DIY Magazine Organizers

I like to start the new year with things clean and organized.  It feels good to start a new year with a fresh start.  I like to get my spring cleaning done now because I have the time off from work and also because when it is actually spring, I'd rather be outside enjoying the beautiful weather, not cleaning and organizing.

So while I've been on vacation, I've been cleaning, sorting, and organizing and using my Pinterest Organizing board for inspiration.   (Do I know how to have a good time or what?) 

Not only am I a pin junkie, I'm also a magazine junkie.  I get several magazines and I'm constantly ripping pages out to save ideas for later.  I don't always get to read my magazines right away, and after a while they start piling up and looking unsightly, sloppy, and disorganized.

When I saw this pin on Pinterest, I knew that this would be a great fix to my overflowing magazine problem. 

 

This idea is from Lyssa Beth and if you go here you can get get the directions and measurements for cutting your boxes.  She used Priority mail boxes that she got for free at the post office.  I'm not recommending that you do this since I'm pretty sure using new, unused postal boxes for something other than mailing packages is mail fraud and I don't want to get you in trouble with the post office.  You could use cereal boxes or some other box would work fine. Or maybe you have some leftover boxes from Christmas presents.  Just make sure they are sturdy and all the same size and shape for a uniform look.

 

I love inexpensive projects and all I had to buy was a roll of contact paper.  I would have liked to get a prettier pattern, but the choices were limited at Walmart and this green was the best I could find.

Now my magazines are organized and look much neater than they previously did piled on the floor!