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If you're bored today, please help me find storage boxes!

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SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter · 13/02/2024 16:09

I'm looking for Christmas, Easter and Halloween themed storage boxes, preferably in complimentary styles, as close to 40cm W x 60cm L x 26cm H as poss . I feel like I'm going to go mad with Googling! Help me out guys!

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SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter · 13/02/2024 16:18

I meant to say, they're for picture books/jigsaws/props so the boxes need to be strong and study enough to cope with the weight, and be happy enough stacked.

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VegetablesFightingToReclaimTheAubergieneEmoji · 13/02/2024 16:20

Wooden ones and decoupage might be your easiest bet if you want them themed

socialdilemmawhattodo · 13/02/2024 16:23

I think tkmaxx/home sense do lovely boxes. But at the right time of year. So I am not sure you would get Easter boxes eg in Nov

EveryOtherNameTaken · 13/02/2024 16:23

As @VegetablesFightingToReclaimTheAubergieneEmoji

Says, might be better to get boxes. The Works does a really good and cheap range.

VegetablesFightingToReclaimTheAubergieneEmoji · 13/02/2024 16:29

There’s a few different wooden ones on Etsy. Stacking ones with wheels and things

VegetablesFightingToReclaimTheAubergieneEmoji · 13/02/2024 16:37

socialdilemmawhattodo · 13/02/2024 16:23

I think tkmaxx/home sense do lovely boxes. But at the right time of year. So I am not sure you would get Easter boxes eg in Nov

That’s true. They do love a theme!

SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter · 13/02/2024 16:44

Wow, thanks guys, lots of replies already!

Clear plastic boxes are the most practical, but not v pretty! I'd really like ones that give that little glow of pleasure when you spot them in the cupboard! I worry that wooden would be too heavy (I need to be able to lift them down from above head height). I was thinking in terms of those super-strong-cardboard-covered-in-fabric ones, but haven't seen any the right dimensions.

These are about the right size, but too ugly!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223191888113?var=521993834359&_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20230811123856%26meid%3D8be4c6e836ea4c1aae7d21ef57e33e47%26pid%3D101770%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D521993834359%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2&_trksid=p4375194.c101770.m146925&_trkparms=parentrq%3Aa35a774218d0a570a4603130ffff448a%7Cpageci%3A117d433b-ca8f-11ee-9f76-7e19690ada2b%7Ciid%3A1%7Cvlpname%3Avlp_homepage

Cardboard Large Storage Boxes With lids Tartan Design Storage Box Toy Box Handle | eBay

Cardboard Storage Boxes. Storage doesn't have to be dull, especially if you will be storing it where people can see your storage boxes. Material: Cardboard. Carry Handles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223191888113?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20230811123856%26meid%3D8be4c6e836ea4c1aae7d21ef57e33e47%26pid%3D101770%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D521993834359%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2&_trkparms=parentrq%3Aa35a774218d0a570a4603130ffff448a%7Cpageci%3A117d433b-ca8f-11ee-9f76-7e19690ada2b%7Ciid%3A1%7Cvlpname%3Avlp_homepage&_trksid=p4375194.c101770.m146925&var=521993834359

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socialdilemmawhattodo · 13/02/2024 18:49

These were some I bought from TKMaxx a few years ago. The red/green suited the dining room decoration at that time.

If you're bored today, please help me find storage boxes!
itsgettingweird · 13/02/2024 21:13

I'd go with the stackable pastor ones and have fun decorating them in the themes I wanted!

Either sticking themed pictures on the inside or even painting them with paint that works on plastic if you're good at art?

FountainofTruth · 15/03/2024 22:22

Hi, a few years ago I bought a few of those folding plastic storage crates after spotting people using them for easter/christmas baskets on social media. They are fab, lightweight, come in so many colours and can be folded away till next time, or reused as storage for anything if you are done with the whole basket thing (shed, cleaning cupboard, toys, craft stuff). Im using the pale sage one for our almost 8yr olds easter basket this year and wrapping pale vine and daisy's through the gaps. You can pick them up everywhere from matalan to great little trading co.

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