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Wooden Cheese Crate {tutorial}

By Stacy 13 Comments

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.
cheese crate with herbs on shelf

 

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.

 

 

cut wood for triangle crate

 

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.

 

staining crate with golden oak

 

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.

 

wood crate before

 

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.

 

color stain I used for stenciling

 

I cut a stencil out of vinyl using my Silhouette cutting machine.

 

vinyl stencil

 

Using a foam brush I gently dabbed the stain on and then used a paper towel to remove the excess.

 

stenciling lettering on wood crate

 

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.

 

cheese crate used as planter for herbs

 

I will be revealing my finished dining room later this week. I am thrilled with how it all came together!

 

kitchen shelves with herbs in wooden cheese crate

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Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Favorites, Power Tools, Staining 13 Comments

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  1. linda(burlap+blue) says

    November 2, 2015 at 11:03 am

    This is AMAZING! Love how it turned out. Will have to pin this to try later!

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  2. Sarah says

    November 2, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    Oh my goodness! This is SO beautiful! Pinning.

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  3. Taryn @ Design, Dining and Diapers says

    November 2, 2015 at 3:39 pm

    This is absolutely adorable! I love the label you put on it :)

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  4. Debbie @ Refresh Restyle says

    November 2, 2015 at 5:28 pm

    love this idea! perfect!
    Debbie

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  5. KC @ The Real Thing with the Coake Family says

    November 2, 2015 at 6:37 pm

    Cute! I love the fact that it fits perfectly.

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  6. Claire @ A Little Claireification says

    November 2, 2015 at 7:53 pm

    I LOVE this!! And I am the queen of cheese so I MUST have one! Pinned!

    Reply
  7. Cath M T says

    November 3, 2015 at 7:19 am

    Adorable–great idea to make your own vintage crate. The whole thing is really clever.

    Reply
  8. Carole West @ Garden Up Green says

    November 3, 2015 at 8:31 am

    Love how this turned out, where did you get your stencil cutter?

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    • Stacy says

      November 3, 2015 at 8:44 am

      Thanks! I have a Silhouette brand cutting machine. It’s similar to a Cricut.

      Reply
  9. Julie Gavin says

    November 3, 2015 at 11:53 am

    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?

    Reply
  10. Amy Anderson says

    November 5, 2015 at 5:07 pm

    I love that it goes in the corner – so smart!

    Reply

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