After playing around with different ways of styling these corner shelves that I built in my dining room and kitchen area I have finally found a way that I LOVE! Triangle shaped shelves can be tricky to style I have found. I really wanted a vintage wooden crate somewhere in my kitchen so I decided to make a triangle shaped one. It turned out better than I had hoped and was easier than I thought.
Since the crate was going to be up on a shelf and you wouldn't see the joints, I decided to go the easy route and only cut two ends at a 45 degree angle. If this were a piece of furniture or something you would see the corners on, I would have figured out the angles and done mitered cuts on all corners.
To make a bottom simply set the triangle on a piece of wood and trace the inside with a jigsaw and nail and glue it into place.
After gluing and nailing it together I sanded it smooth. I wiped off the dust and then stained it using Golden Oak from Minwax. I wanted it to be a lighter but warm color.
It looked great just stained and I could have left it as is, but I really wanted that vintage-y feel of an old crate.
When looking at examples of old crates online the main colors of the stamped lettering seemed to be blue, black, and red. I went with red and black and I luckily had those colors of stain on hand.
I cut a stencil out of vinyl using my Silhouette cutting machine.
Using a foam brush I gently dabbed the stain on and then used a paper towel to remove the excess.
Once it dried I lightly sanded it with 22o grit sand paper to get that aged look. I like to set pots inside of crate rather than plant them in the crate itself. That way I can easily take out one pot at a time to use the herbs or to water as needed.
I will be revealing my finished dining room later this week. I am thrilled with how it all came together!
This is AMAZING! Love how it turned out. Will have to pin this to try later!
Oh my goodness! This is SO beautiful! Pinning.
This is absolutely adorable! I love the label you put on it :)
love this idea! perfect!
Debbie
Cute! I love the fact that it fits perfectly.
I LOVE this!! And I am the queen of cheese so I MUST have one! Pinned!
Adorable--great idea to make your own vintage crate. The whole thing is really clever.
Love how this turned out, where did you get your stencil cutter?
Thanks! I have a Silhouette brand cutting machine. It's similar to a Cricut.
I LOVE this!!!! Seriously gorgeous! I've not yet stenciled with my Silhouette but I have to find something to stencil and fast!
What were the fonts you used?
I love that it goes in the corner - so smart!