Box for the Laundry cubbies..

Ok.. so remember this..

It's the old cardboard box that I planned to cover and use in the cube storage unit in my newly organised Laundry room cupboard.
Well I couldn't use the scrap of fabric remnent I originally planned because, as it turns out, it wasn't quite big enough..
So I went and bought a metre of acid green ultra-suede from my local fabric store. Cost $12.. [about 6 quid for the Brits] and I only used half for this project. I shall use the rest to cover a couple of the boxes on the shelf in the closet that have nasty things in like Tax
returns and Bill's old divorce paperwork.

I wrapped the fabric right round the box leaving about 2 inches over-hang top and bottom to secure it to the inside and the bottom of the box.. and after folding over the raw edge I glue gunned it down. If you don't have a hot glue gun double sided tape will do at a pinch.

The underside you then treat exactly like a gift and wrap accordingly.. I glued it and used my favourite product White Duct Tape for extra strength and to cover any raw edges.

On the inside I glued and duct taped again..
I know it's not pretty.. but it serves a purpose and to paraphrase a favourite blogger of mine Benita Larsson of  Chez Larsson  "It's going to be used, not scrutinized'..
Besides.. it could be lined with the remaining fabric if that was an issue... but for me it's not.

This cute handle I found yesterday at Red Living for just $2.99. Bill cut the screws down for me because they were too long. Normally of course they'd have to reach through a 1/2 inch or so door or drawer, but here they only needed to reach through the cardboard, so he took off about 1/4 inch.

I know I should have included the washers in the photo above...
Never mind.

 

I used two washers on the back side of the screw.. again for extra strength. 

I suspected that the trickiest job would be making the holes through the fabric and cardboard to accomodate the screws. I didn't want to mark the fabric in case the hole didn't line up exactly and the mark was left showing.. so I used some of my beloved duct tape, and marked the holes position on that.

The added bonus was that the tool I used to make the hole [an ice pick] didn't slip about like it would have on the fabric. Once the holes were made.. I just removed the tape.. easy.

And here it is.. it turned out really well I think. This photo makes it look like the handle isn't centered but it's just the angle.... and the fold in the fabric will fall out over time.

And here it is in situ...

Now.. I can't decide if I like it best here in the top cubbie.. or in the third one down.. what do you think ?

Jo xx