxes Looking for a unique YOUR COFFEE TABLE CORRAL MAGAZINES ©2020 Kathryn Weber
make great accents in your accessory? Add a stack of Boxes make a good spot Magazines can quickly Distributed by Tribune
home. books and top off with a to hold television remotes stack up; having a large box Content Agency, LLC.

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