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Make a bed trayHave breakfast in bed on a tray made from a cardboard box. Just remove the top flaps and cut arches from the two long sides to fit over your lap. Decorate the bottom of the box -- which is now the top of your tray -- with adhesive shelf paper and you're ready for those bacon and eggs.
Shield doors and furnitureUse cardboard shields to protect doors and furniture from stains when you polish doorknobs and furniture pulls. Cut out the appropriate-sized shield and slide it over the items you are going to polish. This works best when you make shields that slip over the neck of knobs or knoblike pulls. But you can also make shields for hinges and U-shaped pulls.
Create gift-wrap suspenseTake a cue from the Russians and their nesting matryoshka dolls. Next time you are giving a small but sure-to-be appreciated gift to a friend, place the gift-wrapped little box inside a series of increasingly bigger gaily wrapped boxes.
Make dustcoversKeep dust and dirt out of a small appliance, power tool, or keyboard. Cut the flaps off a cardboard box that fits over the item, decorate it or cover it with self-adhesive decorative paper, and use it as a dustcover.
Make an office in-boxMaking an in-box (or out-box) for your office desk is easy. Simply cut the top and one large panel off a cereal box; then slice the narrow sides at an angle. Wrap with self-adhesive decorative paper.
Make place matsCut several 12 x 18-inch (30 x 45-centimeter) pieces of cardboard and cover them with colorful adhesive shelf paper or other decoration.
Play liquor box "ski ball" Transform your rec room or backyard into a carnival midway. Just leave the dividers in place in an empty wine or liquor carton. Place the carton at an angle and erect a small ramp in front (a rubber mat over a pile of books will do). Assign numbered values to each section of the carton, grab a few tennis or golf balls and you're ready to roll.
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