Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Frugal organising with cereal boxes

This is what works for me!

With cereal boxes




With more cereal boxes and cardboard dividers for glasses



The box on the left was a set of fancy teas I received as a gift

And this is my favourite - muffin cases from Woolworths (and ice-cream containers)

17 comments:

Mrs. Patton said...

Thanks for the great tip!

DramaMama

Unknown said...

just this past week I have been cutting down empty cereal & other boxes to organise drawers!!

Marcia Francois said...

Dramamama - you're very welcome
Ali - oooh, that makes me so happy :)

Dawn said...

Great idea. I'm going to use it to organize my kids' underwear drawers. Maybe they'll be able to keep things separated for more than three seconds.

Anonymous said...

That's a great idea!

Kara said...

I do this with empty boxes too! It makes my small cupboard/pantry space much easier to organize, and my spices too.

Unknown said...

Great ideas! I use icecream containers for various bits and pieces and margarine containers.

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Mrs. Brownstone @ XBOX Wife said...

I've never thought of using cereal boxes! That is a wonderful idea ~ thanks for sharing!!!

Mayogi said...

What a great idea, Marcia! Love it! Inexpensive and smart. Thanks!!!

Marcia Francois said...

OOh, thanks everybody, for commenting - now I want to see pictures!!!

If you post pictures, please come back and post the link so we can all come have a look.

Betsy said...

Marcia, I just love your creative ideas! You inspire me to keep all things organized!

I just had to include this idea for my Tuesday Efficiency Tip on the 4FabMoms blog. I wanted everyone else to benefit as well!

Thanks for sharing!!

Kacie said...

I love this! I'm always looking for ways to recycle and organize on a budget. I'm glad you included photos with this tip.

Jenny said...

I love this! I've never thought to use cereal boxes, or muffin cases, or glass dividers!
You are certainly creative! :)

Ice Cream said...

This is one of those times when I hit my head and say, "DUH, Why didn't I think of that?" It is so simple, so cheap, and so wonderfully smart. Now I can stop saving up for all those drawer organizers. THANK YOU!

Michelle said...

oh that is a great idea..must try it everywhere around the home..off to search for fabulous ideas...

Jameela said...

couldn't help but to comment...most creative thing i ever saw...:)...can't wait to start applying!

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