Shoe box from ordinary PAPPIS box

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Materials: PAPPIS box and SATTA handles

Step by step:

stage 1. Take the boring old PAPPIS box, and measure its internal proportions (I’ll help you – it’s 32 X 24 cm)

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stage 2. Cut a sheet of cardboard or any other hard material to that size. It will be your shelf, or divider

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stage 3. Measure the height of your shoe (add an extra cm or two) and draw a line inside the box (on both sides)

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stage 3. Take pushpins and position them along the line (3 for every side)
Use a piece of cardboard in each so they won’t stick out. These will be your shelf holders.

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stage 4. Insert the shelf

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stage 5. Now we need to create some elevation from the surface on which the box stands, so the lid will open easily. I used cork to create three legs, but you can opt to use bottle caps, more cardboard, bars of gold, whatever you feel like.

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stage 5. Your box is now complete, and indeed it is a very respectable box in its own right. However, if you wish to make it a bit more awesome, you could attach a handle. I choose the SATTA handle. just make two holes and bolt the thing like you would do on any other drawer. You will find the bolts are a bit long, so you could increase the width of the cardboard by adding more cardboard from the inside.

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I liked it so much I made a whole closet from it (024)

Enjoy