Make a Lint Bin for Your Laundry Room

Why should you make a lint bin for your laundry room, you ask? Because this little box makes discarding lint super convenient and it looks great too!

Do you ever feel guilty about throwing away all that lint that comes out of your dryer?

Surely, there’s something you can do with it?

Well, guess what?

I did a little research and found out there are all kinds of ways you can use dryer lint, who knew???

If you’re interested to learn 8 Surprising Uses for Dryer Lint check out this article from The Spruce.

As for me and my house, we’ll just continue to throw ours away!

I just have one problem, there’s no great place for a trash can in my laundry room.

I had it on the left side of the washer and dryer but it was in the way of my clothes drying rack.

The only thing I use the trash can for is lint and the occasional color catcher.

So, I figured why have a trash can taking up valuable space on my floor.

I found some cute lint bins on Amazon that you can attach to the wall or the side of the dryer but they cost $19.00 to $26.00.

I knew I could make one for free and it could look just as good.

Want to see how I did it?

STEPS TO MAKE A LINT BIN FOR YOUR LAUNDRY ROOM

Gather

I’m so excited because I already had every item I needed for this project at home. I count that as FREE! Woo Hoo!

Gather or purchase the following items to complete this project:

• 12X12 piece of cardstock
• Empty cracker box
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Sticker letters
• 1 to 3 small pieces of cardstock
• Command plastic clips

PREP box

Before you start the project cut the top off of your box and discard the pieces.

glue paper to the box

Rub the glue stick over the bottom of the box, making sure to coat the edges very well.

Adhere the box to the paper. Be sure to center the box over the paper and set it down along the back edge of the paper. Hold it down until the paper sticks to the box.

Next, lay the box down on the front side and make a crease where it folds.

Sit the box upright and cover the entire front of the box with glue.

Lay the box back down and adhere. Then, take scissors and carefully cut the paper on each side of the box.

Put glue on the left side of the box and fold the paper over it. Make a crease around the back of the box.

Repeat on the right side and then glue the flaps to the back of the box. The paper is not large enough to cover the whole box, but that’s ok!

Cut the ends of the paper

You are left with two flaps hanging from the bottom of the box. Carefully, cut them off. Important: do not discard the pieces of paper you just cut off. Keep them to use a little later!

Go to the top of the box and cut down all four corners of the paper.

Fold each piece of paper into the box as tightly as you can.

Unfold the pieces and cover each flap with glue. Fold back over and adhere to the box.

Now grab those scrap pieces you had leftover. Put glue on the backside of the paper and adhere to the blank space on the back of the box.

make a lint sign

I wanted to spell out the word lint to put on the front of the box.

So, I grabbed three scrap pieces of cardstock and a sheet of sticker letters to make the label.

Then, I attached the silver letters to a black piece of cardstock and cut it to the size I wanted. It needed to stand out a bit more, so I matted it on a white and gray piece of cardstock. Then glued it to the box.

where to put your lint box in the laundry room

Put your new lint box close to the dryer. Hang it on the side of the dryer if you can. If that’s not possible, hang it on the wall next to the dryer.

Here’s how I hung my lint box on the side of the dryer.

Attach Command Clips

I bought these adorable command clips over a year ago.

I had no idea what I was going to use them for when I bought them but, I thought they were cute!

They’ve just been sitting in a drawer all that time!

They are perfect for this project. I just attached them to the side of the dryer (per instructions on the package) and hung my box.

The finished lint box

I’m so excited about this project! On trash night, I simply unclip the box, empty it, and clip it back on the dryer!

Look how great the paper coordinates with the cushion on my bench!

I love it so much when I come up with an idea that is functional but looks amazing at the same time!

Well friends, do you like my adorable little cracker box? Does this inspire you to make a lint bin for your laundry room? Let me know in the comments below!

Who knows, maybe a future DIY will be about how to make something out of my lint!

I know you’ll be looking for that one, lol!!!

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Blessing, Donna and Rich

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