Made in minutes with scissors, a pen, and one single piece of regular tape, Tall Box Nichos are beautiful alone or in a group. They look amazing decorated or plain, or (my favorite) with an LED candle inside.

• Made from tall boxes

• Elegant and easy

• Incredibly quick to make!

Steps At a Glance:

Ready? Here’s how:

1

You’ll need:

• any tall box - this works best if the box is at least twice as tall as it is wide

  (If your box is open at both ends, tape one end closed)

• scissors

• pen

• regular tape

2

Cut off one of the big top flaps, right along the fold.

If all four top flaps on your box are the same width, cut off any one of them.

3

You’re going to use the cut edge of the flap as a ruler.

Measure one flap length down from the top of the box at each corner. Mark all four corners.

Then cut from the top of the box down to the mark, at all four corners.

4

Cut off one of the short side flaps.

(If your flaps are all the same width, you’ve already done this.)

5

Now your box has one side that has a flap, and one side that doesn’t. Bring the two sides together, with the flap side underneath the no-flap side.

Tape them together at the top (at the fold) to form the pointy roof for your Nicho.

6

Set your scissors alongside the roof, without pressing against it, and trim away the extra box on one side. Then turn over and cut the extra box away on the other side.

Tip: Gently squeeze the front and back together to keep the roof from bending as you cut (see second photo).

7

With your pen, draw a line about 1/2” from the bottom. Draw another line from the point, down the middle, to the first line. Wobbly lines are OK! (You can’t see the middle line here because it’s hidden in the printing.)

Cut from the point down to the bottom line, and from there out to each side.

Tip: It’s easier to use the tips of your scissors at first when making those corner cuts.

Your new Nicho is ready to be opened up!

What will you do with it? For some ideas, take a look at this post.

Thank you for reading! If you have questions, please drop me a line.