“Build” Your Own Cool Storage Boxes With Shims and Cardboard DIY

Do you struggle with a hammer and nails?  Then this lovely DIY distressed wooden box project is for you.  It is such a clever way to “build” a wooden storage box.  I love it when shims can be put to a great use.  Paint, stencil or stain your finished project.  Thanks to So Lovely Creations for the cool idea.

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I’ve been dying to share this super, cute and inexpensive project! My husband created shelves in my kitchen. We had originally thought of making it a computer desk, but didn’t like the idea at the end. I decided to add shelves in that area. We are still not completely finished with the shelves, but hopefully within the next 3 weeks.

I went to several stores looking for cute, distressed baskets but was surprised at how expensive they were. The least expensive wooden baskets were 26.99 for the style that I wanted and still seemed to small. I needed 8 boxes that were at least 12 inches tall. That was way too much for me at the moment for baskets.

I went to Home Depot and walked around for about 20 minutes. I then came across a section where they had Cedar Shims. I had never heard of Cedar Shims, but were the perfect material and size to create the boxes.