I don’t know about you, but the amount of cardboard boxes that comes into my house has really taken a big jump recently. As a society as we shop online more and more, the boxes start piling up!
Some days as I’m tearing down the boxes and putting them in the recycling bin, I think “there’s got to be something better to do with these!”. And there is!
Today I’ve rounded up 11 different cardboard crafts for your home – yes that’s right! You can make home decor with cardboard boxes!
And these aren’t your typical toddler “let’s make a fort out of the big boxes” kinda thing (although I do have some great cardboard crafts for kids coming up in a blog post next week, so stay tuned if you’ve got little ones!). No, these are cardboard crafts that are perfect for adults!
They actually look amazing too! On some of these cardboard crafts you can’t even tell that they are made out of cardboard boxes! Score.
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Home Decor Cardboard Crafts for Adults
Looking for easy and fun home decor crafts? Check out this collection of cardboard crafts for adults! Upcycle boring cardboard into something fun and decorative for your home.
What could be more sustainable (and easy on the pocketbook!) than upcycling a piece of cardboard from a box into wall decor? This Austin Powers cardboard portrait is not only ‘green’ but groovy too!
Make a $10 DIY headboard with cardboard box and a glue gun! Repurpose an old duvet or curtains for the cover and you've got yourself a designer inspired bed headboard on a budget.
Update your home office using cardboard and leftover fabric with this easy display board project. She uses it for a photo display board but it can also be used as a memo board.
You can even upcycle a cardboard box into a stylish storage box. Love the little tags they added, so cute!
This cute DIY cardboard sunflower has the look of the corrugated metal and is a great reuse project. It would be a lovely wall decoration, place card setting, decoration for a party, etc.
Learn how to make yarn wrapped hearts to use in your home decor this Valentine’s Day. Or use any color yarn, to make them fun for any season.
She creates a flower box using a cardboard soda carrier! Yes.....that's right, something that was destined for the trash has a new life as a weathered wood look flower box.
This is definitely one of the most unique ways to reuse cardboard! I can't believe this cuckoo clock was made from a cereal box!
Make a monogram from faux flowers and cardboard for simply stunning spring wall art!
Learn how to make a simple DIY flower press with scrap cardboard. This easy, inexpensive nature craft can be completed in minutes and the pressed flowers can be incorporated into your home decor.
Make a wall pattern template with scrap cardboard! I love how this accent wall turned out!
So cool, right? I loved each and every one of these!
I love working with Cardboard and make Christmas scenes for fireplace mantels. I have been crafting since I was 7 and I turn 70 in March. I have tried everything from sewing to pottery and anything else I can think up. My Dad let me help him building our house. He even let me help do shingling. I just started the nails. MY Dad did so much he loved cars but sadly I didn’t want to get greasy. But when my sister and I got our driving licenses it allowed him to get two more cars. I won the city fair best art prizes as a kid. My son is better than I at drawing and his daughter , my only Grand daughter is better than both of us. My Dad helped me build a water pump that actually worked for a school project. I did the farm and the scenery. If art was included in more of our school subjects it would have been more fun and easier to remember. I will be watching your site and projects. Keep up the good work. Imagination is the base for so many solutions. BY for Now Jan
So many fun memories of creating!
Build cute “gingerbread” houses with small cardboard boxes.
Great idea!!