20 Creative Ways to Reuse Egg Cartons
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Please meet Toby, (staring) on his very own egg carton.
And this is Alice who think egg cartons are “irresistible, especially when they’re precariously balanced atop the recycle bin”.
And this one is another, slightly smaller, wild cat in the same carton. “I assure you that no human intervention was involved in these poses. Last 2 by jiffy from Tomecat.com
8. Footstools
This versatile Good Egg footstool by award-winning industrial designer Inna Alesina is handmade from recycled paper pulp egg cartons and colored with water-based fabric dye (“no varnish or lacquer is used”).
It can be used upright or on its side for a relaxing rocking motion and is also designed to make a sturdy base for a coffee table.
Alesina is an award-winning industrial designer who looks to “keep the spark of invention alive in each of us.” Via eco-artware.com
9. Seats
A cool seat made mainly of egg cartons. Not for heavy folks. Via Grynster
10. Seed starters
Egg cartons are perfect as seed starters. Just fill each cup with potting soil and plant some seeds. Cut each cup from the tray and plant it after seedlings sprout. Above: Tomato sprouts
This one also has a sense for shapes.
11. Flowers
Colored egg carton flowers. Via munchkinmay
12. Dozen figs containers
Someone gave Marilyn Blanche’s mom – a genius mom – a dozen figs. We digg you Miss Blanche!
13. Concrete slabs
The above shanty shack concrete slabs are made with egg cartons.
An egg carton “detail” poured into a porch slab.
14. Bulletin Boards for office
This may actually work.
15. Toy Cameras
Daniel takes a picture with his creatively reused egg-carton-and-water-bottle camera.
16. Toy Potties and Toilets
17. Costumes
18. Proofing sound
Experts say Egg cartons are not very good as sound proofing devices but this is still one of the most common ways to reuse them. Shown above is journalist Abdourahmane Toure in a studio lined with egg cartons to improve sound quality at Radio Pindjiguiti in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. It might not work so well but admit it looks pretty cool.
Sources: dontbesostubborn, swimvixen2, poligraf
19. Apparel
Not exactly made from the classic carton type but this nice dress was once containing eggs, that is for sure.
20. Organizers
Flickred by willowpoppy, a “Klutzy, creative, spirited British lass” from California, U.S.A, this is titled “favorite activity”.
Have any photos of other cool usages for egg cartons? please let us know.
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January 17th, 2009 at 10:38 am
This is a terrific page, and not just because you used my kittens in it! What a great read and tons of great ideas! :)
November 19th, 2009 at 2:15 am
Keep working like you have and this site will grow like mad, great job!