All of a sudden it seemed as if my magazines had gotten out of control. I get quite a few subscriptions (that I got for free) and often I don’t have time to read them right away. Since a lot of these magazines focus on either DIY projects, home organization, or digital photography nothing is time sensitive, and often I like having the magazines for inspiration. What I didn’t like though was the fact that all of these magazines were stacked in a drawer of my desk and were a mess.

Magazine storage bins are expensive though. To get a plastic one at Staples costs $10 for one. I figured that there had to be a better (and less expensive way) to make these organizers. It was then that I realized that the USPS Flat Rate boxes that I had sitting in my laundry room would be PERFECT for this.

DIY Magazine Organizer

All you will need is:

  • Several Medium Flat Rate boxes. The boxes are free at the post office or on the Postal Service’s website.
  • Ruler
  • Pencil
  • Box Cutter

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I began by putting the box together, but leaving the top flaps unsecured. I then drew a diagonal line from the top corner about 2/3 of the way down. This is where you will cut.

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You will do this to both sides of the box. Then all you need to do is cut straight across to connect the cuts on each side.

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This whole process will take less than 5 minutes and once you are done you have a great place to store magazines.

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If you don’t like the fact that you can tell that this was once a Flat Rate box you can always cover the organizer with fabric or wrapping paper. I store my magazines in my laundry room so they need to be functional, not pretty.

If you try making one of these I would love to see pictures and find out how it went!

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One Comment

  1. Love that! Thanks, I would like to cover flat rate box with colored paper to looks more pretty in the living room as you mentioned in the article.

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