10 Ways to Use a Wooden Crate At Home

Repurpose & Upcycle
Blossom Lady
Blossom Lady
Aug 28, 2021 08:03 AM
10 Ways to Use a Wooden Crate At Home

People collect wooden crates by salvaging them or by buying them for next-to-nothing at a craft store. Either way, there are numerous ways you can transform these crates beyond their intended use. Plain wooden crates can be found at just about any craft store. They’re great for organizing because they can be decorated to match your personal style with just a good sanding and a coat of paint, stain, or stenciled wording on the side. Don’t let their plain exterior fool you: wooden crates are the chameleons of the organizing world and can store just about anything!

1. Add casters to the bottom for rolling storage crates that tuck easily under console tables, beneath desks, and in closets.

2. Add table legs (found in the hardware store) to the long side of a rectangular crate (with the open side facing out) and it becomes a new end table with plenty of storage to stash remotes and other common items.

3. Place a rectangular crate horizontally on a table with the open side facing you. Add beverage dispensers on top and fill the inside with glasses to create an easy beverage station for your next event.

4. Decorate and label plain crates to create hidden storage on bookcases, shelves, or kitchen carts. They’re perfect for storing small appliances you don’t use every day like juicers or mixers.

5. Place the tall side up for an impromptu nightstand or end table.

6. Add diagonally crossed shelves or a thrifted wine rack inside a crate to store wine bottles horizontally.

7. Easily sort your recycling by placing two or three crates side by side on the floor of the garage. Toss any recyclables in, and then carry them to the bins on recycling day. Add casters to the bottom of a crate to make it easy to roll it wherever it’s needed.

8. Create screwdriver storage by placing a rectangular wooden crate on your workbench with the opening facing you. Drill holes down through the top of a wooden crate large enough to allow shanks of screwdrivers to fit through without falling out. You now have an easy way to store tools and a bonus storage space for gloves, sanding disks, or hardware.

9. Flip a crate upside down and add a pillow or cushion on top to make instant seating for kids that doubles as storage when not in use.

10. Stack two large crates on top of one another and attach them with mending braces in their back corners. Then stack and attach two more separately. Connect the two stacks with a board or flat door on top to create an instant desk with storage on either side.

wooden crates, repurpose
Like!
Add to bookmarks
Assign tags
10 Ways to Use Mason Jars at Home
These days there are so many great organizers out there that you can buy. They are so nice to have but they can be really expensive! So what do you do if you want to get organized but you don’t have a...
7 Ways to Use Old Pillowcases at Home
Before you throw your old pillowcase in the trash, think about how you can extend its life. Maybe not as a pillowcase, but for other great uses.Go in search of all your old pillowcases that are gather...
7 Ways to Use Rubber Bands at Home
Invented in 1845, rubber bands are used to hold bundles of banknotes and other sheets of paper together. They are also found wrapped around herbs and some vegetables. In fact, you will encounter them ...
10 Ways To Repurpose Ladders at Home
Ladders can be found in almost any garage or storage shed, so let’s make them work double duty. With a few tweaks, they are especially great for display and storage. You can use a vintage ladder for a...
9 Awesome Ways to Use Leftover Milk at Home
Do you ever struggle to use up the milk in your refrigerator? Sometimes we buy milk for a recipe or a weekend brunch, and then it sits half used in the fridge while the expiration date weighs on our g...
7 Practical Ways to Use Paper Plates at Home
Paper plates are a staple at our summer gatherings, parties and barbecues. I try to use our regular dinner plates as often as possible because I hate to use disposable plates if I can avoid it. But we...
8 Surprising Ways to Use WD-40 at Home
WD-40, named for its "water displacing" properties, is commonly used to displace moisture, prevent rust, and lubricate surfaces (if you have a can at home, you have probably used it to fix squeaky doo...
6 Multiple-Use Magnets at Home
Believe it or not, magnetic strips and wine racks are vital ingredients in the art of being tidy. They can be used pretty much anywhere and for anything. Garden shed, kitchen, bathroom, you name it, t...
8 Organization Hacks at Home
Organizing your home can seem daunting if you’re not the decluttering type by nature. However, even the most organized of people don’t possess magic powers—they just stick to proven habits and t...
7 Ways to Repurpose Wax Paper at Home
Wax paper is one of the most commonly used types of paper, especially in the kitchen. Wax paper is wax-coated paper that you often see when buying bread, sandwiches, hamburgers, fried chicken, etc., k...
6 Ways to Make Dairy Substitutes at Home
Finding nondairy versions of old favorites has never been easier. With the ever-growing popularity of veganism, as well as the prevalence of dairy allergies, mainstream grocers have expanded their off...
10 Tips for Making Candy at Home
If you're interested in making your own sweets, then you definitely need some great tips for making candy. So you’ve decided to start making candy at home—great! Whether you’re a novice in the k...
Loading...
No comments