Recycle your cereal box into a magazine organizer

As I finished my last bowl of cereal this morning with its now-empty carton waiting for its fate as it stood on the dining table, I thought it can still be of some use. I immediately thought it can be a nice container for some of our magazines which are taking up more shelf space than necessary (which are at the back of Jo-Lo and the mouse in the photo below).

On one spine of the box, draw a horizontal line about a third of the way up.  Then extend this line to the corner at the other end.  Repeat in the other side.  Then cut across these lines.

It should be as easy as that.  But whoopsies!  My cereal box is narrower than the magazines!

In case your cereal box is also not up to scratch, here's my remedy: cut off the smaller end of the box then put the magazines in the box.  Take the top piece of the box which was cut-off earlier, and place this against the open end to measure the piece of cardboard needed to extend the box.

Tape up this up to the box.  Voila, a magazine organizer.

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