DIY Crate Shelves
This is a really simple and easy DIY project. How to make shelves from crates from the craft store. This little project actually spurred an entire master bathroom makeover.
It all started because I needed a place to store certain hygienic items. My master bedroom has a water closet. And it was basically just that, a closet with a toilet in it. I had a couple of these simple crates from Michaels on hand and I thought they might just be the ticket.
I stained the crates using a dark, true-brown stain, like this one.
The trickiest part was mounting the shelves.
- Locate wall studs
- Drill a pilot hole
- Use brackets pictured below to secure the shelves.
Don't forget to check out my entire master bathroom makeover.
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When I was in college in the '60s, we used fruit crates that we sanded down and stained. How great that you can get such a prime crate at Michael's. Great post!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jani!!
DeleteLooks great. I love the idea of using crates as shelving.
ReplyDeleteRuth
Thanks Ruth. It was fun, glad you like them!
DeleteCrates can look so cool, right? I love them as shelves, too!
ReplyDeletevery cool !
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Love this idea!! I've been wanting to do this. They look great in your bathroom!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up at Artsy Corner. You were featured today! :)
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So fun! Thanks a million!!!
DeleteThis looks great, it's always a pain to find a cute way to keep those extra rolls of TP accessible, you've done it! Thanks for linking up at the 2013 Craft Challenge! I hope we'll see you next month!
ReplyDeleteThe paint looks superb! Though I have one sort of stupid question, did you drill the hole for screw in the shelf or just used a screw driver?
ReplyDeleteNot a stupid question. I drilled a small pilot hole through the crate first. :)
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