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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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    1. linda(burlap+blue)

      November 02, 2015 at 11:03 am

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

      Reply
    2. Sarah

      November 02, 2015 at 3:27 pm

      Oh my goodness! This is SO beautiful! Pinning.

      Reply
    3. Taryn @ Design, Dining and Diapers

      November 02, 2015 at 3:39 pm

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

      Reply
    4. Debbie @ Refresh Restyle

      November 02, 2015 at 5:28 pm

      love this idea! perfect!
      Debbie

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

      November 02, 2015 at 6:37 pm

      Cute! I love the fact that it fits perfectly.

      Reply
    6. Claire @ A Little Claireification

      November 02, 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

      November 03, 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

      November 03, 2015 at 8:31 am

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

      Reply
      • Stacy

        November 03, 2015 at 8:44 am

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

        Reply
    9. Julie Gavin

      November 03, 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

      November 05, 2015 at 5:07 pm

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

      Reply

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